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Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Governor
What this job does The head of the state government. The governor signs or vetoes bills, proposes the state budget, runs state agencies, calls special sessions of the Legislature and appoints many officials. A term is four years, with a limit of two terms in a row. source: ballotpedia.org
Kay Ivey (Republican) is governor today and cannot run again because of term limits.
Candidates in the order the Alabama Secretary of State, Elections Division lists them ↗ . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order.
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