Sheriff Election — Limestone County, Alabama
Limestone Sheriff · the arena · the Tennessee-line county hires this desk in 2026 · in Athens, Alabama
The 2026 oval sits in Athens, Alabama, not in Athens, Tennessee, not in Huntsville
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 Limestone County.
It is not a campaign. Names belong on the official sample ballot. No crown.
Athens hires a Sheriff who still holds a 2005 house the county has outgrown
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 countywide chair and four district Commissioners sit — not this oval. A Huntsville rumor does not hire this badge. Athens, Tennessee, is a different state. Limestone County, Texas, is a different state.
Absentee is 200 Washington West, not Elm Street
200 Washington Street W., Athens, AL 35611. Not 101 West Elm Street. Not Athens City Hall. Not Huntsville. Confirm registration, sample ballot, and absentee on sos.alabama.gov and myinfo.alabamavotes.gov.
Sample ballot in Athens — not a Limestone County, Texas flyer
Do not take names from a Tennessee postcard or a Huntsville flyer as the hall.
- Official candidate list / sample ballot — Alabama Secretary of State
- Voter lookup
- Current Sheriff of record — official Limestone County Sheriff listing
If a site and the official sample ballot disagree, the sample ballot wins.
What you are hiring — Tennessee-line patrol and Elm Street detention, not Madison County
You are hiring the Sheriff of Limestone County, Alabama — unincorporated patrol across the Tennessee-line remainder, warrants, civil process, courthouse security at 200 West Washington, and the Detention Facility at 101 West Elm Street. You are not hiring Athens Police. You are not hiring Huntsville Police. You are not hiring the Madison County Sheriff. You are not hiring the Governor.
Read the office page for 101 West Elm as this jailer and Huntsville as Madison.
Remedy when a writ misses Elkmont
A bad service or a paper that missed Ardmore remainder — this Sheriff’s door and the courts. Four district Commissioners are not the internal-affairs substitute for a paper. Not a comment section. Not Tennessee.
Relief when Wheeler Lake comes up at Mooresville
High water on Wheeler Lake, a wreck on I-65, a night road outside Elkmont — this county’s mutual aid first. Madison’s Huntsville is a different count. Morgan’s Decatur is a different count. Athens city hall is a different government.
Service — Washington docket, Elm night shift, Ardmore remainder
Papers. A 200 West Washington courtroom. Night hours the office actually posts. 911 on an unincorporated Elkmont road remains this badge. The county detention house remains this badge.
Due process does not wait for a Huntsville rumor
A levy in Lester still needs notice. Confirmation of sale is still the court. The Constitution does not pause because a visitor photographed Madison County.
Rights from Lester to the Madison line
Equal protection on the Tennessee-line map. Counsel. Property. Humane custody. A worker in Athens and a family in Elkmont hire the same Sheriff.