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Alabama › Alabama State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama State Senate District 26
Kirk Hatcher has no major-party opponent.
Kirk Hatcher has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Kirk Hatcher
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+53: 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
- 147,246
- People per km²
- 194
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 26%
- White, no degree
- 16%of adults
- White 22%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 69%
- 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
52,587 two-party votes · D+52.4 · D+53.9 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)76.2%
Donald Trump (R)23.8%
2022
26,304 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kirk Hatcher (D)98.5%
Write-In (—)1.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
61,768 two-party votes · D+55.2 · D+50.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)77.6%
Donald Trump (R)22.4%
2018 Earlier district lines
39,881 votes · D+60.5✓ David Burkette (D)80.2%
D J Johnson (R)19.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
60,120 two-party votes · D+50.6 · D+48.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)75.3%
Donald Trump (R)24.7%
2014 Earlier district lines
25,166 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Ross (D)100.0%