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Alabama › Alabama House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama House District 48
Lloyd Peeples has no major-party opponent.
Lloyd Peeples has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
Republican
Lloyd Peeples
Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama
- Experience
- No elected office
The district
Lean R+35: 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
- 47,249
- People per km²
- 443
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 69%
- White, no degree
- 23%of adults
- White 82%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 9%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 2%
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
26,794 two-party votes · R+34.2 · R+32.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)67.1%
Kamala Harris (D)32.9%
2022
14,786 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jim Carns (R)84.7%
Bruce Stutts (L)14.8%
Write-In (—)0.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
25,749 two-party votes · R+38.6 · R+43.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)69.3%
Joe Biden (D)30.7%
2018 Earlier district lines
22,636 votes · R+30.8✓ Jim Carns (R)65.3%
Alli Summerford (D)34.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
22,311 two-party votes · R+47.0 · R+49.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.5%
Hillary Clinton (D)26.5%
2014 Earlier district lines
11,450 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Carns (R)100.0%