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Alabama's 6th Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: November 10, 2023
Primary: March 5, 2024
Primary runoff: April 16, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Alabama
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 6th Congressional District of Alabama, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and a primary runoff was April 16, 2024. The filing deadline was November 10, 2023.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.[1] As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215.[2] To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 83.7%-15.1%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 68.4%-30.4%.[3]

Alabama conducted redistricting between the 2022 and 2024 elections. As a result, district lines in this state changed. To review how redistricting took place in Alabama and to see maps of the new districts, click here. For a list of all states that drew new district lines between 2022 and 2024, click here.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 6

Incumbent Gary Palmer defeated Elizabeth Anderson in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary Palmer
Gary Palmer (R)
 
70.3
 
243,741
Image of Elizabeth Anderson
Elizabeth Anderson (D) Candidate Connection
 
29.6
 
102,504
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
380

Total votes: 346,625
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Elizabeth Anderson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6

Incumbent Gary Palmer defeated Gerrick Wilkins and Ken McFeeters in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary Palmer
Gary Palmer
 
83.2
 
76,488
Image of Gerrick Wilkins
Gerrick Wilkins Candidate Connection
 
10.6
 
9,701
Image of Ken McFeeters
Ken McFeeters
 
6.2
 
5,705

Total votes: 91,894
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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "I grew up below the poverty line in Childersburg, Alabama, and I know firsthand the struggles facing so many Alabamians. I was able to succeed because of the safety net provided by our government, from SNAP benefits to subsidized housing to free school lunches. With a strong belief in the power of education, I earned a full-ride scholarship to the University of Alabama, where I graduated with honors. After years in the tech sector, I founded my own small business in Alabama that has flourished into an international leader in tech strategy. In every stage of my life, from becoming a mother to founding my own successful tech start-up, I have always remembered my small town roots. That's why I'm running for office: because there are not enough folks fighting for everyday Alabamians. With strong, common-sense representation, we can make our district stronger and directly improve the lives of the working class. As your representative, I promise to always fight for women’s rights, dignified work opportunities, and wages that actually rise with the cost of living."


Key Messages

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It’s simple: we need women in office, and we need to fight for women’s rights. Our current leadership is not only failing our women, but they are actively assaulting reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy. As your representative, I will work tirelessly to protect reproductive rights at every level.


Poverty is not a moral failing – it is a policy choice. As a child growing up in Alabama, I couldn’t access healthy meals or receive basic medical care due to my family’s socioeconomic status. I had to learn how to grow food for myself and my siblings in my backyard, and I went without medical care for years to help save money. I was not lazy, I was not bad -- I was a child who deserved to have my basic needs met. Poor people around Alabama are some of the most hardworking folks in our state, and representatives in Congress need to understand this if they're going to represent their constituents' best interests.


I believe in empathetic leadership. As a business owner, I prioritize empathetic leadership at work, and have centered keynote speeches on the topic – that’s how important I think it is. It’s not complicated – we need leaders who listen more than they speak.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alabama District 6 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Alabama

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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It’s simple: we need women in office, and we need to fight for women’s rights. Our current leadership is not only failing our women, but they are actively assaulting reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy. As your representative, I will work tirelessly to protect reproductive rights at every level.

Poverty is not a moral failing – it is a policy choice. As a child growing up in Alabama, I couldn’t access healthy meals or receive basic medical care due to my family’s socioeconomic status. I had to learn how to grow food for myself and my siblings in my backyard, and I went without medical care for years to help save money. I was not lazy, I was not bad -- I was a child who deserved to have my basic needs met. Poor people around Alabama are some of the most hardworking folks in our state, and representatives in Congress need to understand this if they're going to represent their constituents' best interests.

I believe in empathetic leadership. As a business owner, I prioritize empathetic leadership at work, and have centered keynote speeches on the topic – that’s how important I think it is. It’s not complicated – we need leaders who listen more than they speak.
I am enraged by the lack of maternal healthcare in our state. When I was born, my mother had to drive herself over 1 hour away, in labor, to the nearest hospital. In Alabama, over 1/3 of our counties lack birthing facilities, making them maternal healthcare deserts. Women, especially Black women, are dying at disproportionate levels due to a lack of basic healthcare, and maternal mortality rates are rising nationwide. As a woman and a mother to two daughters, this is totally unacceptable. Maternity wards are closing left and right, and our current Representative has done absolutely nothing about it. It’s time for change.
My first jobs were odd jobs - giving music lessons, building websites, cleaning houses. Growing up with limited means, I learned to be scrappy and work hard to support myself. When I was in college, I worked multiple jobs including doing telephone surveys for banks and selling magazine subscriptions by phone. Working in any kind of call center is tougher than people might realize, especially being paid minimum wage. But these types of jobs meant that I could sometimes do my school work between calls… because even though I had to work, I always prioritized my education.
John Lewis was one of our nation’s greatest legislators. Motivated by a deep commitment to justice and equality, he committed his life to fighting for progress. He was not afraid of making “good trouble,” and his moral leadership is an inspiration.
I firmly believe in financial transparency and government accountability. As a business owner, I maintain clear transparency standards so that everyone on our team can have an informed say in business operations. I am also deeply committed to financial transparency and accountability. I can’t even count the number of times I have contacted my representative and never heard a single word back. This is unacceptable – we deserve representation who listen as much as they speak, and I am committed to being that representation. For too long, those with money have had an unfair advantage in elections. Large corporations and dark money super-PACs can buy politicians. I cannot be bought, and I will not accept any money that is not from an accountable and transparent source.


