Bradley Earl Ekdahl Announces Run for 19th Judicial Circuit Judge Place 5

Bradley Earl Ekdahl announced his candidacy for Circuit Judge, Place 5 in the 19th Judicial Circuit, a judicial district that serves Autauga, Elmore and Chilton counties; the campaign announcement appeared March 5, 2026, in an excerpt attributed to the Republic and on a Facebook post. The declaration adds a named candidate to the contest for Place 5 and places local court watchers and election officials on notice as the spring filing period approaches.

The available Republic excerpt states, “Bradley Earl Ekdahl announced his candidacy for Circuit Judge, Place 5, in the 19th Judicial Circuit — the administrative judicial district that covers Autauga, Elmore and Chilton counties.” A separate Facebook post carried the headline “Bradley Earl Ekdahl seeks Circuit Judge Place 5 Seat in 19th Judicial Circuit” and attributed a truncated comment to Ekdahl: “The law has to be followed without regard to” — the Facebook quote is incomplete in the material provided.

The 19th Judicial Circuit’s jurisdiction is explicitly Autauga County, Elmore County and Chilton County; any decision in a Place 5 race will affect judicial assignments and case dockets across those three counties. Local courthouses in Prattville, Wetumpka and Clanton administer civil and criminal dockets under the circuit court system that Place 5 will serve, and voters in those counties can expect to see candidate filings and ballot information once official paperwork is submitted.

Key details about Ekdahl’s background, campaign priorities, filing status and potential opponents are not present in the Republic excerpt or the Facebook post provided. The full Republic article and the complete Facebook post, including the remainder of the quoted statement, have not been obtained; those items are necessary to confirm Ekdahl’s full statement, the context of the announcement and whether the Facebook post originated on an official campaign page.

Next reporting steps include obtaining the full Republic article dated March 5, 2026, capturing the Facebook post metadata and post author, and reviewing candidate filing records with the Autauga County probate office, the Elmore County probate office and the Chilton County probate office, as well as the Alabama Secretary of State candidate filings. Reporters will also consult Alabama State Bar records to verify professional credentials before publishing biographical or experiential details.

Further reporting will follow as the campaign releases a full statement and as official filing records confirm whether Bradley Earl Ekdahl becomes a formal candidate on the ballot for Circuit Judge, Place 5 in the 19th Judicial Circuit.