Alabama's 6th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Alabama's 6th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Gary J. Palmer (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Alabama's 6th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Gary Palmer	Republican	70.3%	40.8
2022	Gary Palmer	Republican	83.7%	68.6
2020	Gary Palmer	Republican	97.1%	—
2018	Gary Palmer	Republican	69.2%	38.4
2016	Gary Palmer	Republican	74.5%	49.1
2014	Gary Palmer	Republican	76.2%	52.5
2012	Spencer Bachus	Republican	71.2%	42.5
2010	Spencer Bachus	Republican	98.1%	—
2008	Spencer Bachus	Republican	97.8%	—
2006	Spencer Bachus	Republican	98.3%	—
2004	Spencer Bachus	Republican	98.8%	—
2002	Spencer Bachus	Republican	89.8%	79.9
2000	Spencer Bachus	Republican	87.9%	76.3
1998	Spencer Bachus	Republican	71.8%	43.7
1982	Benjamin Erdreich	Democratic	53.2%	6.8
1980	Albert Lee Smith	Republican	50.5%	4.0
1978	John H Buchanan	Republican	61.7%	23.4
1976	John H Buchanan	Republican	56.7%	14.0

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary Palmer Won	REP	243,741	70.32%
Elizabeth Anderson	DEM	102,504	29.57%
Write-in	—	380	0.11%
Total		346,625

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary Palmer Won	REP	154,233	83.73%
Andria Chieffo	LIB	27,833	15.11%
Write-in	—	2,137	1.16%
Total		184,203

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary Palmer Won	REP	274,160	97.13%
Write-in	—	8,101	2.87%
Total		282,261

Questions and answers

Who represents Alabama's 6th congressional district?

Gary J. Palmer (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Alabama's 6th congressional district?

Gary Palmer won in 2024 by 40.8 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.