Live Results: Alabama midterm U.S. House primaries after redistricting
Summary
Alabama voters are choosing nominees for U.S. House seats under a new congressional map that removes one of the state’s two majority-Black districts represented by Democrats. The primaries were delayed in some districts after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling led Southern Republican-controlled states, including Alabama, to redraw their voting maps as part of a party effort to keep control of the House.Key Facts
- Alabama has seven congressional districts for the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Four districts are holding primaries under a new map that changes district boundaries.
- The new map eliminates one of Alabama’s two majority-Black districts, which had Democratic representatives.
- Primaries for the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th districts were postponed from May 19 to a later date.
- The postponement followed a U.S. Supreme Court decision affecting Alabama’s congressional map.
- Southern Republican-led states, including Alabama, redrew voting maps after the court ruling.
- This redistricting is part of a Republican strategy led by President Donald Trump to keep their narrow U.S. House majority in the 2026 elections.
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