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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. With 84% of votes reported Tuesday, Figures had 54.8% of the vote to 45.1% for Dobson. In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an earlier ruling stating that Alabama’s district map likely discriminated against Black voters and mandated redrawing the 2nd District. The new area has a majority of Black voters — 47.
He told journalist Maya Rupert in an interview last month, “When you grow up Black, especially in Alabama, you learn pretty early the role that the federal government has played historically in making this state do right by Black people. He added, “And that is something that always resonated with me, and was one of the motivating factors for me seeking out a career in the federal government.” Figures will represent Alabama alongside Rep. Terri Sewell, also a Democrat.
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