Robert Aderholt
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RepublicanIn office since Jan 1997

Robert Aderholt

U.S. Representative, AL-4 since 1997. Ran in 15 elections between 1996 and 2024, winning 15. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, AL-4Born 1965Lawyer

In office
29 yrs
Since 1997
Bills became law
1
12 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
3.1%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
97%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+49.8
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • House Committee on AppropriationsAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesDefenseLabor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies · Chair

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 12 sponsored · 1 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Aderholt sits in the U.S. House

Aderholt is closer to the center than 77% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianAderholtMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: John Moolenaar, Chuck Edwards, Celeste Maloy

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Aderholt’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Aderholt’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 Aderholt 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+/−
2026U.S. House, AL-4WonR+49.8R+65.9−16.1
2024U.S. House, AL-4Won———
2022U.S. House, AL-4WonR+70.5——
2020U.S. House, AL-4WonR+64.6——
2018U.S. House, AL-4WonR+59.6——
2016U.S. House, AL-4Won———
2014U.S. House, AL-4Won———
2012U.S. House, AL-4WonR+48.1——
2010U.S. House, AL-4Won———
2008U.S. House, AL-4WonR+49.7——
2006U.S. House, AL-4WonR+40.5——
2004U.S. House, AL-4WonR+49.6——
2002U.S. House, AL-4WonR+73.8——
2000U.S. House, AL-4WonR+23.2——
1998U.S. House, AL-4WonR+12.9——
1996U.S. House, AL-4WonR+1.7——

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$1.2M
Spent
$1.5M
Cash
$719.7K

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

ROBERT ADERHOLT FOR CONGRESS
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Aderholt has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Aderholt has run against

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

In the polls

Included in 1 poll; Aderholt’s best result was 60% (Alabama's 4th District, 2000).

Aderholt’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Aderholt

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET