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Alabama › Alabama House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama House District 22
Ritchie Whorton has no major-party opponent.
Ritchie Whorton has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Ritchie Whorton
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+50: 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
- 54,130
- People per km²
- 44
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 42%
- White, no degree
- 49%of adults
- White 80%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 8%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 6%
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
27,748 two-party votes · R+49.6 · R+48.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)74.8%
Kamala Harris (D)25.2%
2022
13,238 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Ritchie Whorton (R)98.1%
Write-In (—)1.9%
2020 President Vote in this district
43,248 two-party votes · R+49.9 · R+54.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)75.0%
Joe Biden (D)25.0%
2018 Earlier district lines
14,169 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Ritchie Whorton (R)98.3%
Writein (—)1.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
20,057 two-party votes · R+57.3 · R+59.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)78.6%
Hillary Clinton (D)21.4%
2014 Earlier district lines
11,686 votes · R+48.7✓ R Whorton (R)74.3%
Stephens (D)25.7%