One week before primary, AL-02 GOP candidates pitch platforms at Barbour County forum

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 1,512

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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EUFALA — Five of the six Republican candidates in a special primary in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District made their pitch to voters in Barbour County Tuesday night, one week before the election.

The district, which covers the Wiregrass, the eastern portion of the Black Belt and the capital city, was redrawn by a May U.S. Supreme Court order. The order allowed the state to use a Legislature-passed congressional map, which had …

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