DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Donald Mottern

Lost the 2026 race for Alabama Senate District 11.

Last margin
−29.7
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Mottern has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Mottern won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Alabama Senate District 11GeneralLostLance Bell (R)35.1%R+29.7$5.9KR+50.6+20.9

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Mottern’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$5.9K

Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Oct 30, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Donald Mottern PCC
State
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Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Oct 30, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET

Who Mottern has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)