The 2025 Alabama Senate District 5 special election will be held on June 24, 2025, following the scheduled resignation of incumbent Greg Reed to serve as a workforce advisor for Governor Kay Ivey's administration, to elect the state senator from the 5th Senate district. The primary election will take place on March 11, with a possible runoff date set for August 8.
Incumbent representative Greg Reed resigned on December 31, 2024, to serve as a workforce advisor to the governor.[1][2] He was selected by Kay Ivey on November 19, 2024. Ivey announced the date of the election on December 31, when Reed's term as advisor began.[3][4] Candidates had until January 7 to file as a major-party candidate, and March 11 is the deadline to file as an independent or minor-party candidate.[5]
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