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2026 Alabama's 3rd Congressional District Election

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Election: November 3, 2026
U.S. House of Representatives (3rd Congressional District) • Alabama's 3rd Congressional District
Updated: 8/5/2026
0 days until Election Day November 3, 2026

The 2026 election for Alabama's 3rd Congressional District pits 12-term Republican incumbent Mike Rogers, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, against Democratic nominee Lee McInnis, a disabled Army veteran and former defense intelligence professional. The district, which includes Anniston, Auburn, and Talladega, is heavily Republican (Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+23) and has not elected a Democrat since 2002. Rogers won the May 19 Republican primary with 83.2% of the vote, while McInnis ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The race is rated 'Solid R' by Cook Political Report.

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Mike Rogers

Mike Rogers

R Incumbent

Mike Rogers is the incumbent U.S. Representative for Alabama's 3rd Congressional District, first elected in 2002. He serves as Chair of the House Armed Services Committee and previously served as Ranking Member of both the Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees. Rogers is a conservative Republican who has consistently voted against major Democratic legislation and supported efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

Lee McInnis is the Democratic nominee for Alabama's 3rd Congressional District. A native of Birmingham who grew up in Homewood, he served in the U.S. Army from 1983 to 1989 as an Arabic linguist in Army Intelligence and later spent 28 years in the Defense Intelligence Community, including deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar, and Bahrain and service as Acting Director of Intelligence for NATO/USA Special Operations in Afghanistan. A disabled veteran, he holds three degrees from Auburn University and now teaches, running on a platform focused on healthcare access, education, the economy, vet...

Race Forecast

Mike Rogers favored

Mike Rogers: 97% modeled win probability with a +32.0 pts estimated margin

Safe R
Win Probability 97%
Estimated Margin +32.0 pts
Polling Inputs 0 polls
Forecast confidence: medium Model: DeepSeek V4 Flash (07-31) Generated: 8/5/2026

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Data compiled from public sources and analyzed using AI. Last updated 8/5/2026. Visit candidate websites for the most current information.

Models: DeepSeek V4 Flash (07-31)GPT-5.6 Luna
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