Candidates qualify for Alabama special primary election after Supreme Court redistricting ruling

Federal Court hearing to determine future of Alabama congressional maps

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A federal court hearing in Birmingham determining which congressional map the state of Alabama will use in upcoming elections has adjourned for the day. The hearing before a three-judge panel comes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais weakened the Voting Rights Act. That was followed by the [...]

Candidates qualify for Alabama special primary election after Supreme Court redistricting ruling

Candidate qualifying has officially ended for Alabama’s special primary election for congressional districts 1, 2, 6 and 7, finalizing the field for races reshaped by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent redistricting decision.

As litigation continues, 21 candidates qualify for August Alabama congressional primaries

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, leaves the lectern after speaking to an Alabama Senate committee on May 7, 2026 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, The congressman is one of 21 candidates who have qualified to run in a special primary election in August for Alabama's 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th Congressional Districts. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)At least 21 people have qualified to run in special primary elections on Aug. 11 for Alabama’…

These are the Democrats and Republicans running in Alabama’s 4 special primary elections

Alabama just had an election -- but the state is gearing up for a new special primary for four congressional districts, and lots of contenders are putting their hats in the ring.

Candidates qualify for special election

Voters will recognize most of the people who qualified to run for Congress Friday afternoon in a special election. However, whether the state will use a new voting district map that reunites Mobile and Baldwin counties in the same district…