The Alabama Republican Party opened qualifying for next year’s elections Monday, and three GOP members of the U.S. House signed up on the first day.

No Republican candidates qualified in District 2, which changed from a safe Republican district to one that favors Democrats on the new map approved by a three-judge federal district court on Oct. 5.

The Democratic Party opened qualifying on Sept. 29. Several Democratic legislators, including some who live outside the district, and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed have said they are considering a run in District 2. Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson has said she will run in for the seat. But no Democrats have qualified in the district so far.

There’s still plenty of time for candidates in both parties to sign up for the race, because qualifying does not end until Nov. 10. The primary is March 5.

Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, who has represented District 2 since 2021, has not said whether he will run. The new map moved his hometown into District 1. That would not disqualify him from running in District 2. The law only requires that congressional candidates be a resident of the state.

Congressional race qualifiers on the first day in the Republican Party:

• District 1, Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Mobile.
• District 3, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, and Bryan K. Newell
• District 4, Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, and Justin Holcomb.

District 5 Rep. Dale Strong, R-Huntsville, and District 6 Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, did not qualify on the first day but are expected to run and have filed statements of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. In District 6, Gerrick Wilkins of Vestavia Hills has announced he is running for the Republican nomination.

Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, has qualified to seek a of Birmingham, is running for her eighth term in District 7.

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