Alabama’s Wild Primary Turnout | Huntsville News

Huntsville News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 17, 2026 · 2m

Alabama’s special congressional primary drew a shockingly low turnout—less than 5% of registered voters—highlighting deep-rooted election issues like redistricting confusion, timing clashes with school starts, and the inherent low turnout of primaries. Experts point to outsized influence from out-of-state “dark money” groups funding attack ads, overshadowing campaign finance debates. Meanwhile, Alabama Republicans push to close primaries to party members only, while Democrats fight to keep them open. Reform ideas like early voting and ranked-choice voting face stiff legislative resistance…