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Alabama › Alabama House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama House District 29
Mark Gidley has no major-party opponent.
Mark Gidley has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Mark Gidley
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+74: 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
- 56,195
- People per km²
- 45
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 19%
- White, no degree
- 74%of adults
- White 91%
- Hispanic 2%
- Black 4%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
23,676 two-party votes · R+74.6 · R+73.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)87.3%
Kamala Harris (D)12.7%
2022
13,426 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mark A Gidley (R)93.9%
Clifford Foy Valentin (L)5.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
24,105 two-party votes · R+72.0 · R+76.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)86.0%
Joe Biden (D)14.0%
2018 Earlier district lines
14,574 votes · R+58.4✓ Becky Nordgren (R)79.1%
Jared Millican (D)20.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
21,327 two-party votes · R+72.6 · R+74.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)86.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)13.7%
2014 Earlier district lines
10,905 votes · R+27.6✓ Nordgren (R)63.8%
Gladden (D)36.2%