Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries · Alabama

Certified for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot
General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026

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The candidates

Candidates as certified by the Alabama Secretary of State (Aug. 26, 2026) and printed on the official 2026 general election sample ballots.

Corey Hill

Republican

No sourced background yet

Ron Sparks

Democratic

Ron Sparks was elected Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, and was appointed senior advisor to U.S. Senator Doug Jones in 2018.

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Where they stand: Hill vs. Sparks

Topic headings are Vote Book’s; quoted words are each candidate’s own, with the source under each one. “As reported” means a news outlet’s description, not an exact quote. A yellow tag means no public position was found on that topic.

Farms & rural
Hill

Farmland

We cannot lose our prime farmland to data centers or solar farms, or even subdivisions, to some regard
Sparks

Farm policy experience

I’m the only candidate running for this office who has worked on 2 separate national farm bills.
Original: sparks2026.com (accessed Oct 2026)
Other priorities
HillNo public position foundSparks

Export markets

Alabama won’t just be selling products locally when I am Commissioner of Agriculture – we’ll be open for business to the whole world.
Original: sparks2026.com (accessed Oct 2026)
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Official voting records

The same nine Senate votes (or three House votes) are shown for every current member of Congress running, so records can be compared across races. Click a roll call for the official tally.

No congressional voting record for: Ron Sparks, Corey Hill. State legislative or local records are not yet compiled.