Wes Allen, Alabama’s 54th Secretary of State, announced Tuesday that he will seek the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor ...

(AP) — Alabama Secretary of State Wes ... Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth cannot run for again because of term limits. He is considering a run for governor. After being elected as secretary of state ...

The seat is open in 2026 because Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth is term-limited after being elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.

is the sole candidate on the Democratic side, after no Democratic candidate ultimately filed the paperwork to run against her in June. The race for lieutenant governor, however, is crowded.