The Supreme Court reinstates Republican-favored congressional districts in Alabama

NPR | By Nina Totenberg

Published June 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM EDT

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Alabama's Republican-favored congressional district map means that the state's midterm elections will feature six GOP-leaning districts and one Democratic-leaning one.

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