2026 Alabama Primary Election

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Will Santivasci has a professional background in business management and logistics, working as an event center operations manager

Will Santivasci's campaign for Governor of Alabama.

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Supports removing the tax on overtime work.

Plans to attract businesses and create jobs by leveraging strong labor skills, infrastructure, and incentive packages.

Supports allowing Alabamians to vote on whether to introduce a state lottery.

Stated "To build on what President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s crackdown on waste fraud and abuse. The goal is to maximize government efficiency and save tax payer dollars by cutting unnecessary spending, programs, and personnel."

- Supports removing the tax on overtime work.
- Supports eliminating the fuel tax.
- Plans to attract businesses and create jobs by leveraging strong labor skills, infrastructure, and incentive packages.
- Supports allowing Alabamians to vote on whether to introduce a state lottery.
- Stated "To build on what President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s crackdown on waste fraud and abuse. The goal is to maximize government efficiency and save tax payer dollars by cutting unnecessary spending, programs, and personnel."

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Believes the veterans system is flawed, causing long wait times and low pay, and supports addressing these issues for proper veteran care.

- Believes the veterans system is flawed, causing long wait times and low pay, and supports addressing these issues for proper veteran care.

Public Safety

Wants to keep rural health facilities open and reduce health care costs.

Supports removing taxes from healthy food to prevent health issues and reduce healthcare costs.

- Wants to keep rural health facilities open and reduce health care costs.
- Supports removing taxes from healthy food to prevent health issues and reduce healthcare costs.

Healthcare

Supports increased funding for education and trade schools to address blue-collar job shortages and attract businesses.

- Supports increased funding for education and trade schools to address blue-collar job shortages and attract businesses.

Education

As of March 27, 2026, "Alabama" Will Santivasci’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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"Alabama" Will Santivasci

Will Santivasci is from Oxford, Alabama. He has three daughters. He is a Christian.

Will is a self-employed businessman, entrepreneur, bondsman, and real estate developer. He previously worked in auto manufacturing for over 20 years, where he moved through production roles to robotics programming and engineering. He also has experience trading stocks and purchasing properties. Will retired from engineering in 2023 to focus on his family.

Will Santivasci's campaign for Alabama governor is his first time running for public office.

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Ken McFeeters works as an insurance agent and owns a local insurance agency.

Ken previously ran for Alabama governor in 2026 but did not win.

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Supports the creation of a state lottery, but only if it is a "clean lottery bill" not tied to casino-style gambling.

- Supports the creation of a state lottery, but only if it is a "clean lottery bill" not tied to casino-style gambling.
- Supports the creation of a state lottery, but only if it is a "clean lottery bill" not tied to casino-style gambling.
- Supports the creation of a state lottery, but only if it is a "clean lottery bill" not tied to casino-style gambling.
- Supports the creation of a state lottery, but only if it is a "clean lottery bill" not tied to casino-style gambling.

Opposes government tracking of citizens through AI data centers that rely on military and intelligence agency surveillance systems.

- Opposes government tracking of citizens through AI data centers that rely on military and intelligence agency surveillance systems.

Opposes mRNA vaccinations for infants and children, citing daily vaccination injuries and a lack of long-term studies showing positive effects.

- Opposes mRNA vaccinations for infants and children, citing daily vaccination injuries and a lack of long-term studies showing positive effects.

Supports an education system that emphasizes discipline, critical thinking, values, and practical skills.

Proposes hiring former military personnel to help restore order and discipline in schools.

Supports abolishing the U.S. Department of Education and giving control of education to state governments and parents.

- Supports an education system that emphasizes discipline, critical thinking, values, and practical skills.
- Proposes hiring former military personnel to help restore order and discipline in schools.
- Supports abolishing the U.S. Department of Education and giving control of education to state governments and parents.

Supports independence through local food production and energy resources.

- Supports independence through local food production and energy resources.

Supports defunding and withdrawing from the United Nations and the World Health Organization.

- Supports defunding and withdrawing from the United Nations and the World Health Organization.
- Opposes the war in Ukraine.

As of March 27, 2026, Ken McFeeters did not have a website or any information online.

Ken McFeeters

As of March 27, 2026, Ken McFeeters’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ken is an insurance agent and co-founder of PAC Insurance, where he has worked since 1981. He previously ran for U.S. Congress in 2024 and for the Alabama House of Representatives in 2022.

Ken is an insurance agent. He co-founded an insurance agency in Hoover in 1981. 

Tommy Tuberville was born in Camden, Arkansas. He has a degree in education from Southern Arkansas University. 

