The Winner
If you live in Alabama's 5th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Dale Strong (R-AL), of Huntsville, Alabama, who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press. The general election was held Nov. 3, and vote counts are still being tallied. The seat stays in Republican hands.
The Race
Democrat Andrew Sneed reached the general election ballot after winning the Democratic primary runoff on June 16, 2026; Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid Republican heading into Election Day, a rating Inside Elections and Sabato's Crystal Ball shared.
Alabama's 5th Congressional District has about 745,700 residents, a median household income of about $77,800, and a median age of about 39.6, according to Geographies data for the district. About 36.1 percent of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the district's population is about 69.5 percent white, 17.8 percent Black and 7.0 percent Hispanic, with an unemployment rate of about 3.5 percent and about 11.3 percent of residents living below the poverty line.
The district spans Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Colbert, Lawrence, Franklin, Morgan, Marshall and DeKalb counties, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
What's Next
Strong is set to take office on January 3, 2027. Strong emphasized continued investment in North Alabama, especially around Redstone Arsenal and the U.S. Space Command relocation, according to Axios, which reported his comments on Nov. 3, 2026.
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