Alabama general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for Tax Assessor, Jefferson County in 2026?

Here are the candidates for Tax Assessor, Jefferson County on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Jefferson County.

This office runs county services rather than voting on the quiz issues, so we show each candidate's experience and record instead of an issue match.

Gaynell Hendricks

Democrat · Incumbent

Jefferson County Tax Assessor

Gaynell Hendricks is the first woman and first African American to serve as Jefferson County Tax Assessor¹. She had completed two six-year terms when she won a third in November 2020, defeating Republican Jonathan Barbee²³. She holds a sociology degree from LeMoyne-Owen College and an MBA from Rutgers and founded the Wee Care Academy childcare centers¹². She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot⁴.

Jefferson County Tax Assessor, currently in her third six-year term; her office completed the county's first resurvey in more than 75 years and a countywide remapping¹²³
Founder and owner, Wee Care Academy childcare centers, since 1988²
Former board member and first woman chair of the Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport board; other civic boards including the Birmingham Zoo¹²
B.A. in sociology, LeMoyne-Owen College; MBA, Rutgers University¹²
Elected countywide; she had served two full terms by 2020 and won a third term on November 3, 2020 with about 56 percent of the vote over Jonathan O. Barbee²³. Unopposed in 2026⁴.

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