Terri A. Sewell

Democrat. Trump won Alabama in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028: 63; Born January 1, 1965.
Lean: D+10; Solidly Democratic. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since: 2011; Served since January 5, 2011.
Cash on hand: $3.35M; $3,351,034. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026: Re-elected

Over Ammie Akin (R). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary: Unopposed

No primary was held.

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries.

None on record: Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.

What a race here costs

TV: Birmingham–Anniston–Tuscaloosa, 772,000 homes. The district is 27.9% of the market; 4 markets in all.

2026 primary: no primary held

2024 general: $1.2M spent, $3.95 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Ranking Member of the House Administration subcommittee on Elections
Ranking Member of the Ways and Means subcommittee on Oversight

Committees: House Administration · Joint Committee on Printing · Ways and Means

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share: 63.68%
Victory margin: +27.42 pts
Harris, 2024: 61.22% · +23.36 pts

Margin 4.06 points above Harris. Vote share 2.46 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Robin Litaker. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
Cycle	Raised	From individuals	Cash at year end
2020	$2.2M	19%	$2.2M
2022	$2.4M	28%	$2.9M
2024	$3.0M	32%	$3.5M

Scorecards and grades

Heritage Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 6
Club for Growth (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 6
Turning Point Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 21
GOP Platform (2025) (opens in a new tab): 12
Conservative average, out of 100: 11.1
Progressive average, out of 100: 88.6 (LCV 85, Progressive Punch 91, Stop Corruption Now 90)
IAP Action score, immigration: -83, rank 265 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024: F

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.