Walker County will have a new representative in the Alabama Legislature when it convenes its 2026 Regular Session in January. Ivey when the seat became vacant after former Rep. Matt Woods (R-Jasper) was elected to the State Senate in a June special election. The probate judge's office reports that 10.09% of the 36,020 registered voters in Walker County went to the polls yesterday. Campaigning is already underway for the regular four-year term in the 2026 election cycle, and Barnes already has one opponent. Barnes will not face a special general election challenge in November because no Democrat qualified to run in the heavily Republican district.