Democratic voters to choose state Senate nominee in wide open Huntsville-area runoff

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 995

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago


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In a wide open seat in north Alabama, Democratic voters will choose their nominee for Senate District 2 in the June 16 primary runoff election.

Democratic voters on May 19 narrowed their choice to Rudolph Drake, a Navy veteran, and Alex House, an academic advisor. Drake got 4,561 votes, about 36.6%, to House’s 4,221, about 33.9% of the total. A third candidate, Airbus pilot Guy Sotomayor, got the other 3,689 votes, about 29.6%, according …

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