RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Ivan Smith

Alabama State Representative, District 42 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Alabama State Representative, District 42Educator

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Votes missed
0.6%
Chamber median 1.5%
With party
97%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+85.8
Won 2022
Next election
2030
Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure · vice chair
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Education Policy

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Smith sits in the Alabama House of Representatives

Smith is closer to the center than 26% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianSmithMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Ron Bolton, Tracy Estes, Cindy Myrex

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:44 PM ET

With Smith’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Smith’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Smith was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Alabama House District 42Won—R+72.0—
2022Alabama House of Representatives, District 42WonR+85.8——

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$60.6K
Spent
$31.9K

Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Oct 8, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Ivan Smith PCC
State
Active

Source: Alabama Secretary of State filings through Oct 8, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:13 PM ET

Seats Smith has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Smith has run against

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

How we know Smith

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET