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Alabama › Alabama House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama House District 55
Travis Hendrix has no major-party opponent.
Travis Hendrix has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Travis Hendrix
Incumbent representative
- Experience
- State legislature
Independent
Keith O. Williams
The district
Lean D+75: 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
- 47,728
- People per km²
- 810
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 40%
- White, no degree
- 12%of adults
- White 34%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 56%
- Asian 3%
- 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
16,661 two-party votes · D+73.5 · D+75.0 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)86.8%
Donald Trump (R)13.2%
2022
10,085 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Fred Plump (D)99.3%
Write-In (—)0.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
19,774 two-party votes · D+77.3 · D+72.8 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)88.7%
Donald Trump (R)11.3%
2018 Earlier district lines
13,189 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Roderick "rod" Hampton Scott (D)99.4%
Writein (—)0.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
18,744 two-party votes · D+77.5 · D+75.2 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)88.7%
Donald Trump (R)11.3%
2014 Earlier district lines
8,453 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Scott (D)100.0%