Democrat Shomari Figures wins election to U.S. House

Figures and Dobson are in a heated battle for a redrawn Alabama House district
Alabama voters are deciding who will represent a congressional district redrawn after a lengthy redistricting battle.
Democrat Shomari Figures wins Alabama's redrawn 2nd Congressional District
Shomari Figures will become the first Black person to hold the seat in Alabama after it was created after a Supreme Court battle.
Alabama House District 2-Elect Shomari Figures already getting to work
MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA) - Shomari Figures claimed victory Tuesday night, in the race for Alabama’s newly drawn second congressional district. Figures, who went up against Republican Caroleene Dobson, earned 54% of the vote, with the majority coming out of Mobile.
Shomari Figures wins bid to represent Alabama district embroiled in Supreme Court case
Shomari Figures, the Black Democrat running in an Alabama congressional district redrawn last year by a court order, has won the seat over Republican Caroleene Dobson, NBC News projects.
NBC Projection: Shomari Figures wins Alabama’s newly redrawn Congressional Seat in District 2
As of 10:25 pm, with sixty of Alabama’s sixty seven counties reporting their vote tallies, NBC News is projecting that Democrat Shomari Figures has won the State’s newly redrawn Congressional District two.
Figures declares victory, Dobson concedes Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District race
Republican candidate Caroleene Dobson conceded Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District race to Democrat Shomari Figures shortly before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race for Figures shortly before 11 p.
Election results 2024: Trump wins president, Shomari Figures wins Alabama U.S. House seat, election map and more
Live results of the 2024 general election in Alabama, including the presidential race with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and Alabama's 2nd Congressional District with Shomari Figures and Caroleene Dobson.
Figures, Dobson make closing pitches to voters in Alabama congressional race
The two candidates for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn by a federal court after a lengthy redistricting battle, made their final campaign pushes this week, seeking to drive turnout in the race that could play a role in the battle for control of the U.
Figures wins Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District
Shomari Figures, a former top aide to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, on Tuesday won election to Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn after a lengthy legal battle.Figures defeated Republican Caroleene Dobson to win the open seat,
Shomari Figures wins Alabama 2nd District in key U.S. House race
The victory gives the national Democratic Party a rare flip of a congressional seat, even if most pundits for months had anticipated a Democratic lawmaker seizing control of it.
AP Race Call: Democrat Shomari Figures elected to US House in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District
Democrat Shomari Figures won election to a U.S. House seat representing Alabama on Thursday. Republican Rep. Barry Moore, who currently represents the district, is running in the neighboring 1st District after a federal court ordered Alabama to draw a new congressional district that ensured Black residents’ voting power.
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Shomari Figures Wins in District Where Alabama GOP Tried to Dilute Black Vote
Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Democrat Shomari Figures won Alabama’s Second Congressional District ...
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7:45 p.m. election update: Dobson and Figures' campaigns awaiting results
2nd Congressional District Candidate Shomari Figures speaks on key topics before Tuesday's election. 2nd Congressional ...
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Opinion | Figures v. Dobson: There’s a pretty clear choice
There's only one candidate in the CD2 race focused on issues that actually impact the residents of that district.
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Hakeem Jeffries visits Montgomery to back Shomari Figures in key Congressional race
"Just like Shomari Figures, Hakeem Jeffries believes biological men should ... but if you want change for the better and ...