Polls Are Open Until 7:00PM In Today’s District 63 Special Election
On the very day the 2026 session of the Alabama Legislation begins, an open seat in West Alabama will be filled by a special election called by Gov. Ivey. Tuscaloosa City Councilman Norman Crow, a Republican is facing off with Tuscaloosa County Democratic Party Chair Judith Taylor to see who fills the empty District 63 seat. The winner will be seated immediately in the new session.
The seat was vacated when Gov. Ivey appointed the, Tuscaloosa Republican Rep. Cynthia Almond to the presidency of the Alabama Public service Commission.
The recent history of District 63 is solidly Republican with Almond taking 66% of the vote in her 2022 election win and her predecessor Bill Poole (now State Finance Director) garnering 63% of the vote in his initial election in 2010. He drew no opposition when he ran for re-election the next two times.
Neither Crow nor Taylor faced a challenge to their party primary candidacy, sending both to today's Special General Election.
Crow earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama. He became a certified public accountant in 1994. He became the president of a local trucking company, D.T. & Freight Company, in 2004. Norman and his wife, Keeshan, have three children that attend Tuscaloosa City Schools.
Crow currently represents Tuscaloosa City Council District 3. Prior to that he held a seat on the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education.
As county Democratic Party Chair, Taylor is running on issues of education, healthcare, family planning and workforce and economic growth. She is a first-time office seeker.
The district includes a portion of Tuscaloosa County predominantly north of the river around Lakes Tuscaloosa, Nicol, and Harris, but also includes the University of Alabama campus and nearby parts of the city.
There are eight polling locations for the special election, they are: Belk Activity Center, Church of the Highlands, Forest Lake United Methodist Church, Mary Ann Phelps Activity Center, New Zion Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa County Courthouse Annex, University of Alabama Student Recreation Center and University mall.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Only residents of District 63 are allowed to cast a ballot.
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