Alabama Governor Announces Special Elections for 4 Districts After Supreme Court Decision

The unaffected districts would still hold their primary elections on May 19, according to the governor’s office.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey speaks at a news conference in Beauregard, Ala., on March 4, 2019. Vasha Hunt/AP Photo

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on May 12 announced special primary elections for four House districts, one day after the Supreme Court allowed the state to use its legislature-drawn congressional map for the midterms.

After the Supreme Court’s landmark Voting Rights Act ruling last month, Alabama asked the high court to allow it to use a congressional map drawn by the state legislature in 2023.