Alabama District 6

AL-06 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Special Primary

Held August 11, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Maurice Mercer ✓ 5,398 64.2%
Ashtyn Kennedy 1,796 21.4%
Keith Pilkington 611 7.3%
Jacob Bouma-Sims 607 7.2%
99% reporting

Republican Special Primary

Held August 11, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Gary Palmer ✓ 24,482 87.0%
Case Dixon 3,665 13.0%
99% reporting

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Gary Palmer
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+25

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Gary Palmer

Gary Palmer Nominee Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $1,053,566
Cash on Hand: $260,721

Maurice Mercer Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $6,539
Cash on Hand: $1,863

Average is the unweighted mean of the most recent week of polls whose fieldwork ended in the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 AL-06 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 AL-06 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of the most recent week of scientific public polls whose fieldwork ended in the last 30 days. One poll in that week is the average. We do not exclude pollsters. The table lists the polls from that window. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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