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Alabama › Alabama House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama House District 1
Phillip Pettus has no major-party opponent.
Phillip Pettus has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Phillip Pettus
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+47: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 53,402
- People per km²
- 56
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 30%
- White, no degree
- 61%of adults
- White 86%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 7%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
22,507 two-party votes · R+49.4 · R+47.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)74.7%
Kamala Harris (D)25.3%
2022
10,679 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Phillip Pettus (R)97.0%
Write-In (—)3.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
26,717 two-party votes · R+39.7 · R+44.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)69.9%
Joe Biden (D)30.1%
2018 Earlier district lines
11,684 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Phillip Pettus (R)62.9%
Bobby James Dolan III (I)37.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
19,637 two-party votes · R+47.4 · R+49.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)26.3%
2014 Earlier district lines
9,585 votes · R+2.9✓ Pettus (R)51.5%
Burdine (D)48.5%