The people's voice of reason
The people's voice of reason
The 2023 Congressional District map drawn by the Alabama Legislature is on the Left. The now defunct map drawn by the court's special master is the one on the right.
May 12, 2026 – MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey (R) celebrated the United States Supreme Court's decision to vacate the court-ordered congressional map, allowing for the use of the 2023 Congressional map drawn by the Republican controlled Legislature.
"I will continue to say: Alabama knows our state, our people and our districts best," said Gov. Ivey. "The United States Supreme Court's decision is plain common sense and enables our values to be best represented in Congress. For years, we have fought for this outcome, and I am proud to celebrate this win for Alabamians."
Following last week's successful special session and this victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, Governor Ivey is now taking the next step by calling a Special Primary Election for the affected congressional districts, the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th on August 11.
"As I said at the close of our special session last week, Alabama now stands ready to quickly act," said Gov. Ivey. "I thank Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter and Pro Tem Garlan Gudger for their focus last week that has allowed us to be in this strong position to move forward with our 2023 Alabama-drawn congressional map."
Governor Ivey set the special primary election for Tuesday, August 11, 2026. There will be no runoff election. The general election will occur as planned with all other races on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
This effectively nullifies the results in the May 19 Republican primary in congressional districts 1, 2, 6, and 7. The adoption of the 2023 Congressional map which kicks the northern half of Mobile County back into District 1 means that Rep. Shomari Figurers (D-Mobile) has virtually no chance of defending his seat in CD2.
"Alabamians now have another opportunity to send strong voices to Washington to fight for our values, and I encourage them to get out and vote in this special primary election on August 11," said Gov. Ivey. "I also urge them to head to the polls this coming Tuesday, May 19 to vote in all other races. We are experiencing strong momentum in Alabama, and I am very optimistic for our future."
The Alabama House Democratic Caucus (AHDC) condemned the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, which lifted the current injunction on redistricting in Alabama, allowing the state to proceed with the map that the Legislature approved rather than the racially gerrymandered map that the Atlanta court's handpicked special master drew and forced upon the state.
Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) issued the following statement in response to the decision:
"A panel of three judges, after extensive hearings and evidence-gathering, found that Alabama was intentionally discriminating against black voters," said Leader Daniels. "If this court won't recognize the clear mandate of the Voting Rights Act, we need a new Congress and a new court to make that guarantee of the 14th and 15th amendment real.'"
Qualifying with both major political parties will begin Wednesday, May 20, 2026. The deadline for qualifying with major political parties will be Friday, May 22, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. The deadline for qualifying with all independent and minor political parties will be Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
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