A new state Senate map approved by a federal judge this week will give Democrats a good opportunity to flip a Republican seat.

District Court Judge Anna Manasco, a Trump appointee, selected one of three maps drawn by a special master, after federal courts ruled that Alabama violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by packing Black voters into certain districts and diminishing their voting power. The new map will go into effect for the 2026 midterm elections.

Alabama lawmakers had an opportunity to redraw the senate map themselves, but Gov. Kay Ivey declined to call a special session of the legislature to complete the task. That left the job to the same court-appointed special master who redrew Alabama congressional voting maps two years ago.

The changes come in response to a lawsuit

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