DCCC hails Figures’ Alabama reelection as rebuke of gerrymandering

U.S. Representative Shomari Figures, D-Alabama, won reelection in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Rhett Marques by more than 7 percentage points.

Figures’ win was particularly noteworthy given Alabama’s last-minute return to a 2023 congressional map that a court had previously found intentionally diluted Black voting power. The move came after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais and appeared to give Marques an advantage in the 2nd District, but the race shifted back in Figures’ favor just days before the election.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene congratulated Figures and called his victory a rebuke of attempted gerrymandering.

“Shomari Figures has shown up and put in the work to serve the people of his home state of Alabama, and that’s why they’ve put their trust in him by sending him back to Congress,” DelBene said.

“Alabama voters have sent a powerful message: their voices won’t be silenced, and they won’t let politicians decide who represents the people,” DelBene added. “I look forward to having Shomari back in Congress where he will continue working to lower costs, expand access to health care, protect rural hospitals, and create an economy that works for every Alabama family. It is an honor to congratulate Congressman Shomari Figures on his victory—for the people.”

In his victory speech, Figures pledged to advocate for Montgomery’s Jackson Hospital and address the cost of living when he returns to Congress.

U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, the other Democrat in Alabama’s congressional delegation, also won reelection in the 7th Congressional District. Republicans Robert Aderholt, Jerry Carl, Dale Strong, Mike Rogers and Gary Palmer won the state’s remaining U.S. House seats.