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Alabama › Alabama House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama House District 7
Ernie Yarbrough has no major-party opponent.
Ernie Yarbrough has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Ernie Yarbrough
- Experience
- State legislature
Independent
Trent Ford
Independent
Doc Mancuso
The district
Lean R+56: 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
- 47,369
- People per km²
- 21
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 18%
- White, no degree
- 63%of adults
- White 76%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 12%
- Other / multiracial 9%
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
22,404 two-party votes · R+57.6 · R+56.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)78.8%
Kamala Harris (D)21.2%
2022
14,677 votes · R+56.4✓ Ernie Yarbrough (R)76.5%
Mose Jones Jr (D)21.3%
Marc Durocher (L)2.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
30,540 two-party votes · R+49.8 · R+54.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)74.9%
Joe Biden (D)25.1%
2018 Earlier district lines
14,493 votes · R+50.4✓ Proncey Robertson (R)75.2%
Kenneth A Brackins (D)24.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
20,397 two-party votes · R+45.2 · R+47.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)72.6%
Hillary Clinton (D)27.4%
2014 Earlier district lines
11,625 votes · R+4.5✓ K Johnson (R)52.2%
Letson (D)47.8%
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