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Alabama › Alabama House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama House District 35
Steve Hurst has no major-party opponent.
Steve Hurst has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Steve Hurst
- Experience
- State legislature
Independent
Joseph Cleveland
The district
Lean R+57: 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
- 43,856
- People per km²
- 21
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 18%
- White, no degree
- 60%of adults
- White 71%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 19%
- Asian 1%
- 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
19,456 two-party votes · R+57.7 · R+56.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)78.9%
Kamala Harris (D)21.1%
2022
11,028 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Steve Hurst (R)98.7%
Write-In (—)1.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
23,247 two-party votes · R+56.1 · R+60.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)78.1%
Joe Biden (D)21.9%
2018 Earlier district lines
11,783 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Steve Hurst (R)98.2%
Writein (—)1.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
18,928 two-party votes · R+55.1 · R+57.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)77.5%
Hillary Clinton (D)22.5%
2014 Earlier district lines
9,220 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Hurst (R)100.0%