Just hours after the three-judge panel held a hearing on the legality of the steps Alabama has taken to return to the 2023 maps approved by the legislature, qualifying closed for the four congressional district special elections for both the Republican and Democratic parties. The elections, scheduled for August 11, are winner-take-all, with no runoff.
United States Circuit Judge Stanley Marcus, District Judge Anna Manasco and District Judge Terry Moorer held a lengthy hearing on Friday on a preliminary injunction motion filed by the NAACP and ACLU to block a 6-1 Republican map passed by the legislature. Under the proposed injunction, a 5-2 Republican map, which was court-ordered and used in the 2024 election, would be used in the 2026 election.
SEE: Three-judge panel considers blocking Alabama’s 6-1 congressional map
The candidates listed on the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) website and the Alabama Democratic Party website who qualified to run are as follows:
Congressional District 1:
Republican candidates:
- Lucas Burger
- Jerry Carl
- John Mills
- Austin Sidwell
Democratic candidate:
- Clyde Jones
Congressional District 2:
- Hampton Harris
- Christian Horn
- State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise)
- David Matthews
- Joshua McKee
- James Richardson
Democratic candidate:
- U.S. Rep. Shomari C. Figures (D-Mobile)
Congressional District 6:
- Case Dixon
- U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover)
Democrats:
- Jacob Bouma-Sims
- Ashtyn Kennedy
- Maurice Mercer
- Keith Pilkington
Congressional District 7:
- Ammie Akin
- David W. Perry
Democratic Candidate:
- U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham)
Ivey set the special primary election for August 11. There will be no runoff election. The general election will occur as planned, along with all other races, on November 3.
