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Alabama's 6th Congressional District election, 2026
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| Alabama's 6th Congressional District |
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| General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: January 23, 2026 |
| Primary: May 19, 2026 Primary runoff: June 16, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Alabama |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026 |
| See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th Alabama elections, 2026 U.S. Congress elections, 2026 U.S. Senate elections, 2026 U.S. House elections, 2026 |
All U.S. House districts, including the 6th Congressional District of Alabama, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Alabama District 6
Incumbent Gary Palmer, Keith Pilkington, and Case Dixon are running in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 6 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Gary Palmer (R) | |
 | Keith Pilkington (D) | |
 | Case Dixon (R) | |
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Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Alabama
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Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Gary Palmer | Republican Party | $367,662 | $290,857 | $230,044 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Keith Pilkington | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Case Dixon | Republican Party | $17,198 | $13,149 | $4,049 | As of September 30, 2025 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. 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." |
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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.[1]
- 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.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: Alabama's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 12/16/2025 | 12/9/2025 | 12/2/2025 | 11/25/2025 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe 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
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Alabama in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Alabama, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Alabama | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | N/A | Fixed by party | 1/23/2026 | Source |
| Alabama | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 3% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election | N/A | 3/9/2026 | Source |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
General election
General election for U.S. House Alabama District 6
Incumbent Gary Palmer (R) defeated Elizabeth Anderson (D) in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Palmer (R) | 70.3 | 243,741 |
 | Elizabeth Anderson (D) | 29.6 | 102,504 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1% | 380 | ||
| Total votes: 346,625 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Stewart (Independent)
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 5, 2024, was canceled. Elizabeth Anderson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6 without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Austin Vigue (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6
Incumbent Gary Palmer (R) defeated Gerrick Wilkins (R) and Ken McFeeters (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Palmer | 83.2 | 76,488 |
 | Gerrick Wilkins | 10.6 | 9,701 | |
 | Ken McFeeters | 6.2 | 5,705 | |
| Total votes: 91,894 | |||
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General election
General election for U.S. House Alabama District 6
Incumbent Gary Palmer (R) defeated Andria Chieffo (L) in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Palmer (R) | 83.7 | 154,233 |
 | Andria Chieffo (L) | 15.1 | 27,833 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2% | 2,137 | ||
| Total votes: 184,203 | |||
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for May 24, 2022, was canceled.
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for May 24, 2022, was canceled. Incumbent Gary Palmer (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6 without appearing on the ballot.
General election
General election for U.S. House Alabama District 6
Incumbent Gary Palmer (R) defeated Kaynen Pellegrino (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Palmer (R) | 97.1 | 274,160 |
 | Kaynen Pellegrino (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9% | 8,101 | ||
| Total votes: 282,261 | |||
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled.
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Gary Palmer (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 6 without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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 in place for the election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 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 in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.
Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Alabama's 6th the 35th most Republican district nationally.[5]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.
Kamala Harris  |
Donald Trump  |
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| 30.0% | 69.0% |
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Alabama, 2024
Alabama presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 16 Democratic wins
- 14 Republican wins
- 2 other wins
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Alabama's congressional delegation as of September 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Alabama | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Republican | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 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 October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | Kay Ivey |
| Lieutenant Governor | Will Ainsworth |
| Secretary of State | Wes Allen |
| Attorney General | Steve Marshall |
State legislature
Alabama State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 8 | |
| Republican Party | 27 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | |
Alabama House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 29 | |
| Republican Party | 73 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 3 | |
| Total | 105 | |
Trifecta control
Alabama Party Control: 1992-2025
Six years of Democratic trifectas • Fifteen 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 | 25 |
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | R |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ States' Rights Democratic Party
- ↑ American Independent Party
