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Alabama › Alabama House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama House District 84
Berry Forte has no major-party opponent.
Berry Forte has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Berry Forte
Incumbent representative
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+8: 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
- 47,416
- People per km²
- 9
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 13%
- White, no degree
- 34%of adults
- White 39%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 50%
- 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
19,586 two-party votes · D+6.0 · D+7.5 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)53.0%
Donald Trump (R)47.0%
2022
7,740 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Berry Forte (D)96.4%
Write-In (—)3.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
25,669 two-party votes · D+12.9 · D+8.4 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)56.5%
Donald Trump (R)43.5%
2018 Earlier district lines
10,167 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Berry Forte (D)98.0%
Writein (—)2.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
19,951 two-party votes · D+13.2 · D+11.0 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)56.6%
Donald Trump (R)43.4%
2014 Earlier district lines
11,681 votes · D+26.1✓ Forte (D)63.1%
McGilvray (R)36.9%