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 368 6.4%
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

Elizabeth Anderson

Democrat
Total Raised: $15,899
Cash on Hand: $2,787

Kimberly Ashtyn Kennedy

Democrat
Total Raised: $9,914
Cash on Hand: $568

Maurice Mercer

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

Case Dixon

Republican
Total Raised: $25,194
Cash on Hand: $579

Average reflects all polls from 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 every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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