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Alabama candidate resources

Pick your county to see what running for office takes.

A plain-language guide to how county qualifying works in every one of Alabama's 67 counties. Alabama's 2026 qualifying deadline, January 23, 2026, has already passed -- this guide covers how the process works for the next cycle, the county party executive committee you file with, the petition alternative for candidates outside a party, and your county's Probate Judge, the office that runs the election itself. Click the map or use the list.

Autauga County — how to run for office Baldwin County — how to run for office Barbour County — how to run for office Bibb County — how to run for office Blount County — how to run for office Bullock County — how to run for office Butler County — how to run for office Calhoun County — how to run for office Chambers County — how to run for office Cherokee County — how to run for office Chilton County — how to run for office Choctaw County — how to run for office Clarke County — how to run for office Clay County — how to run for office Cleburne County — how to run for office Coffee County — how to run for office Colbert County — how to run for office Conecuh County — how to run for office Coosa County — how to run for office Covington County — how to run for office Crenshaw County — how to run for office Cullman County — how to run for office Dale County — how to run for office Dallas County — how to run for office DeKalb County — how to run for office Elmore County — how to run for office Escambia County — how to run for office Etowah County — how to run for office Fayette County — how to run for office Franklin County — how to run for office Geneva County — how to run for office Greene County — how to run for office Hale County — how to run for office Henry County — how to run for office Houston County — how to run for office Jackson County — how to run for office Jefferson County — how to run for office Lamar County — how to run for office Lauderdale County — how to run for office Lawrence County — how to run for office Lee County — how to run for office Limestone County — how to run for office Lowndes County — how to run for office Macon County — how to run for office Madison County — how to run for office Marengo County — how to run for office Marion County — how to run for office Marshall County — how to run for office Mobile County — how to run for office Monroe County — how to run for office Montgomery County — how to run for office Morgan County — how to run for office Perry County — how to run for office Pickens County — how to run for office Pike County — how to run for office Randolph County — how to run for office Russell County — how to run for office Shelby County — how to run for office St. Clair County — how to run for office Sumter County — how to run for office Talladega County — how to run for office Tallapoosa County — how to run for office Tuscaloosa County — how to run for office Walker County — how to run for office Washington County — how to run for office Wilcox County — how to run for office Winston County — how to run for office

All 67 Alabama counties. Click any county for its guide.

All 67 Alabama counties

Alphabetical. Each links to that county’s “how to run for office” guide.

Autauga County Baldwin County Barbour County Bibb County Blount County Bullock County Butler County Calhoun County Chambers County Cherokee County Chilton County Choctaw County Clarke County Clay County Cleburne County Coffee County Colbert County Conecuh County Coosa County Covington County Crenshaw County Cullman County Dale County Dallas County DeKalb County Elmore County Escambia County Etowah County Fayette County Franklin County Geneva County Greene County Hale County Henry County Houston County Jackson County Jefferson County Lamar County Lauderdale County Lawrence County Lee County Limestone County Lowndes County Macon County Madison County Marengo County Marion County Marshall County Mobile County Monroe County Montgomery County Morgan County Perry County Pickens County Pike County Randolph County Russell County Shelby County St. Clair County Sumter County Talladega County Tallapoosa County Tuscaloosa County Walker County Washington County Wilcox County Winston County

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