Houston County, Ala. (WDNews) — Voters across Southeast Alabama went to the polls Tuesday for Alabama’s 2026 Primary Election, deciding several statewide and local races across Houston, Coffee, Dale, Geneva and Henry counties.
According to unofficial results released by the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office, Houston County reported 15,528 ballots cast out of 80,142 registered voters. Voter turnout reached 19.38%, with all precincts reporting Tuesday night.
Several Houston County races were decided during the election.
Kendall Glover won the Houston County Coroner race. Ashley Enfinger secured victory in the Houston County Commission District 3 race. Brandon Shoupe held onto the Houston County Commission Chairman seat, while Greg Holland retained his position as Houston County Revenue Commissioner.
Houston County Commission District 2 will head to a runoff election after Republican candidates Tracy Adams and Chris Love advanced Tuesday night. The runoff election is scheduled for June 16.
In Houston County Commission District 1, Republican Jeffrey Williams will face Democrat Letetia Daniels Jackson in the Nov. 3 General Election.
Voters across Southeast Alabama also cast ballots in several major statewide races, including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, Alabama Public Service Commission, U.S. Senate races, congressional races and legislative seats.
In the governor’s race, Tommy Tuberville led the Republican primary while Doug Jones led the Democratic primary.
The Republican State Auditor race also drew attention across the Wiregrass region. According to unofficial regional totals, Andrew Sorrell received 7,682 votes, or 77.41%, across Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston counties. Challenger Derek Chen received 2,242 votes, or 22.59%.
Other local races were also decided across the region.
In Coffee County, Sheriff Scott Byrd secured reelection. In Geneva County, David Hall defeated Tim Forehand for the Republican nomination for Geneva County sheriff. Hall will now face independent candidate Perez Bruner in the Nov. 3 General Election.
Coffee, Dale, Geneva and Henry county voters also participated in county commission races, legislative contests, congressional races and other county offices during Tuesday’s election.
According to the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office, statewide turnout reached 23.12%, with 879,785 ballots cast among more than 3.8 million registered voters statewide.
The General Election is scheduled for Nov. 3.
