Alabama voters are participating in special congressional primaries that put to the test a new electoral map favoring the Republican Party and reducing Democratic representation in the state. Polling stations in Alabama during the special congressional primaries in four districts redrawn under the new electoral map. Photo: EFEOn Tuesday, Alabama voters head to the polls for special congressional primaries in four districts that will test the state’s new electoral map; the map increased the number of Republican-leaning districts from five to six and reduced Democratic-leaning districts from two to one. 🇺🇸Voters in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, Vermont, Alabama, and South Carolina are heading to the polls today for primaries and special elections. Heading into the midterm electionsSix states are holding primary elections ahead of the fast-approaching U.S. midterm elections in November, where Democrats and Republicans will vie for control of Congress.