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2026 candidates we're tracking in AL-6
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Gary Palmer
Republican
Incumbent
Gary Palmer is a sitting U.S. Representative for Alabama's 6th Congressional District, per his official House biography. He maintains offices in Washington, D.C., Millbrook and Birmingham, and his recent legislative work has included measures on critical miner…
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Maurice Mercer
Democratic
Maurice Mercer is a former Pelham City Council member and council president, per his campaign site. A former union organizer whose grandfather was a vice president of the Alabama AFL-CIO labor council, he is running for Alabama's 6th Congressional District.
About this race
Alabama's 6th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Alabama primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, June 16, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.