Voters return to the polls Tuesday to settle contests for party nominations to several offices that were unsettled in the May 19 primaries because no candidate received a majority of votes.

Nominations to two local offices in Jefferson County are yet to be decided – for assistant tax collector in the Bessemer Division and representative for the Alabama House District 52 seat, both on the Democratic primary. One statewide race, for U.S. Senate, is on the Democratic ballot.

Five statewide races are on the Republican ballot for the runoffs, for U.S. Senate, lieutenant governor, attorney general, commissioner of agriculture and industries and Public Service Commission Place 2.

Not on the ballots are the races for nomination to congressional seats, which have been the subject of court action and are set for primary elections on Aug. 11.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday across the region. Residents who voted in one party’s primary on May 19 may vote only in the same party’s runoff. Crossover voting is not allowed in Alabama.

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On the Democratic ballot, lawyer Gigi Hayes faces community leader LaTanya Millhouse to determine the Democratic nominee for the Alabama House of Representatives District 52.

In the race for the Jefferson County assistant tax collector, based in the Bessemer Division, incumbent  Ron Marshall faces Brighton City Clerk Mykeshia Myles Jones.

The only statewide race on the Democratic runoff ballot for Jefferson County is for the nomination to the U.S. Senate, between business owner Dakarai Larriett and lawyer  Everett Wess.

On the Republican side, fives races are on the ballot, all of them for statewide offices.

The top of the ticket is a hard-fought contest between Jared Hudson, a U.S. Navy SEAL, and U.S. Rep. Barry Moore for the U.S. Senate seat.

Also competitive has been the showdown between Secretary of State Wes Allen and former GOP Chairman John Wahl for lieutenant governor.

Deputy Attorney General Katherine Robertson and former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell have been fighting it out for the nomination to the state’s Attorney General’s Office.

The contest for the nomination for commissioner of agriculture and industries pits Douglas mayor Corey Hill against farmer Christina Woerner McInnis.

Another race that has attracted attention is the runoff for the nomination to the Public Service Commission Place 2 seat, in which incumbent Commissioner Chris Beeker faces former state auditor Jim “Zig” Zeigler.

To find information about local candidates on Tuesday’s ballot and what you need to know before going to vote, including ID needed to vote, visit BirminghamWatch’s 2026 Primary Elections Runoff Voter Guide.