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Gary Palmer Republican Party $1,728,601 $2,021,428 $153,239 As of December 31, 2024
Elizabeth Anderson Democratic Party $208,724 $173,214 $35,511 As of December 31, 2024
Ken McFeeters Republican Party $17,000 $17,000 $5,000 As of February 20, 2024
Gerrick Wilkins Republican Party $330,372 $330,372 $0 As of July 15, 2024

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[4]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[5][6][7]

Race ratings: Alabama's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
Race trackerRace ratings
November 5, 2024October 29, 2024October 22, 2024October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Alabama in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Alabama, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Alabama U.S. House Ballot-qualified party N/A Fixed by party 11/10/2023 Source
Alabama U.S. House Unaffiliated 3% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election N/A 3/5/2024 Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting ahead of the 2024 election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map used in the 2022 election next to the map in place for the 2024 election. Click on a map below to enlarge it.

2022

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2024

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Alabama.

Alabama U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Year Districts/
offices
Seats Open seats Candidates Possible primaries Contested Democratic primaries Contested Republican primaries % of contested primaries Incumbents in contested primaries % of incumbents in contested primaries
2024 7 7 1 36 14 2 6 57.1% 6 85.7%
2022 7 7 1 21 14 3 2 35.7% 1 16.7%
2020 7 7 2 25 14 2 3 35.7% 1 20.0%
2018 7 7 0 23 14 4 3 50.0% 3 42.9%
2016 7 7 0 16 14 0 4 28.6% 4 57.1%
2014 7 7 1 20 14 1 3 28.6% 3 50.0%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Alabama in 2024. Information below was calculated on 1/10/2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Thirty-six candidates filed to run for Alabama's seven U.S. House districts, including 15 Democrats and 21 Republicans. That's 5.14 candidates per district, more than in the previous three election cycles. There were 3.14 candidates per district in 2022, 3.57 candidates per district in 2020, and 3.28 in 2018.

This was the first election to take place under new district lines that a three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama approved on Oct. 5, 2023. The 36 candidates who filed to run this year were a decade-high. Twenty-one candidates ran in 2022, 25 in 2020, 23 in 2018, 16 in 2016, 20 in 2014, and 23 in 2012.

Two incumbents—Reps. Jerry Carl (R) and Barry Moore (R)—filed to run against each other in the redrawn 1st congressional district. Carl was the incumbent in the 1st district, and Moore was the incumbent in the 2nd congressional district.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Alabama's 6th the 27th most Republican district nationally.[8]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Alabama's 6th based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
30.4% 68.4%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district.[9] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline Democratic Party Republican Baseline Republican Party Difference
30.3 69.2 R+38.9

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Alabama, 2020

Alabama presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 16 Democratic wins
  • 13 Republican wins
  • 2 other wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960[10] 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party D D D D D D D D D D D D SR[11] D D D R AI[12] R D R R R R R R R R R R R
See also: Party control of Alabama state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Alabama's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Alabama
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 1 1
Republican 2 6 8
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 7 9


State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Alabama's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Alabama, May 2024
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Kay Ivey
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Will Ainsworth
Secretary of State Republican Party Wes Allen
Attorney General Republican Party Steve Marshall

State legislature

Alabama State Senate

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 8
     Republican Party 27
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 35

Alabama House of Representatives

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 28
     Republican Party 75
     Other 0
     Vacancies 2
Total 105

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Alabama Party Control: 1992-2024
Six years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor R D D R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Alabama's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 6

Incumbent Gary Palmer defeated Andria Chieffo in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary Palmer
Gary Palmer (R)
 
83.7
 
154,233
Image of Andria Chieffo
Andria Chieffo (L)
 
15.1
 
27,833
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
2,137

Total votes: 184,203
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gary Palmer advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6.

2020

See also: Alabama's 6th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 6

Incumbent Gary Palmer defeated Kaynen Pellegrino in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary Palmer
Gary Palmer (R)
 
97.1
 
274,160
Image of Kaynen Pellegrino
Kaynen Pellegrino (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
8,101

Total votes: 282,261
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gary Palmer advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also: Alabama's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 6

Incumbent Gary Palmer defeated Danner Kline in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary Palmer
Gary Palmer (R)
 
69.2
 
192,542
Image of Danner Kline
Danner Kline (D)
 
30.8
 
85,644
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
142

Total votes: 278,328
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6

Danner Kline advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
Image of Danner Kline
Danner Kline

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6

Incumbent Gary Palmer advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
Image of Gary Palmer
Gary Palmer

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Footnotes

  1. A majority in the U.S. House when there are no vacancies is 218 seats.
  2. These figures include the seat of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned on Nov. 13, 2024, after winning re-election.
  3. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  4. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  5. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  6. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  7. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  8. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  9. Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023
  10. Although he was not on the ballot, Harry F. Byrd (D) won six unpledged electoral votes in Alabama's 1960 election against Richard Nixon (R) and Democratic Party nominee John F. Kennedy. Kennedy won Alabama's popular vote and received five electoral votes.
  11. States' Rights Democratic Party
  12. American Independent Party


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