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U.S. House · Alabama's 4th Congressional District

North-central and northwest Alabama, a largely rural district including Cullman, Jasper, Gadsden, and the Shoals area.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Robert Aderholt, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Robert Aderholt160,00874.9%
Amanda Pusczek53,63325.1%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Robert Aderholt (R) defeated Tommy Barnes 77.6% to 22.4% in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary; Amanda Pusczek defeated Shane Weaver 62.8% to 37.2% in the Democratic primary. Cook Political Report rated the district R+33 for 2026, the most heavily Republican in the state.[1][2][3]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Robert AderholtRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative for Alabama's 4th Congressional District (since 1997)Full profile →Amanda PusczekDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Robert Aderholt
    Recorded votes[36][37][38]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted yes on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Amanda Pusczek
    Supports[3]

    Ballotpedia survey response lists codifying Roe v. Wade among her campaign priorities.

Stricter gun laws

  • Robert Aderholt
    Recorded votes[31][32][33][34]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Amanda Pusczek
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Robert Aderholt
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Amanda Pusczek
    Opposes[3]

    Ballotpedia survey response lists "End current ICE funding" among her campaign priorities.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Robert Aderholt
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][27][26]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Amanda Pusczek
    Supports[3]

    Says raising taxes on earners over a million dollars and closing capital-gains loopholes is essential for a fair economy.

Expand public health coverage

  • Robert Aderholt
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][22][23][24]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted no on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). Voted yes on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Amanda Pusczek
    Supports[3]

    Ballotpedia survey response lists "Expand Medicaid and move towards Universal Healthcare" and reversing Medicaid cuts among her campaign priorities.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Robert Aderholt
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][25][26]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Amanda Pusczek
    Supports[3]

    Ballotpedia survey response lists investing in green energy among her campaign priorities.

Raise the minimum wage

  • Robert Aderholt
    Recorded votes[35]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Amanda Pusczek
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Robert Aderholt
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Amanda Pusczek
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Robert Aderholt
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Amanda Pusczek
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Robert Aderholt
    Recorded votes[21]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Amanda Pusczek
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Robert Aderholt
    Recorded votes[28][29]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Amanda Pusczek
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Robert Aderholt
    Supports[9]

    Cosponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, which would recognize sex in school athletics under Title IX based solely on reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

  • Amanda Pusczek
    —

Sources · 42

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Robert Aderholt · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Amanda Pusczek · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.American Strength · Office of Rep. Robert Aderholt Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Economy · Office of Rep. Robert Aderholt Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Gun Rights · Office of Rep. Robert Aderholt Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Health Care · Office of Rep. Robert Aderholt Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Family Values · Office of Rep. Robert Aderholt Candidate's own words
  9. 9.H.R. 28, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  10. 10.Robert Aderholt · Ballotpedia Reference
  11. 11.About Robert · Office of Rep. Robert Aderholt Official record
  12. 12.Robert Aderholt · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  13. 13.Alabama 4th election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  14. 14.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  16. 16.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  39. 39.Amanda Pusczek · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  40. 40.Meet Amanda · Amanda Pusczek for Alabama CD-4 campaign website Candidate's own words
  41. 41.House candidates Pusczek, Weaver speak to Democrats · Mountain Eagle News report
  42. 42.Alabama's 4th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report