Brewbaker vs. Dobson: GOP voters choose their fighter in newly-drawn Congressional battleground
Both parties will decide on their candidates for Alabama's newly redistricted 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday. Voters voted in a primary runoff that significantly narrowed the field of candidates. The election is historic for Alabama because it is the result of a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision and subsequent court-enforced redrawing of the congressional district […]
Shomari Figures wins Democratic runoff in Alabama’s newly-drawn 2nd Congressional District
On Tuesday night, Democrats selected their candidate for Alabama's newly created 2nd Congressional District in a runoff election between state Rep. Anthony Daniels and Shomali Figures, a civil rights attorney and the son of former state Sen. Michael Figures and current state Sen. Vivian Figures (D-Mobile). Shomali Figures defeated House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, receiving […]
Caroleene Dobson wins GOP runoff in Alabama’s newly-drawn 2nd Congressional District
First-time political candidate Carolyn Dobson defeated former state Sen. Dick Brewbaker in a primary runoff election Tuesday to become the Republican candidate for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District. Dobson will face Mobile native Shomali Figures in the November general election to decide the fate of the newly redistricted district. At the time of writing, unofficial results […]
Brewbaker, Dobson headed to runoff election in GOP bid for newly-drawn district
The race for the Republican nomination for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District is a fierce primary race that also included current state Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), and former state Sen. Dick Brewbaker of Pike Road. It heads to a runoff between Montgomery State's Attorney Caroleen Dobson. . When votes were counted Tuesday night, Mr. Brewbaker led […]
