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AL-06 House forecast

Safe Rep2026 lines

Polls close . Statewide at 7:00 PM local time

Palmer 97% chance

  • Maurice Mercer (D)-1% past 7 days2%
  • Gary Palmer (R)+1% past 7 days97%

Chance over time

  • Mercer2%
  • Palmer97%

Chance over time, past month: Mercer from 4% to 2%; Palmer from 96% to 97%.

Chance over time, past month, weekly
DateMercerPalmer
Sep 22, 20264%96%
Sep 29, 20264%96%
Oct 7, 20264%96%
Oct 14, 20263%96%
Oct 21, 20262%97%

Projected margin

Most likely Palmer by 30–35 · 8 in 10: Palmer +43.3 to Palmer +21

Margin forecast from public sources, collected by Helm's data infrastructure
Projected margin of victory
MarginChance
Palmer by 50+4%
Palmer by 45–505%
Palmer by 40–455%
Palmer by 35–4014%
Palmer by 30–3525%
Palmer by 25–3025%
Palmer by 20–2516%
Palmer by 10–203%
Palmer by 0–103%
Mercer wins<1%

Helm simulation

Not among the districts that most often decide House control in the simulation.

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Context

  • New lines for 2026: the current AL-06 member was elected on different lines.

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News and signals

House
92% DEM
Senate
65% DEM