The congressional districts of some voters in eastern Jefferson County will be changed by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows Alabama to use the congressional district map that favors Republicans.

“We’ve reviewed the files,” said Barry Stephenson, chairman of the county’s Board of Registrars. “We haven’t implemented them yet; we will now. It’s mainly going to be in the Irondale over to eastern Jefferson County. They go back from (U.S. House District) 7 to 6.”

Stephenson said central and western Jefferson County will not be impacted. “Nothing in that area is going to change,” he said.

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Alabama could use a congressional map drawn by the Legislature that a lower court previously had banned as intentionally discriminating against Black people. The move threw out a court-drawn map that was used in 2024, which had resulted in a second black representative being elected from the state for the first time.

The bulk of the change is in southern Alabama, where lines for Districts 1 and 2 have shifted dramatically. Lines for House Districts 6 and 7 also had been affected in the move to draw a second minority-leaning district in the state.

New Candidates Line Up in Congressional Races

While District 7 residents of central and western Jefferson County did not see their district lines change from the last election, Republicans in that district will be able to vote for someone to challenge seven-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham.

Two Republicans — Ammie Akin and David W. Perry — filed papers to run for the Republican nomination to that heavily Democratic seat during a special qualification period set by Gov. Kay Ivey. Sewell is the only candidate running for the Democratic nomination.

In the Republican primary for House District 6, incumbent U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, again faces Case Dixon in the race for the nomination. The two faced in the original primary last month, with Palmer taking more than 80% of the vote.

Four Democrats qualified to run for the Democratic nomination in the heavily Republican district — Jacob Bouma-Sims, Ashtyn Kennedy, Maurice Mercer and Keith Pilkington.he special primary will be June 16. Verify your congressional district on the Secretary of State’s website.