Shomari Figures

Alabama

A voter’s guide to the Alabama 2nd Congressional District runoffs • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Voters in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District go to the polls Tuesday to select major-party candidates for the November general election. In the Democratic runoff, House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, will face attorney Shomari Figures of Mobile. In the GOP race, former state Senator Dick Brewbaker, R-Pike Road and attorney Caroleene Dobson will seek their […]

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Alabama

General election matchup set in potentially historic race for new Alabama district, CNN projects | #elections | #alabama

Former US Justice Department official Shomari Figures will win the Democratic primary runoff in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, CNN projects, a seat that was redrawn under a new map that could result in two Black House members from Alabama serving together for the first time in history. Figures is projected to defeat state House Minority […]

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Shomari Figures and Caroleene Dobson head to general election • Alabama Reflector | #elections | #alabama

Democrat Shomari Figures and Republican Caroleene Dobson are headed to the November general election after winning runoffs Tuesday in Alabama’s newly drawn 2nd Congressional District. As of 10:26 p.m. Tuesday, Figures, an attorney, had 21,926 votes (61%) while House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, had 13,990 votes (39%) in unofficial returns. In the Republican runoff, […]

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