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Alabama › Alabama House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama House District 57
Patrick Sellers has no major-party opponent.
Patrick Sellers has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Patrick Sellers
Incumbent representative
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+32: 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
- 44,644
- People per km²
- 226
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 18%
- White, no degree
- 25%of adults
- White 26%
- Hispanic 8%
- Black 63%
- 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
20,100 two-party votes · D+32.7 · D+34.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)66.4%
Donald Trump (R)33.6%
2022
14,212 votes · D+32.0✓ Patrick Sellers (D)64.9%
Delor Baumann (R)33.4%
Manijeh Nancy Jones (L)1.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
22,592 two-party votes · D+30.8 · D+26.3 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)65.4%
Donald Trump (R)34.6%
2018 Earlier district lines
13,082 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Merika Coleman (D)98.1%
Writein (—)1.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
22,461 two-party votes · D+22.7 · D+20.4 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)61.3%
Donald Trump (R)38.7%
2014 Earlier district lines
10,184 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Coleman (D)100.0%