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Alabama › Alabama House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama House District 72
Curtis L Travis has no major-party opponent.
Curtis L Travis has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Curtis L Travis
Incumbent representative
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+11: 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
- 48,430
- People per km²
- 11
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 17%
- White, no degree
- 29%of adults
- White 35%
- Hispanic 1%
- Black 60%
- Asian 1%
- 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
22,703 two-party votes · D+10.7 · D+12.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)55.3%
Donald Trump (R)44.7%
2022
9,913 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Curtis L Travis (D)82.0%
Write-In (—)18.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
35,604 two-party votes · D+11.5 · D+6.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)55.7%
Donald Trump (R)44.3%
2018 Earlier district lines
12,973 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Ralph A Howard (D)98.8%
Writein (—)1.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
23,360 two-party votes · D+20.4 · D+18.2 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)60.2%
Donald Trump (R)39.8%
2014 Earlier district lines
10,435 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Howard (D)100.0%