Wes Allen, Alabama’s 54th Secretary of State, announced today that he will seek the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor in 2026. Allen served as the Pike County Probate Judge and a member of the Alabama House of Representatives before being elected to the Office of Secretary of State, earning nearly 2/3 of the votes cast in the 2022 election.

“I am incredibly proud of the work we have accomplished in the Secretary of State’s office. From cleaning up our voter rolls to creating and launching the most effective voter integrity database in the country to ensuring that business owners across our state have their needs met efficiently and effectively,” Allen explained. “The Lt. Governor seat will be an open seat in the 2026 election and I believe it is time for me to take my record of conservative, effective leadership to that office.”