"Alabama's Newly Competitive House District: Runoff Elections Set Stage for Historic General Election"

Shomari Figures, a Democrat with a background in the Justice Department, and Caroleene Dobson, a Republican newcomer, won primary runoff elections in Alabama's Second Congressional District, which has become more competitive after being redrawn to include more Black voters. The race is seen as one of the most competitive in the South, with the district now stretching across the state and encompassing Mobile, Montgomery, and several counties in the Black Belt. If Figures were to win in November, Alabama could potentially send two Black representatives to Washington for the first time in its history.