DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Hanu Karlapalem

Lost the 2026 race for Alabama House District 4.

Last margin
−18.8
Lost 2026
Elections
1
2026

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

Every race Karlapalem has run

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

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Alabama House of Representatives, District 4GeneralLostParker Moore (R)40.6%R+18.8$29.2KR+33.2+14.4

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

Money

Karlapalem’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$29.2K

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.

Venkata Hanumantha Rao Karlapalem PCC
State
Active

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

Who Karlapalem has run against

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

The seat

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