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U.S. House · Alabama's 7th Congressional District

Alabama's Black Belt, including western Jefferson County (part of Birmingham), Selma, Tuscaloosa, and much of west-central Alabama; Alabama's only Democratic-leaning and majority-Black district.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Terri Sewell, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Terri Sewell174,82369.4%
Ammie Akin77,08530.6%

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 Terri Sewell (D) advanced without a primary. Ammie Akin defeated David Perry 73.4% to 26.6% in the August 11, 2026 Republican primary. A new congressional map, signed after the Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling, moved this district's primary from May 19 to August 11, 2026 and reopened the candidate filing deadline, after which two Republicans filed to run (none had filed under the original map). Cook Political Report rated the district D+10 for 2026.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Terri SewellDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative for Alabama's 7th Congressional District (since 2011)Full profile →Ammie AkinRFull 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

  • Terri Sewell
    Recorded votes[41][42][43]

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

  • Ammie Akin
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Terri Sewell
    Recorded votes[36][37][38][39]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes 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 no on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Ammie Akin
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Terri Sewell
    Recorded votes[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no 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 no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Ammie Akin
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Terri Sewell
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][32][31]

    Voted no 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 yes 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.

  • Ammie Akin
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Terri Sewell
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][28][29]

    Voted no 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 yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted no 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.

  • Ammie Akin
    In their own words[14]
    “Strengthen rural hospitals and expand access to care for the communities that have to travel farthest to get it.”

    On her campaign website

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Terri Sewell
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][30][31]

    Voted no 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 yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Ammie Akin
    —

Increase police funding and staffing

  • Terri Sewell
    —
  • Ammie Akin
    In their own words[14]
    “Keep families safe by giving law enforcement, firefighters, and EMS the resources and support they need to do their jobs.”

    On her campaign website

Raise the minimum wage

  • Terri Sewell
    Recorded votes[40]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Ammie Akin
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Terri Sewell
    Recorded votes[35]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Ammie Akin
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Terri Sewell
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Ammie Akin
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Terri Sewell
    Recorded votes[27]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Ammie Akin
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Terri Sewell
    Recorded votes[33][34]

    Voted yes 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 yes 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.

  • Ammie Akin
    —

Research notes & limits

Akin's biography relies on her campaign website and a news Q&A; no independent news profile of her education or career dates was loaded, and the Ballotpedia pages list no prior offices for her.

Sources · 48

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

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  2. 2.Terri Sewell · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Ammie Akin For Congress · Akin for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Economy · Office of Rep. Terri Sewell Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Healthcare · Office of Rep. Terri Sewell Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Voting Rights · Office of Rep. Terri Sewell Candidate's own words
  7. 7.H.R. 18 — Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025 · Congress.gov Official record
  8. 8.H.R. 3115 — Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 · Congress.gov Official record
  9. 9.H.R. 2743 — Raise the Wage Act of 2025 · Congress.gov Official record
  10. 10.H.R. 12 — Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.H.Con.Res. 40 — Directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.H.R. 7392 — To impose a hiring freeze on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 407 — Prevent Tariff Abuse Act · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.Issues · Akin for Congress campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  15. 15.Abbreviated Biography · Office of Rep. Terri Sewell Official record
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  19. 19.Alabama 7th election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  20. 20.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  22. 22.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  39. 39.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  40. 40.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
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  42. 42.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  43. 43.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  44. 44.Ammie Akin For Congress · Akin for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  45. 45.Meet Ammie Akin · Akin for Congress Candidate's own words
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  47. 47.A look at Alabama's 7th Congressional District Republican candidates ahead of the primary · ABC 33/40 News report
  48. 48.Alabama's 7th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report