Thomas retired. He previously worked as an assistant coach, defensive coordinator, head coach, and ESPN sports analyst. 

Thomas Tuberville is currently a United States Senator representing Alabama. He was elected in 2020 and has served one term. He serves on the Senate committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Armed Services; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Veterans’ Affairs; and Aging.

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Thomas is currently a United States senator representing Alabama. He was elected in 2020 and has served one term.

Supports reducing taxes, eliminating waste, and making life in Alabama more affordable.

Advocates for farmers and will continue to fight for their interests as Governor.

Said, "I’ve relentlessly fought for farmers in the Senate and will continue fighting for them as Governor."

Supports imposing aggressive tariffs against foreign seafood imports to protect Alabama's seafood industry.

Supports imposing aggressive tariffs against foreign seafood imports as a way to protect Alabama's seafood industry.

Secured significant investments in Alabama's defense industry, including a pay raise for troops.

Supported significant investments in Alabama's defense industry, including a pay raise for troops.

Supports doing a "trade reset" to ensure producers are competing on a level playing field in the glocal trade market.

- Supports reducing taxes, eliminating waste, and making life in Alabama more affordable.
- Said, "I’ve relentlessly fought for farmers in the Senate and will continue fighting for them as Governor."
- Supports imposing aggressive tariffs against foreign seafood imports as a way to protect Alabama's seafood industry.
- Supported significant investments in Alabama's defense industry, including a pay raise for troops.
- Supports doing a "trade reset" to ensure producers are competing on a level playing field in the glocal trade market.

For Candidate Thomas Tuberville on Issue public-safety: Supports the right to bear arms and opposes gun control measures.

- Opposes taxpayer funding for abortions.

Supports expanding school choice and prioritizing parental control over children's education, including support for various school types.

Supports school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.

Opposes the inclusion of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ideologies in government and schools.

Opposes the inclusion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in government and schools.

Opposes education that argues racism is ingrained into society as a whole, particularly through policies, laws, institutions, and structures.

- Supports school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.
- Opposes the inclusion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in government and schools.
- Opposes abortion access.
- Opposes education that argues racism is ingrained into society as a whole, particularly through policies, laws, institutions, and structures.

As of March 27, 2026, Thomas Tuberville’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports deporting illegal alien criminals and emphasizes law enforcement to protect jobs and benefits for citizens.

Supports "[deporting] illegal alien criminals" and emphasizes using law enforcement to protect jobs and benefits.

Said, "Alabamians should not have to worry about illegal aliens taking their jobs, stealing their benefits, and breaking the law."

Said, "Under Joe Biden, our borders were wide-open, allowing cartels, murderers, rapists, and deadly drugs to flood into our country unchecked."

Supports funding "the [agency] that was established to prevent [terrorist] attacks from happening after 9/11."

Stated, "I support President Trump’s decision to declare Antifa a terrorist organization and his calls to use the National Guard to stop further riots."

- Supports "[deporting] illegal alien criminals" and emphasizes using law enforcement to protect jobs and benefits.
- Said, "Alabamians should not have to worry about illegal aliens taking their jobs, stealing their benefits, and breaking the law."
- Said, "Under Joe Biden, our borders were wide-open, allowing cartels, murderers, rapists, and deadly drugs to flood into our country unchecked."
- Supports funding "the [agency] that was established to prevent [terrorist] attacks from happening after 9/11."
- Stated, "I support President Trump’s decision to declare Antifa a terrorist organization and his calls to use the National Guard to stop further riots."

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- Supports "[deporting] illegal alien criminals" and emphasizes using law enforcement to protect jobs and benefits.

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Believes the Biden administration's policies have negatively impacted the U.S. farm economy through poor trade deals and regulations. 

- The governor of Alabama is the chief executive of the state and is responsible for enforcing state laws and overseeing the executive branch of government.

- The governor manages state government operations by directing agencies and departments that handle areas such as public safety, healthcare, education, and transportation.

- The governor serves as the state’s chief budget officer and proposes a state budget, which determines how public funds are allocated across programs and services.

- The governor signs or vetoes bills passed by the state legislature. A veto can be overridden by the legislature, but this process allows the governor to influence which laws take effect.

- The governor appoints officials to lead state agencies and fill vacancies in certain public offices, shaping how policies are carried out across the state.

- The governor serves as commander-in-chief of the state’s military forces, including the Alabama National Guard, and can respond to emergencies such as natural disasters.

- In Alabama, the governor is elected in a statewide, partisan election to a four-year term and may serve up to two consecutive terms.

- Candidates must be at least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least ten years, and a resident of Alabama for at least seven years.

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