Sam Jones Wins Reelection to House District 99
Democrat Sam Jones defeated Republican Charlie Watts in the Alabama House District 99 general election, according to unofficial results.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Elections
Democrat Sam Jones won reelection to the Alabama House of Representatives seat for District 99, receiving 75 percent of the vote to Republican Charlie Watts's 25 percent. The count was 99 percent complete in unofficial results published by the Mobile County Probate Office.
Why it matters
The result keeps a longtime Mobile political figure in the state House, with Jones first elected to the seat in 2018 after a long career in local government. For Alabama voters in District 99, the outcome determines continuity in the district's representation in the legislature.
Jones received 75 percent of the vote to Watts's 25 percent in House District 99, with 99 percent of the count reported in unofficial results. The figures are preliminary, and the final 1 percent of the count was not yet included.
The players
Sam Jones
Sam Jones is a Democratic politician who served on the Mobile County Commission from 1985 to 2005, became Mobile's first Black mayor, and has represented House District 99 in the Alabama Legislature since 2018.
Charlie Watts
Charlie Watts is a retired Baptist pastor and former Semmes City Council member who ran as the Republican nominee for House District 99.
The details
Jones defeated Republican Charlie Watts, a retired Baptist pastor and former Semmes City Council member, in the general election. House District 99 covers part of Mobile County, including portions of the City of Mobile.
Timeline
2005: Jones was elected the first Black mayor of Mobile.
2013: Jones was defeated for mayor by Sandy Stimpson.
2018: Jones was first elected to House District 99.
November 3, 2026: Jones won reelection to House District 99.
Political Context
Jones's return to elected office follows his 2005 election as Mobile's first Black mayor and his two losses to Sandy Stimpson in 2013 and 2017. The reelection keeps him as one of the most prominent figures in Mobile County's Democratic politics in the state Legislature.
Residents of House District 99 will have Jones as their state representative for the next term, which shapes how their local concerns are raised in the Alabama Legislature. The district's Mobile County and City of Mobile constituents now have continuity in state House representation.
The takeaway
Electoral continuity in a single state House seat can carry lasting weight for constituents who rely on the same representative over many years. Voters tracking District 99 can follow future legislative activity from Jones's office.
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