Republicans hold 71 of the 105 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives, and almost all of those lawmakers are hoping voters will send them back to Montgomery for another term. More than 60 have reported raising campaign funds since the fundraising period started for the 2026 election.

Evelyn Sanders has been involved in elections in Gulf Shores since 1963, about five years after Alabama’s premiere beach city was incorporated. Only 300 people lived in Gulf Shores the first time Sanders took on an election.

A Decatur resident filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming that ballots used in last month's municipal elections were missing candidate names.