With all 67 counties now reporting, the Alabama Secretary of State’s office show roughly 408,740 ballots, just 10.72% turnout against nearly 3.8 million registered voters, were cast in the June 16, 2026 primary runoff. A megaton down from a May primary that had a full statewide ticket on the line — and below even the […]
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With all 67 counties now reporting, the Alabama Secretary of State’s office show roughly 408,740 ballots, just 10.72% turnout against nearly 3.8 million registered voters, were cast in the June 16, 2026 primary runoff.
A megaton down from a May primary that had a full statewide ticket on the line — and below even the 2022 runoff’s 12.8%.
One in ten voters settled these races.
RELATED: Datagraphic: In 2026 primary turnout, Alabama’s enthusiasm gap hit its tightest point since 2006
Was a runoff one ask too many for voters who’d already turned out in May? Rain?
Whatever the reason, it wasn’t a bluer Alabama. See how that played out on a county-by-county level:



