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

By: Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 981

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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At least 21 people have qualified to run in special primary elections on Aug. 11 for Alabama’s 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th congressional districts, even as litigation challenging the district lines continues.

Fourteen Republicans and seven Democrats will run in the four districts. U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, who represents the 7th Congressional District; Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, who represents the 2nd and Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, who represents the 6th, are the only incumbents in the …

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