Video: Why most Alabamians don’t vote and what that means

By: Brian Lyman

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 19, 2026

Words: 157

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Alabama will hold its primary election Tuesday to choose Democratic and Republican nominees for over 160 federal and state offices. There will be high profile races for governor, U.S. Senate and attorney general. But if past history is any indication, most voters won’t be there.

Turnout for the last midterm primary in 2022 was just 23%, and the last time a non-presidential primary drew more than 40% of state voters was 1994. Things may …

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