Shalela Dowdy

Voting rights advocate in Mobile, Alabama, AL

Shalela Dowdy is a candidate for State House District 97 in Alabama State House District 97, Alabama — 2026 Primary Election.

Also running: Adline C. Clarke.

Shalela Dowdy is a Democratic candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives, seeking to represent District 97. She is running in the primary election scheduled for May 19, 2026, challenging incumbent Adline C. Clarke. Dowdy is known as a voting rights advocate and is a founding member of StandUp Mobile. Notably, she was a plaintiff in the federal lawsuit that reconfigured Alabama's congressional voting district maps in 2023. Dowdy campaigns on the platform that it is time for a new generation to represent downtown Mobile in the state legislature.