2026 Alabama Public Service Commission election

The 2026 Alabama Public Service Commission election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the two associate members of the Alabama Public Service Commission to four-year terms. Primary elections will be held on May 19, 2026.

Place 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Matt Gentry, Cullman County Sheriff
Jeremy Oden, incumbent commissioner

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

James O. Gordon
John Northrop, educator and journalist
Jeff Ramsey

Place 2

Interim appointment

Incumbent commissioner Chris Beeker Jr. resigned in September 2024 over health concerns. Governor Kay Ivey appointed his son, Chris Beeker III, as the replacement commissioner.

Appointee

Chris Beeker III, former USDA Rural Development Director for Alabama, and son of former commissioner Chris Beeker Jr.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Priscilla Andrews, candidate for Houston County Commission in 2022
Chris Beeker III, incumbent commissioner
Jeffrey M. Boyd, former member of the Orange Beach City Council and candidate for mayor in 2025
Brent Woodall, attorney and candidate for Place 1 in 2022
Jim Zeigler, former state auditor and former member of the PSC

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Sheila D. McNeil, chair of the Madison County Democratic Party