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Caroleene Dobson

Secretary of State

2026 Alabama Secretary of State — General Election · November 3, 2026

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This candidate is listed on an official Alabama sample ballot for November 3, 2026. Sample ballots may be amended and do not establish an individual voter’s precinct-specific ballot.

Last reviewed September 16, 2026

Overview

Current race
2026 Alabama Secretary of State — General Election on November 3, 2026
Official candidacy
Secretary of State · Republican · Candidate
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NOVEMBER 3, 2026

FOR SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote for One) WAYNE ROGERS Democrat CAROLEENE DOBSON Republican Write-in

Experience

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Monroe County upbringing and family farming

Source-published biography

Caroleene Dobson is a wife, mother, attorney, and proud Monroe County, Alabama native. Born and raised in Beatrice, Dobson grew up on her family's fifth-generation cattle farm, where she learned the meaning of hard work and developed a firsthand understanding of the challenges faced by working families and entrepreneurs.

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Caroleene Dobson is a wife, mother, attorney, and proud Monroe County, Alabama native. Born and raised in Beatrice, Dobson grew up on her family's fifth-generation cattle farm, where she learned the meaning of hard work and developed a firsthand understanding of the challenges faced by working families and entrepreneurs.

Harvard education and Baylor law degree

Source-published biography

A National Merit finalist and a U.S. Presidential Scholar, Dobson attended Harvard College, earning a degree in history and literature, and later graduated from Baylor Law School magna cum laude, where she served as articles editor of the Baylor Law Review and president of the Baylor Environmental and Natural Resource Law Society.

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A National Merit finalist and a U.S. Presidential Scholar, Dobson attended Harvard College, earning a degree in history and literature, and later graduated from Baylor Law School magna cum laude, where she served as articles editor of the Baylor Law Review and president of the Baylor Environmental and Natural Resource Law Society.

Legal practice, Forestry Commission service and family

Source-published biography

She currently lives in Montgomery with her husband Bobby and daughters Philippa and Lydia, where she is a shareholder at the Maynard Nexsen law firm, serves as a commissioner on the Alabama Forestry Commission and is a prior director of the Southeastern Livestock Exposition. With a legal career that has focused on commercial real estate, natural resource and energy law, Dobson has represented a diverse clientele, including homebuilders, retailers, small business owners, and private landowners.

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She currently lives in Montgomery with her husband Bobby and daughters Philippa and Lydia, where she is a shareholder at the Maynard Nexsen law firm, serves as a commissioner on the Alabama Forestry Commission and is a prior director of the Southeastern Livestock Exposition. With a legal career that has focused on commercial real estate, natural resource and energy law, Dobson has represented a diverse clientele, including homebuilders, retailers, small business owners, and private landowners.

2024 congressional nomination

Source-published biography

A lifelong conservative, Dobson was the 2024 Republican nominee in Alabama’s Second Congressional District race, an experience that left her even more committed to serving the needs of her fellow Alabamians and making our already-great state even better.

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A lifelong conservative, Dobson was the 2024 Republican nominee in Alabama’s Second Congressional District race, an experience that left her even more committed to serving the needs of her fellow Alabamians and making our already-great state even better.

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 Alabama election record — Caroleene Dobson

    Alabama Secretary of State

    Open Alabama Secretary of State
  2. Candidate-owned primary source

    Caroleene Dobson — candidate-owned primary source 2

    Caroleene Dobson campaign

    Open Caroleene Dobson campaign

    Link checked September 14, 2026.

  3. GOVERNMENT_CAMPAIGN_FINANCE_SEARCH

    Caroleene Dobson — Alabama candidate-finance search

    Alabama Secretary of State

    Open Alabama Secretary of State
  4. Election record

    2026 Alabama general-election sample ballot — Baldwin County

    Alabama Secretary of State

    Open Alabama Secretary of State

    Link checked September 14, 2026.

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