Dobson, the Republican nominee, has spent about $1.7 million to about $583,000 for Figures, the Democratic candidate.
Republican Caroleene Dobson of Montgomery faces Democrat Shomari Figures of Mobile in the 2nd congressional district race during the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.The Democratic and Republican candidates in Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District have raised similar amounts of money in campaign contributions, but Republican Caroleene Dobson has outspent Democrat Shomari Figures by a 3 to 1 margin so far in the race.
Both are first time candidates in a closely watched race. A federal court redrew Alabama’s congressional map after ruling that the previous map likely violated the Voting Rights Act. Of the contributions to Figures, $629,637 came from individuals and $235,650 came from political committees.Dobson has loaned or guaranteed loans to her campaign totaling $1.385 million so far. Figures has loaned his campaign $25,000.
The Dobson campaign said about two-thirds of her contributions came from inside the state or district.
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