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Alabama › Alabama State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama State Senate District 27
Jay Hovey has no major-party opponent.
Jay Hovey has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Jay Hovey
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+27: 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
- 155,096
- People per km²
- 53
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 42%
- White, no degree
- 34%of adults
- White 64%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 22%
- Asian 5%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
60,029 two-party votes · R+28.8 · R+27.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)64.4%
Kamala Harris (D)35.6%
2022
37,073 votes · R+40.6✓ Jay Hovey (R)70.2%
Sherri Reese (D)29.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
60,175 two-party votes · R+21.4 · R+25.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)60.7%
Joe Biden (D)39.3%
2018 Earlier district lines
50,377 votes · R+18.2✓ Tom Whatley (R)59.0%
Nancy Carlton Bendinger (D)40.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
50,369 two-party votes · R+23.7 · R+25.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)61.8%
Hillary Clinton (D)38.2%
2014 Earlier district lines
30,166 votes · R+31.3✓ Whatley (R)65.7%
Moss (D)34.3%