The 2026 elections are going to look different for some Alabamians in the river region with one republican state senator changing districts after a federal court ruling changed his district's borders.
) - The 2026 elections are going to look different for some Alabamians in the river region , with one republican state senator changing districts after a federal court ruling change his district’s borders.
“I made that decision to continue to try to represent the people of Elmore County with solid conservative leadership,” said Sen. Will Barfoot . Sen. Barfoot currently represents district 25, which covers parts of Montgomery, Elmore and Crenshaw counties. In 2026, he will be running to represent senate district 26. Earlier this year, a federal court ruled that Alabama violated the Voting Rights Act when drawing its 2023 congressional map, saying that the map diminished the impact of Black voters. The new map for 2026 and 2030 draws district 25 as covering parts of Montgomery and Crenshaw counties, while district 26 will cover parts of Montgomery and Elmore counties. The map made after the 2020 census shows district 25 covering parts of Elmore, Montgomery and Crenshaw Counties and district 26 covering part of Montgomery County. The map that will be used in 2026 and 2030 shows district 25 covering parts of Montgomery and Crenshaw Counties and district 26 covering part of Montgomery and Elmore Counties.“Although it’s a new district, a lot of those same people who live in that new district I currently represent, and I hope that they’ll see fit to continue to send -- let me go back and represent them,” said Sen. Barfoot.According to the Secretary of State’s , Sen. Hatcher is fundraising for next year’s election in senate district 26. When asked for comment, a spokesperson said Sen. Hatcher did not have one at the time of publishing the article.
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