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Alabama House District 65
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
John Knapp held the seat for Republicans, winning by 9.8 points over Elaine Beech.
Simple-majority veto override
John KnappRepublican · winner
54.9%7,753
Elaine BeechIndependent
45.1%6,375
20% of the expected vote counted · 14,128 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.
Elaine BeechJohn Knapp
$0
Raised by the campaign
$48.3K
$0
Spent by the campaign
$41.6K
Campaign money: Alabama Secretary of State; Alabama Secretary of State, through Oct 28, 2026.
Source: Alabama Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Oct 28, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
No Democrat was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to John Knapp without simulating it.
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