BY SAM VISE AND
DANIEL SCHMIDT
CHAMBERS COUNTY — Chambers County voters backed Republicans in every contested race on Tuesday’s ballot, though by narrower margins than in the districts and the state as a whole, according to unofficial results. In the race for governor, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) carried the county by 281 votes over former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D).
All Chambers County figures in this story reflect 17 of 18 precincts reporting as of 10:50 p.m. CT Tuesday.
State Senate District 13 Race
State Sen. Randy Price (R-Opelika) led challenger Jamie Forsyth (D), a small-business owner and minister from Ranburne, by 14,357 votes in unofficial returns from Tuesday’s election for Senate District 13.
In Chambers County, Price received 5,527 votes (53.49%), while Forsyth received 4,787 votes (46.33%), with 17 of 18 precincts reporting as of 10:50 p.m. CT on Tuesday.
Across the district, Price received 30,308 votes (65.44%) to Forsyth’s 15,951 votes (34.44%). District 13 includes all of Chambers, Clay, Cleburne and Randolph counties, along with part of Lee County. State senators serve four-year terms.
In the leadup to the election, Price touted his conservative economic and tax credentials by highlighting what he characterized as a vote for $1.5 billion in tax cuts, including the grocery tax, as part of one of the largest tax cuts in state history.
He also pointed to securing roughly $36 million for public infrastructure projects across District 13 and attracting a $4 million grant for the Randolph-Roanoke Career Tech Center to renovate a welding training center.
The Legislature’s next regular session begins Feb. 2, 2027.
State District 37
Jeff Monroe (R) led Michelle French (D) by 5,921 votes in Tuesday’s election to represent District 37 in the Alabama House of Representatives.
If the results hold, the open seat, previously held by retiring Rep. Bob Fincher (R), will stay in Republican hands.
Monroe carried Chambers County with 2,113 votes (55.90%), while French received 1,660 votes (43.92%), according to unofficial results from the Chambers County Probate Office.
Across House District 37, which includes all of Randolph County, northern Chambers County and portions of northern Lee County, Monroe received 11,863 votes (66.58%) to French’s 5,942 votes (33.35%).
Monroe has lived in Chambers County since 2001 and has more than 45 years of experience in emergency services as a paramedic, firefighter and former fire chief. A small-business owner who has helped local departments with grant writing, he also served more than 20 years in Five Points town government as both a town council member and mayor. He advanced to the general election after winning the Republican primary runoff in June.
French is co-chair of the Randolph County Democratic Party and represents District 37 on the Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee. A longtime grassroots party organizer, she also chairs the 3rd Congressional District Democratic County Chairs group.
During the campaign, Monroe built his platform around three priorities: public safety, workforce development and infrastructure. Drawing on his emergency response background, he pledged to fight for more funding, equipment and training for police, fire and EMS personnel, while advocating for investments in local schools, career-technical programs and reliable utility and broadband access for rural towns.
French campaigned on strengthening public education from pre-K through community and technical colleges, expanding access to health care and emergency services in underserved rural areas, protecting voting access, and supporting ethical law enforcement and addiction prevention efforts.
State District 38
Rep. Kristin Nelson (R) led Hazel Floyd (D) by 4,035 votes in Tuesday’s election to represent District 38 in the Alabama House of Representatives.
Nelson carried Chambers County with 3,479 votes (52.98%), while Floyd received 3,081 votes (46.92%), according to unofficial results from the Chambers County Probate Office.
Across House District 38, which includes southern Chambers County and portions of Lee County, Nelson received 9,286 votes (63.81%) to Floyd’s 5,251 votes (36.08%).
The race was a rematch of the February special election to fill the unexpired term of former Rep. Debbie Wood. Nelson won that contest and served in the latter portion of the 2026 legislative session, during which she introduced legislation addressing municipal speed-limit enforcement and protections regarding surrogacy. Tuesday’s results would give her a first full four-year term.
Her campaign centered on public and school safety, conservative budgeting, expanding workforce development credentials, improving broadband and utilities, and safeguarding rural health care facilities and hospitals through targeted state incentives.
