2026 forecast

Alabama Auditor forecast

Violet Edwards vs Andrew Sorrell, with Andrew Sorrell running again. The model has Sorrell ahead by 32.8 points, with a 100 percent chance of winning.

Safe RModel R +32.8Updated October 17, 2026

County forecast

67 counties · 11 lean Democratic
D +40R +40Hover a county for its projected vote

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, Senate and governorR +20.9
Down ballot history, moved to 2026R +56.0
Blend of every legR +30.4
With incumbency and primary unityR +33.1
With polls, none in the raceR +32.8

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between R +23.9 and R +41.6.

Polls of the race

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedEdwardsSorrellMargin
No public polls of this race. The forecast rests on the top of ticket, past results and the primaries.