No primary needed in Montgomery-area Senate districts, three candidates qualify under 2021 map

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 768

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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An August special primary for two state Senate districts will be unnecessary after one Republican and two Democratic candidates qualified Tuesday morning.

Gov. Kay Ivey called the special primary election on Friday after the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday allowed the state to use a 2021 Senate district map that a federal court previously ruled was racially discriminatory. The special primary voided election results in the Democratic primary for Senate …

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