Straight-ticket ballots reach 70% of all Alabama votes; Democrats increase share

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 370

Last Updated: 4 days, 5 hours ago

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More than 70% of Alabama voters cast straight-ticket party ballots on Tuesday, a record that also featured a higher percentage of those votes going to Democrats.

The Secretary of State’s Office published a news release Thursday that said almost 1.2 million of the nearly 1.7 million votes were straight ticket.

Of those, about 645,000, 54%, voted straight-party ticket for Republican candidates. Almost 550,000, about 46%, went to Democrats.

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