Alabama primary election 2026 live updates: Top offices up for grabs after redistricting vote

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 U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump looks on in the Oval Office at the White House on September 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Following days of speculation about his health from users on social media, President Trump made his first public appearance in a week to announce the moving of Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones speaks at a campaign kick off event as he begins his bid for Governor of Alabama at the Theodore in Birmingham, Ala., Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 (Will McLelland | WMcLelland@al.com)


Ken McFeeters of Pelham is running for the Republican nomination for governor of Alabama.Jamel Brown speaks in opposition to HB1 during a public hearing on the bill at the State House in Montgomery, Ala. With Supreme Court approval, the bill would allow the state to use an alternative congressional map and call a special election, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)
Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Barry Moore speaks during the Shelby County Republican Party’s U.S. Senate Candidate Forum at the Hoover Public Library in Hoover, Ala., Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Former Navy Seal and U.S. Senate candidate Jared Hudson speaks during the U.S. Senate Forum hosted by Rightside Media, Alabama Policy Action, & Yellowhammer News at the Hoover Public Library in Hoover, Ala., Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Alabama Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Steve Marshall speaks during the U.S. Senate Forum hosted by Rightside Media, Alabama Policy Action, & Yellowhammer News at the Hoover Public Library in Hoover, Ala., Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Rep. Jerry L. Carl (R-Alabama) holds up six fingers as member-elects vote in for Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on January 6, 2023, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC.  (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)Republican candidate for Congressional Distric 1, Rhett Marques poses for a for a photo during the Stars of the State luncheon sponsored by the Wiregrass Republican Women, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Enterprise, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell is running for a second term in 2024. Mitchell, a Republican from Homewood, was first elected in 2018. (Photo from Jay Mitchell campaign.)Republican candidate for Attorney General, Katherine Robertson poses for a for a photo during the Stars of the State luncheon sponsored by the Wiregrass Republican Women, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Enterprise, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey speaks during a Mobile County GOP candidates meet and greet on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at The Grand Hall in Mobile, Ala.Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL),  speaks on the House steps on November 12, 2025. T(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., speaks to opponents of HB1 outside the State House in Montgomery, Ala., after a public hearing on the bill. With Supreme Court approval, the bill would allow the state to use an alternative congressional map and call a special election, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)
 Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., is seen after a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/)FILE - Alabama Secretary of State, Wes Allen speaks during the inauguration ceremony on the steps of the Alabama State Capital, Jan. 16, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. A day after being sworn in last month, Allen sent a letter informing the Electronic Registration Information Center, a voluntary system known as ERIC, of the state’s exit after criticizing the program during his campaign. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)Former Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl speaks during a lieutenant governor candidates forum on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at the Fairhope Yacht Club in Fairhope, Ala.Rep. Phillip Ensler, D-Montgomery, holds a news conference in his district to announce eight gun laws he will introduce in the 2023 legislative session. Sarah Swetlik/AL.comDakarai Larriett, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, participates in a candidates forum on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Spanish Fort City Hall in Spanish Fort, Ala. Republican and Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate and the 1st congressional district participated in the two-hour forum on veterans issues hosted by the Warrior Legacy Ranch.Kyle Sweetser (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Chad

Today is the first of two primary elections of 2026 for Alabama after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling and special legislative session paved the way for a special election in four U.S. House districts.

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