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Supreme Court Eases Redistricting, Alabama Sets August Senate Primary

5/20/2026

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Alabama Schedules Primaries

A Supreme Court ruling lowered the burden for states to redraw districts, prompting Alabama to schedule special primaries in August.
Alabama held its primary elections on Tuesday, featuring a crowded Republican Senate race to replace Senator Tommy Tuberville.
The new map, once blocked for diluting Black voters, would pack Democrats into one district.
If no candidate exceeds 50%, a June runoff will select two, with August primaries.

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Moore Leads

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a tele-rally praising Barry Moore as a staunch defender of immigration and election integrity.
Barry Moore leads Alabama’s Republican Senate primary with 23 percent support, while 40 percent of voters remain undecided.
His 2015 endorsement of Trump was highlighted to prove early loyalty to the president.
Alabama law requires a runoff election if no candidate exceeds 50 percent of the vote.

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Blindspot

Left coverage emphasised the Supreme Court ruling that lowered the burden for states to redraw districts and the resulting special primaries and congressional map changes in Alabama.
Right coverage did not include the detail about the court decision and its impact on redistricting, focusing instead on Trump’s rally and Barry Moore’s loyalty.

History

Historical Context

On June 25, 2013 the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, struck Section 4(b) of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, ending federal preclearance for states such as Alabama and Georgia. Without that oversight, those states redrew districts that pack Black voters, a change now driving the crowded Republican Senate primary featuring Donald Trump, Barry Moore and Tommy Tuberville.

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Alabama Schedules Primaries

A Supreme Court ruling lowered the burden for states to redraw districts, prompting Alabama to schedule special primaries in August.
Alabama held its primary elections on Tuesday, featuring a crowded Republican Senate race to replace Senator Tommy Tuberville.
The new map, once blocked for diluting Black voters, would pack Democrats into one district.
If no candidate exceeds 50%, a June runoff will select two, with August primaries.

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