U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) and political newcomer Case Dixon have qualified with the Alabama Republican Party to run for the special primary election for Congressional District 6.
Palmer is running for his seventh term. Dixon qualified last July to run against him in the May 19 election and announced on Thursday that he will continue to seek the office in the special election.
Congressional District 6 is one of four that will see a special election following the state's passage of legislation allowing it to revert to a 2023 map that split Alabama's congressional districts into six Republican-leaning districts and one Democrat-leaning district as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais.
"When I started this campaign back in the spring of 2025, I knew without a doubt it would be an uphill battle. I'm a 26-year-old husband, father, and healthcare worker who doesn't come from a politically connected family, challenging a 12-year incumbent. I'd never run for office before, but I believed in something greater than myself," Dixon said in a statement. "After speaking with my wife, close friends, and spending time in prayer, I feel led to qualify for this special election and finish the race I started."
Palmer released a statement thanking the voters this week.
"I want to thank the voters in Alabama's 6th District for once again showing strong support for the work I have been doing in Congress on their behalf. I do not take that support for granted. Now the focus must be locking arms on what matters: keeping the House, keeping the Senate, and finishing the job President Trump started for the American people," Palmer wrote in a statement following the May 19 election.
"Redistricting will require me and the other candidates in the newly drawn districts to run in another primary on August 11. This should be viewed as an important opportunity to add another Republican seat in Alabama that will increase our chances of holding our majority in the House in the midterms."
In that election, Palmer led with 81% of the vote.
Gov. Kay Ivey proclaimed a special primary election for the state's four impacted districts, 1, 2, 6 and 7, on August 11. Qualifying closes at 5 pm on Friday, May 22.
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