Sheriff Election — Covington County, Alabama
Covington Sheriff · the arena · the Florida-line county hires this desk in 2026 · in Andalusia
The 2026 oval in Andalusia, not in Opp, not in Florala
This page is the arena for this office. Unique teaching for the job lives on the office twin. The county as a place is taught at Covington County.
It is not a campaign. Names belong on the official sample ballot. No crown.
Andalusia hires a Sheriff who still holds Hillcrest
Article V, § 138: four years. The Secretary of State 2026 page lists various county offices on the gubernatorial ballot.
- Closed primary: Tuesday, 19 May 2026 (already sat).
- Primary runoff: Tuesday, 16 June 2026 (already sat where needed).
- General: Tuesday, 3 November 2026.
- Take office: Ala. Code § 36-3-4 — Monday, 18 January 2027.
- Vacancy: Governor appointment (§ 36-9-17). Coroner acts until a successor is chosen (§ 11-5-5).
The Governor is 2026. That is not this oval. A chairman plus four Commissioners sit — not this oval. An Opp rumor does not hire this badge. Opp is a city. Covington County, Mississippi, is a different state.
Circuit Clerk at 1-K North Court Square, not Hillcrest
1-K North Court Square, Andalusia, AL 36420. Not 290 Hillcrest Drive. Not Opp City Hall. Confirm registration, sample ballot, and absentee on sos.alabama.gov and myinfo.alabamavotes.gov.
Sample ballot in Andalusia — not Covington County, Mississippi
Do not take names from an Opp rumor or a Mississippi postcard.
- Official candidate list / sample ballot — Alabama Secretary of State
- Voter lookup
- Current Sheriff of record — official Covington County Sheriff listing
If a site and the official sample ballot disagree, the sample ballot wins.
What you are hiring — Florida-line patrol and a Hillcrest house
You are hiring the Sheriff of Covington County, Alabama — unincorporated patrol across forest and Florida-line roads, warrants, civil process, courthouse security, and the County Jail at 290 Hillcrest Drive. You are not hiring Opp Police. You are not hiring Andalusia Police. You are not hiring the Governor.
Read the office page for Hillcrest as this jailer and Opp as a city.
Remedy when a writ misses Red Level
A bad service or a paper that missed the forest — this Sheriff’s door and the courts. Five Commissioners are not the internal-affairs substitute for a paper. Not a comment section. Not Mississippi.
Relief when the Conecuh comes up at Florala
A rise on the Conecuh, a wreck on U.S. 84, a Florida-line storm at Florala — this county’s mutual aid first. Coffee’s Elba is a different count. Walton County, Florida, is a different count. Opp’s city hall is a different government.
Service — papers, a Hillcrest night shift, forest roads
Papers. A Court Square courtroom. Night hours the office actually posts. 911 on an unincorporated Red Level road remains this badge. The county jail remains this badge.
Due process does not wait for an Opp rumor
A levy in Gantt still needs notice. Confirmation of sale is still the court. The Constitution does not pause because a visitor photographed a different Covington.
Rights from Opp to Florala
Equal protection on the Florida-line map. Counsel. Property. Humane custody. A worker in Opp’s county remainder and a family in Florala hire the same Sheriff.