Alabama governor schedules special primary election after Supreme Court lifts redistricting block
The election follows a Supreme Court ruling that could let Alabama use a 2023 map and reduce majority-Black districts from two to one.
- On Tuesday, Governor Kay Ivey set a special primary election for August 11, 2026, affecting Alabama's 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th Congressional Districts following the United States Supreme Court's decision to vacate a court-ordered map.
- The Supreme Court ruling allows Alabama to return to its 2023 legislature-approved map, replacing a court-mandated map that previously included two majority-Black voting districts.
- Candidate qualifying for major political parties runs from May 20 through May 22, with Republicans seeking to flip at least one of the two Democratic-held seats currently held by Democrats.
- Plaintiffs in the Allen v. Milligan case are seeking a federal restraining order to block the map, alleging the 2023 boundaries "intentionally discriminated against Black voters" when drawn.
- The general election will proceed November 3, 2026, as Ivey called the court decision "plain common sense" enabling Alabama values to be represented in Congress.
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Alabama sets special election after Supreme Court decision
The Alabama governor has set new election plans after the Supreme Court cleared the state to move forward with its preferred congressional map. The decision, issued Monday in a 6–3 ruling by the Supreme Court, allowed Alabama to revert to its 2023 legislature-approved congressional map while lower courts revisit the case under a new legal standard established in Louisiana v. Callais. That earlier ruling raised the threshold for proving intention…
Alabama governor sets special election dates for four congressional districts impacted by redistricting decision
Alabama's governor has set a date for a special election in four state congressional districts impacted by a Supreme Court decision Monday to overturn a judicial order to use a court-imposed House map until after the 2030 census.
Gov. Kay Ivey sets special elections for four congressional districts
Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, speaks to Rep. Chris Pringle, R-Mobile during a special session on redistricting on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Montgomery, Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday called a special election for congressional districts 1, 2, 6 and 7, after the Supreme Court allowed the state to revert to the above map. (Stew Milne for Alabama Reflector)Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday called a special election for congressional districts 1, 2, 6 …
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