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UpdateAlabamaWednesday, November 4, 2026

Alabama Secretary of State posted unofficial results from November 3 election

The state's top election official announced that results from all 67 counties are now available online.

By the Democracy SENTRY deskPublished

Reporting by
Alabama Secretary of State, newsroom
“Secretary of State Wes Allen Announces Unofficial General Election Results are Available on AlabamaVotes.gov”, Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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What happened

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announced that unofficial results from the November 3, 2026 General Election are now available at AlabamaVotes.gov. Results from all 67 Alabama counties were posted following election night reporting. Allen credited probate judges, circuit clerks, sheriffs, boards of registrars, and poll workers for their role in the administration of the election.1

What it means in Alabama

What comes next in Alabama

The county canvassing board, made up of the probate judge, the circuit clerk and the sheriff, tallies the precinct results and sends them to the Secretary of State.2 County canvassing boards meet at noon on the second Friday after the election, November 13.3 The statewide canvass must be complete 22 days after the election, by November 25.3 A recount is automatic when the margin is one half of one percent or less, and it begins within 72 hours after the canvassing board certifies.4

Key dates in Alabama

Election Day in -7 days
  1. Mon, Oct 19 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Thu, Oct 29 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  3. Tue, Nov 3 · passed
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  4. Wed, Nov 25 · 15 days
    State certification

Every date in Alabama, and who certifies the election

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The answers behind this
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Sources

  1. Alabama Secretary of State, newsroom, https://sos.alabama.gov/newsroom/secretary-state-wes-allen-announces-unofficial-general-election-results-are-available · Wednesday, November 4, 2026
  2. Bolts, Who counts our elections, https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/who-counts-our-elections/
  3. NCSL, Canvass Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/canvass-deadlines
  4. NASS, State Election Canvassing Timeframes and Recount Thresholds, https://www.nass.org/node/2455

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