Four incumbent legislators from Jefferson County appear to have lost their bids to keep their seats in Tuesday’s primaries.

In one of the most closely watched races, Rep. Juandalynn Givan fell 1,819 votes short of apparent winner Alicia Escott Lumpkin, who was backed by Mayor Randall Woodfin, for the nomination to the Alabama House of Representatives District 60 seat, with 178 of 179 precincts reporting early this morning.

Rep. Kelvin Datcher appears to have lost the House District 52 seat he now holds. He was trailing the second-place finisher by 132 votes, setting up a runoff between Gigi Hayes and LaTanya Millhouse for the Democratic nomination to that seat.

On the Republican ticket, longtime legislator Jim Carns fell 834 votes short of apparent winner Lloyd Peeples in the race for the Republican nomination to House District 48.

Sen. Dan Roberts was trailing apparent winner Scott Ortis by 490 votes in the race for the Republican nomination to the Senate District 15 seat.

After provisional ballots and remaining absentee ballots are counted, vote totals are to be certified next Wednesday.

The much-anticipated House District 60 race featured a three-way race among Givan, who has held the seat since 2010, Lumpkin and Nina Taylor.

About 50 people attended Givan’s election night watch party and about 60 were at Lumpkin’s, eating, drinking and talking with family, friends, neighbors and campaign volunteers.

By about 9 p.m., Lumpkin had taken the lead with just more than half of the vote counted, and later that hour she declared victory to an enthusiastic crowd, including Mayor Randall Woodfin and Council LaTonya A. Tate. Givan’s presence at her party had diminished by this time, and she was unavailable for comment.

Lumpkin said, reflecting on the night behind her and the days ahead, “I am honored and so blessed to have received the support that I’ve gotten. I think tonight was a clear sign that our folks want change, and I’m just so grateful and honored that they chose me. Thank you to everybody who got out and voted and to everybody on the campaign who helped.”

Speaking of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Lumpkin said, “I think in this next season we have to be very strategic in how we move, how we show up, and how we work together, and I think the key in it is how we work together.  And so, while tonight is exciting, I think you’re right, we got a big task ahead of us, and I’m just excited to be able to do the fight, to be a part of the fight, that’s it.”

In another closely watched race, incumbent Rep. Neil Rafferty secured a lead early on and maintained it, but challenger Joseph J. Holt secured a not insignificant number of votes.

Holt congratulated Rafferty in conceding the race, but he urged Rafferty, who took more than 70% of the vote, to consider the needs of his supporters.

“I want to thank all my supporters for backing me. For a first-time candidate for a state House seat, getting over 2,000 votes is very encouraging. Congratulations to Neil Rafferty,” Holt said.

Holt added that the results send a message. “Those 2,000 people feel there’s more that Neil needs to do for them,” he said. “It’s encouraging, but it’s also urgent that he listens to those numbers and says, ‘I’ve got more work to do for the people, the poor and all the less fortunate.’”

Rafferty indicated he planned to comment but had not yet issued a statement early Wednesday morning.

At night’s end, 130,648 ballots had been cast and counted in Jefferson County, for a voter turnout of 26.62%, the Jefferson County Board of Registrars reported.

Here are unofficial election returns in the legislative races, with 178 or 179 precincts reporting. Winners or candidates in a runoff are in bold type.

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Alabama House of Representatives, District 52

• Kelvin Datcher (i): 24.74%
• Gigi Hayes: 48.87%
• LaTanya Millhouse: 26.40%

Alabama House of Representatives, District 54

• Joseph J. Holt: 29.96%
• Neil Rafferty (i): 70.04%

Alabama House of Representatives, District 55

• Jennifer “Jenny” Craig: 22.21%
• Travis Hendrix (i): 56.84%
• Eric Major: 20.95%

Alabama House of Representatives, District 57

• Shamyia Atkins: 6.07%
• Mara Ruffin Blackmon: 32.79%
• Patrick Sellers (i): 61.14%

Alabama House of Representatives, Districtict 60

• Juandalynn Givan (i): 33.55%
• Alicia Escott Lumpkin: 52.26%
• Nina Taylor: 14.19%

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Alabama State Senate, District 15

• Scott Ortis: 53.18%
• Dan Roberts (i): 46.82%

Alabama State Senate, District 16

• Nate Carlson: 43.73%
• J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner (i): 56.27%

Alabama House of Representatives, District 45

• John Dawson: 19.24%
• Susan DuBose (i): 80.76%

Alabama House of Representatives, District 48

• Jim Carns (i): 38.45%
• Lloyd Peeples: 55.23%
• William Wentowski: 6.32%

Our partners at WBHM have a full list of 2026 statewide and Jefferson County primary election results.