Gov. Kay Ivey calls special election for Tuscaloosa House seat
Jun 16, 2025 | 3:30 pm ET
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Rep. Cynthia Almond, R-Tuscaloosa, speaks to a colleague in the Alabama House of Representatives on May 6, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey Monday called a special election for Almond's seat; the representative was appointed president of the Public Service Commission on Monday. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)
Gov. Kay Ivey Monday called a special election for early next year for a state House district in Tuscaloosa County.
House District 63, which includes parts of Tuscaloosa County and the University of Alabama, was previously held by Rep. Cynthia Lee Almond, R-Tuscaloosa, who had served in the seat since 2021. Ivey on Monday appointed Almond president of the Alabama Public Service Commission.
“Although Representative Almond leaves big shoes to fill, I am confident that House District 63 will continue to showcase strong leadership and representation in Alabama. I encourage everyone in the district to make their vote count,” Ivey said in a statement on Monday.
Primaries for the seat will take place on Sept. 30. If a runoff is needed, it will take place on Oct. 28. The special election for the seat will take place on Jan. 13, 2026.
The deadline for qualifying with major political parties is June 23 at 5 p.m. The deadline for all independent candidates and/or minor parties is Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at 5 p.m.
Almond got 66% of the vote in the district in the 2022 election.
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