Marilyn Lands, Who Ran on IVF and Abortion Issue, Hopeful After Alabama Win
Marilyn Lands has just won the special election for Alabama House District 10—a district where she, a Democrat who speaks openly about having an abortion, was a startling break from the status quo—by a whopping 25 percentage points. She could be basking in the glow of her victory or out celebrating with the family and friends who attended her watch party last night. But Lands is already looking toward the future.
“It gives me a lot of hope for this state in 2026,” she said Wednesday in an interview from her home in Huntsville. “I hope that this will be the start of us winning some more seats in 2026 and really beginning to break that [Republican] super majority.”
Lands, 65, is a mother and licensed mental health counselor who, infuriated with Alabama’s decision to outlaw abortion and briefly ban IVF, decided to run a campaign in the deep South focused heavily on reproductive rights.