The fields are set in special elections to fill two vacant seats in the Alabama Legislature.

Five Democrats qualified for Senate District 26, a Montgomery district. Quinton Ross, a Democrat, resigned from the seat to become president of Alabama State University. Ross had represented the district since 2002.

Deborah Anthony, Fred F. Bell, David Burkette, Tony Q. Cobb Jr., and Rep. John Knight qualified. All are from Montgomery.

D.J. Johnson was the lone Republican to qualify for the race.

Three Republicans qualified to run in House District 4, a Limestone and Morgan County seat.

They are Tom Fredricks, Parker Duncan Moore and Tom Willis.

Juanita Allen Healey was the lone Democratic qualifier.

House District 4 became vacant with the felony conviction of Rep. Micky Hammon, R-Decatur, the former House majority leader.

The primary for both races is Dec. 12, same day as the special election for the U.S. Senate between Democrat Doug Jones and Republican Roy Moore.

If primary runoffs are needed, they will be on Feb. 27, with the general election on May 15. If runoffs are not needed, the general election will be Feb. 27.