Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday called for special primary elections for a handful of House districts in Alabama, essentially voiding the contests for those seats scheduled for next week.
The Yellowhammer State is hosting primary elections next Tuesday, including for an open Senate seat. But after the Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for Alabama to use a Republican-drawn 2023 House map, Ivey declared that the state would hold special primary elections for the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th districts on Aug. 11. The boundaries of all four seats are set to change by reverting to the earlier version of the congressional map.
The special primary elections won’t have runoff elections, according to Ivey.
