Elections Intelligence

Alabama 7th District

DEFENDED SEATSafe DREDISTRICTEDWhy the lines changedAlabama is going back to the map its legislature passed in 2023. A court-drawn map was used in 2024; on June 2, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court paused a lower-court order blocking the 2023 map, so the state's own map is in use this cycle. It becomes somewhat less Democratic, going from Harris +23.4 to Harris +17.8 in the 2024 presidential vote.Source ↗

Terri A. Sewell (D) has held this seat since 2011 and is running for re-election; the district was redrawn in June 2026.

PresidentialD+23.4→D+17.8Same ballots, new mapThis district’s 2024 presidential vote, counted on the old lines (D+23.4) and the new (D+17.8). Same ballots, new map.
Terri A. Sewell Incumbent
99.8¢
Party market · checked 2:09 PM ETView on Kalshi ↗
1.5¢
Ammie Akin Challenger

FTP Race Signal

FTP Race SignalA composite of market, polling and money. The prediction-market price anchors it; a polling average moves it: the last 30 days, or the three most recent pollsters when fewer polled. Polls paid for by a candidate, party or allied group move 2 points toward the other side and count half. When the three most recent independent pollsters each have the race within three points, it is a Toss-up unless the market is already decisive. Fundraising counts only at a five-to-one gap. Past results are context, not inputs. A rating changes only when the evidence clears the line.

This district was redrawn in June 2026; the 2024 result on the previous lines does not describe it. The market prices the new seat at 99.8¢ Democratic.

Safe D
Safe DLikely DLean DToss-upLean RLikely RSafe R
Market · Safe DD 99.8¢: traders' price for a Democratic hold. Prior result · Safe DD+27.42 in 2024. Fundraising · Lean DD 13.02-to-1 in receipts.

No public polls. The market favors Sewell.

As of October 12.

Market

BandPRICEToss-up50¢ to 65¢Lean65¢ to 82¢Likely82¢ to 95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 99.8¢

Kalshi party market · checked 2:09 PM ET

View market on Kalshi ↗

Polling

BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 10Likely10 to 20Safe20 and above
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Prior result

BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 12Likely12 to 25Safe25 and above
D+27.4

Terri A. Sewell (D)

63.7% to 36.3% · 2024 general election · previous district linesPrevious district linesAlabama is going back to the map its legislature passed in 2023. A court-drawn map was used in 2024; on June 2, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court paused a lower-court order blocking the 2023 map, so the state's own map is in use this cycle. It becomes somewhat less Democratic, going from Harris +23.4 to Harris +17.8 in the 2024 presidential vote.Source ↗

def. Robin Litaker (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

Fundraising

BandRATIO TO 1Parity1 to 5Lean5 and above
D 13.02 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026 · thru Jul 22

Terri A. Sewell$1.96M ↗$3.75M cash
Ammie Akin$150.7K ↗$115.9K cash

Total receipts in the 2025 to 2026 two-year cycle, through July 22, 2026.

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.