CalledUnofficial results
Alabama House District 37
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
John Jacobs held the seat for Republicans, winning by 33.1 points over Michelle French.
Simple-majority veto override
John JacobsRepublican · winner
66.5%12,014
Michelle FrenchDemocrat
33.5%6,043
25% of the expected vote counted · 18,057 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Michelle FrenchJohn Jacobs
$16.1K
Raised by the campaign
$79.4K
$15.5K
Spent by the campaign
$88.1K
Campaign money: Alabama Secretary of State, through Oct 30, 2026; Alabama Secretary of State, through Jun 12, 2026.
Source: Alabama Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Jun 12, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Michelle French
- <1%
- John Jacobs
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+34.7