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Russell County, Alabama

2026 election results. Doug Jones (D) got 61% of the vote for governor in Russell County. The margin is 20.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Russell County

U.S. Senate

Everett Wess
60.1%8,928
Barry Moore
39.9%5,928
100% counted

Statewide: Barry Moore wins. Called.

Governor

Doug Jones
61.2%9,090
Tommy Tuberville
38.8%5,769
100% counted

Statewide: Tommy Tuberville wins. Called.

The leader in Russell County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 10:25 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
AL SenateD +20.2D +1.7D +18.5
AL GovernorD +22.4D +1.7D +20.7
AL-02D +22.2D +1.7D +20.5

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Russell County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris50.3%Donald Trump48.6%D +1.720,718
2020Joe Biden52.6%Donald Trump46.3%D +6.421,331
2016Hillary Clinton49.7%Donald Trump47.8%D +1.919,256
2012Barack Obama55.6%Mitt Romney43.8%D +11.818,879
2008Barack Obama53.3%John McCain46.0%D +7.318,915
2004John Kerry49.8%George W. Bush49.6%D +0.216,809
2000Al Gore56.8%George W. Bush41.9%D +14.914,775

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +13.2.

Other counties in Alabama

Alabama results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Alabama certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Alabama's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.