2025 Alabama Senate District 5 special election
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The 2025 Alabama Senate District 5 special election will be held on a date that will be set by Governor Kay Ivey following the scheduled resignation of incumbent Greg Reed to serve as a workforce advisor for the Governor's administration, to elect the state senator from the 5th Senate district.
Background
[edit]Incumbent representative Greg Reed is set to resign on January 1, 2025, to serve as a workforce advisor to the governor.[1][2] He was selected by Kay Ivey on November 19, 2024. Ivey will schedule the election on or after January 1, when Reed's term as advisor begins.[3]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Matt Woods, state representative from the 13th district (2022–present)[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed to take job with Gov. Kay Ivey". Alabama Reflector. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Alabama Sen. Greg Reed appointed as senior advisor of workforce transformation in Gov. Ivey's administration". CBS 42. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Governor Ivey Adds to Team, Appoints Greg Reed as Senior Advisor to Workforce Transformation". The Office of Alabama Governor. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Everett, Grayson. "Matt Woods officially running for Alabama Senate District 5". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "State Rep. Woods to seek Greg Reed's soon-to-be-vacated State Senate District 5 seat". 1819 News. Retrieved 12 December 2024.