Floyd, a member of the Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee, earned degrees in political science and philosophy from the University of Alabama before returning home to mentor local students and organize community events. Her grassroots campaign prioritized easing the cost of living for working families, increasing funding for public schools and teachers, addressing water infrastructure and housing shortages in rural communities outside fast-growing cities, and raising awareness about gun safety and mental health.
U.S. Senate
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R, AL-01) led Birmingham-based lawyer and civil rights advocate Everett Wess (D) by 176,462 votes in unofficial statewide returns Tuesday in the race for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat. The race had not been called as of press time.
A Moore win would keep the seat in Republican hands. Jones is the only Democrat to win a U.S. Senate race in Alabama since 1990. He defeated Roy Moore (R), no relation to Barry Moore, 50% to 48.3% in a Dec. 12, 2017, special election for the seat vacated by Jeff Sessions (R), who resigned to become U.S. attorney general.
Moore carried Chambers County with 5,485 votes (53.12%) to Wess’ 4,830 votes (46.78%), according to unofficial results.
Statewide, Moore received 853,620 votes (55.70%) to Wess’ 677,158 votes (44.19%).
The seat is held by Tuberville, who did not seek reelection to the Senate so he could run for governor. The six-year term begins Jan. 3, 2027, and ends Jan. 3, 2033.
Moore said he is ready to continue working alongside President Donald Trump to advance an America First agenda and deliver results for the people of Alabama.
“Serving the people of Alabama has been the greatest honor of my life, and I am humbled that they have entrusted me with the opportunity to serve them in the United States Senate,” Moore said in a statement.
During the campaign, Moore pointed to his vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 federal tax and spending law. His campaign says the law provided $45 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain and deport immigrants in the country illegally.
As a U.S. House member, Moore co-sponsored the Equal Representation Act, which would require the Census Bureau to ask about citizenship and count only U.S. citizens when apportioning congressional seats among the states.
Moore said he would push for border security and immigration enforcement in the Senate. He supports deporting everyone in the country illegally, starting with those he calls the most violent and dangerous. He also supports making English the official language and wants to arrest and prosecute local officials in so-called sanctuary cities, which limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
On the economy, Moore said he backs Trump’s push to cut taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, and said the One Big Beautiful Bill Act gave working families and small-business owners a real tax cut.
Moore also said he is working with Trump to cut regulations and reduce the size of government.
Moore has tied himself closely to the president. He says that as a state representative, he was the first elected official in the country to endorse Trump, at an August 2015 rally in Mobile.
3rd Congressional District
Rep. Mike Rogers (R) won reelection Tuesday in Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District, defeating challenger Lee McInnis (D), a U.S. Army veteran and former Defense Department intelligence officer. Not long after the polls closed, the race was called.
Rogers, who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, was first elected to Congress in 2002. Tuesday’s win is his 13th consecutive.
Chambers County voters backed Rogers, who received 5,536 votes (53.51%) to McInnis’ 4,790 votes (46.30%), according to unofficial results.
Across the district, Rogers received 140,427 votes (63.93%) to McInnis’ 78,919 votes (35.93%), with more than 95% of estimated votes counted as of the Sun’s Tuesday press deadline.
The 3rd District covers east Alabama and includes all of Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Lee, Randolph and St. Clair counties and most of Talladega County.
In a campaign statement, Rogers thanked Trump, who endorsed him early in the race. Rogers said he would continue to help pass Trump’s “peace through strength” agenda in Washington. Rogers said Congress should spend the next two years finishing what it started under Trump. He listed his priorities as closing the border, protecting “the unborn,” expanding American energy production and growing the economy.
Rogers has also sought federal money for projects across the district. For fiscal 2027, he requested 20 earmarks totaling about $161.2 million, according to a list posted by his office.
In Chambers County, Rogers requested $2.5 million for a rural health project. The money would keep a telehealth station run with Auburn University and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System operating for three more years. It would also renovate the building to house the county’s extension office.
Uncontested state and federal races
The following races appeared on Chambers County ballots with only one named candidate:
Associate Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7 — Brad Mendheim
Court of Civil Appeals, Place 4 — Benjamin M. Bowden
Court of Civil Appeals, Place 5 — Matt Fridy
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 — Mary Windom
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5 — Riggs Walker
All results are unofficial until they are canvassed and certified.
