Alabama runs split congressional primary after Callais upends Voting Rights Act maps

On May 19, 2026, Alabama ran a split primary under maps revived after the Supreme Court's April 29 Callais decision and the Court's May 11 order letting the state use its 2023 map. Gov. Kay Ivey and Secretary of State Wes Allen counted binding results only in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th congressional districts, while voters in the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th had to come back on August 11 because their primary results were voided. The arrangement turned a redistricting fight into an immediate test of how quickly state officials could shrink Black voting power and force a costly redo of a federal election (Supreme Court opinion; Alabama Reflector; OPB/NPR; WBHM; WBRC).