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.
Alabama House District 2-Elect Shomari Figures already getting to work
Shomari Figures claimed victory Tuesday night, in the race for Alabama’s newly drawn second congressional district.Figures wins Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional DistrictFigures, who went up against Republican Caroleene Dobson,
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.
Figures, Dobson make closing pitches to voters in Alabama congressional race
The once safe Republican seat was reshaped after a federal court ruled Alabama had illegally diluted the power of Black voters. The non-partisan Cook Political Report ranks the new district, where Black voters make up nearly 49% of the voting-age population, as “likely Democrat.” But both campaigns have said the seat is competitive.
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.
Democrat Shomari Figures wins Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District
Democrats will pick up a much needed seat on their quest to take back control of the U.S. House, and it’s in Alabama.
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.
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.
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,
Alert: Democrat Shomari Figures wins election to U.S. House in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District
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Figures declares victory, Dobson concedes Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District race
With Figures’ win, Democrats pick up a seat in the closely divided U.S. House. It also means that Alabama’s congressional delegation of seven representatives will include two Democrats and five Republicans.
Shomari Figures Becomes 4th Black Alabama Representative Since Reconstruction
Shomari Figures became just the fourth Black representative from Alabama since Reconstruction with his win on Nov. 5.
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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
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‘Likely Democratic’: Why analysts predict a Shomari Figures win in Alabama’s 2nd district
But all eyes will be on Alabama’s 2nd congressional district contest between Democrat Shomari Figures and Republican Caroleene Dobson. The seat has been held by a Republican since 2010, but it ...