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Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 10:45 AM CST
|By LISA MASCARO
Senate Democrats met behind closed doors at the Capitol to choose their leadership team for the new Congress that begins in January.
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Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 4:17 PM CST
|By David Ade
Supreme Court hears case on limits of state courts to intervene in Congressional map drawing
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Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 3:16 PM CST
|By Peter Zampa
The majority in the U.S. Senate is one seat bigger for Democrats.
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Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 5:02 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
A longtime Montgomery judge has stepped down from the bench a little more than a week after losing a bid for election to a different office.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 4:00 PM CST
|By Jonathan Grass
The recount results are in for the previously tied sheriff’s race in Conecuh County.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 3:07 PM CST
|By Brendan Cullerton
Katie Britt succeeds Richard Shelby as one of the senators representing Alabama.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 8:03 AM CST
|By WILL WEISSERT, SARA BURNETT and JILL COLVIN
More than a week after Election Day, Republicans secured the 218th seat needed to flip the House from Democratic control.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 5:57 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and LISA MASCARO, BRIAN SLODYSKO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Republicans had faced public infighting following a disappointing performance in last week’s elections that kept Senate control with Democrats.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:13 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
It appears there were exactly the same number of people looking to elect Republican Mike Blackmon as there were to keep Democrat Sheriff Randy Brock.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:52 PM CST
|By The Associated Press
The full scope of the party’s majority may not be clear for several more days — or weeks — as votes in competitive races are still being counted.
7 Day Forecast
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 6:09 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
Alabama turned an even darker shade of red for Republicans following Tuesday’s elections, according to a preliminary analysis by the party.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 4:15 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
The Alabama House Republican Caucus met in Montgomery Thursday to nominate new leadership following Tuesday’s general election.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 7:15 PM CST
|By SARA BURNETT, JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT
In the House, Democrats kept seats in districts from Virginia to Kansas to Rhode Island, while many districts in states like New York and California had not been called.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:41 PM CST
|By Rosanna Smith
Alabama saw the election of its first Jewish state lawmaker in more than forty years Tuesday as Democrat Phillip Ensler unseated his Republican rival by a commanding margin.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:29 PM CST
|By Erin Davis
The midterm election is now behind us and it was a tough night for Alabama Democrats. The party was absent from many of the statewide races and some democratic candidates say they had no support from the Alabama Democratic Party.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 3:15 PM CST
|By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and GEOFF MULVIHILL
Election Day this year is marked by concerns about harassment and the potential for disruptions at polling places and at election offices where ballots will be tallied.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 2:20 PM CST
|By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
It was a dramatic illustration of how the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to eliminate the nationwide right to abortion has galvanized voters who support women’s right to choose.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:18 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
One school board race has been called, while another has not been determined.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:15 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
Voters at the polls on Tuesday voted on 10 statewide amendments.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:07 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
Alabama voters have elected a number of county-specific amendments to the state constitution, according to unofficial results.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:20 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell is the projected winner of Alabama’s 7th Congressional District House race, according to The Associated Press.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:11 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
Steve Marshall is the projected winner of Alabama’s attorney general’s race, according to The Associated Press.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:10 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
Republican Young Boozer has defeated Libertarian Scott Hammond to once again serve as Alabama treasurer, The Associated Press projects.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:06 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
Rick Pate has won reelection as Commissioner of Alabama Agriculture and Industries.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:02 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
The Associated Press is projecting Republican Wes Allen to win the secretary of state's race.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:46 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
It appears Autauga County residents are split evenly over whether to raise taxes to fund education at a higher rate.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:08 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
The Associated Press is projecting Republican Andrew Sorrell to win the state auditor's race.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:03 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
The Associated Press is projecting incumbent Republican Mike Rogers to win Alabama’s District 3 House seat.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 8:45 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
Katie Britt is the projected winner of Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, according to The Associated Press.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 8:39 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
Republican Will Ainsworth will once again hold the seat as Alabama’s lieutenant governor.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 8:26 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore is the projected winner of Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District House race, according to The Associated Press.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 7:31 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
The Associated Press is projecting Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey will retain her office after beating two opponents in the November general election.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 10:40 PM CST
|By Lauren Jackson
Election officials are not expecting a large turnout at polling places on Tuesday, November 8. Leaders said since this isn’t a presidential election year, they expect around 45-50% of voters to participate.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 10:15 PM CST
|By Brady Talbert
About 51,000 absentee ballots have been returned, and around 50% of registered voters are expected to vote in-person.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 9:58 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and JILL COLVIN
“I’m going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at Mar-a-Lago,” Trump said before a cheering crowd in Vandalia, Ohio Monday night, where he was holding his final rally of the midterm season to bolster Senate candidate JD Vance.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 9:27 PM CST
|By Mark Bullock
Alabama’s attorney general faces a challenger in Tuesday’s election from a veteran of law enforcement.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 8:24 PM CST
|By Sally Pitts
It’s a crowded field in Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District race with four candidates running for the seat.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 7:42 PM CST
|By Erin Davis
"Aniah’s Law" would allow a judge to deny bail to someone charged with a violent felony.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 3:00 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
WSFA 12 News is getting you prepared for Decision 2022. Here's your guide to the races, ballots, polling locations and more.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 2:00 PM CST
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
City of Montgomery employees will receive Paid Time Off, or PTO, so that they can vote on Tuesday.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 11:42 AM CST
|By Erin Davis
There are 10 statewide constitutional amendments for Alabamians to vote on Tuesday.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 9:00 PM CST
|By The Associated Press and WILL WEISSERT and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
More than 39 million people have already voted in an election that will decide control of Congress and key governorships.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 6:56 PM CDT
|By D'Quan Lee
Midterm elections are days away, but a looming Supreme Court decision could impact future elections. Merrill v Milligan would be the second Alabama case decision impacting voting procedures, the first being Shelby v Holder, back in 2013.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 5:50 PM CDT
|By Erin Davis
Two big names are joining an effort to get you to the polls: Alabama native Lionel Richie and former President Donald Trump.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 12:38 PM CDT
|By JC Love
With the Nov. 8 General Election quickly approaching, I wanted to remind you to make your voice heard at the ballot box.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 11:28 AM CDT
|By Jonathan Hardison
A new exclusive poll of Alabama voters show the inflation and economy are the top issue motivating their decision-making a week away from Election Day.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 7:35 PM CDT
|By Erin Davis
Election day is less than a week away and Alabamians will see seven statewide offices on the ballot.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 8:20 PM CDT
|By KIM CHANDLER
Alabama voters on Nov. 8 will vote to ratify a recompilation of the Alabama Constitution that will strip Jim Crow-era language and reorganize the unwieldy governing document.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 7:03 PM CDT
|By Erin Davis
In one week, Alabamians will be at the polls to vote for the next group of state leaders, including for a coveted seat in the U.S. Senate.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 6:40 PM CDT
|By Rosanna Smith
Incumbent, Lesa Keith and Marcus Vandiver are the two candidates vying to represent District 1 on the Montgomery County Board of Education.