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Alabama › Alabama House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama House District 81
Ed Oliver has no major-party opponent.
Ed Oliver has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Ed Oliver
Incumbent representative
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+47: 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
- 54,594
- People per km²
- 26
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 27%
- White, no degree
- 46%of adults
- White 67%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 22%
- Asian 2%
- 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
23,000 two-party votes · R+48.0 · R+46.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)74.0%
Kamala Harris (D)26.0%
2022
12,260 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Ed Oliver (R)98.8%
Write-In (—)1.2%
2020 President Vote in this district
22,800 two-party votes · R+42.0 · R+46.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)71.0%
Joe Biden (D)29.0%
2018 Earlier district lines
17,527 votes · R+46.4✓ Ed Oliver (R)73.2%
Jeremy Jeffcoat (D)26.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
20,382 two-party votes · R+41.5 · R+43.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)29.3%
2014 Earlier district lines
13,471 votes · R+35.4✓ Tuggle (R)67.7%
Oliver (D)32.3%