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Alabama › Alabama State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Alabama State Senate District 31
Josh Carnley has no major-party opponent.
Josh Carnley has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Josh Carnley
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+56: 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
- 139,132
- People per km²
- 20
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 23%
- White, no degree
- 55%of adults
- White 69%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 19%
- Asian 1%
- 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
57,079 two-party votes · R+56.6 · R+55.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)78.3%
Kamala Harris (D)21.7%
2022
30,966 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Josh Carnley (R)98.9%
Write-In (—)1.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
64,984 two-party votes · R+52.9 · R+57.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)76.5%
Joe Biden (D)23.5%
2018 Earlier district lines
33,589 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jimmy W Holley (R)98.7%
Writein (—)1.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
53,160 two-party votes · R+53.9 · R+56.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)76.9%
Hillary Clinton (D)23.1%
2014 Earlier district lines
31,694 votes · R+45.6✓ Holley (R)72.8%
Greenwood (D)27.2%