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Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures won reelection to a second term in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Republican state Rep. Rhett Marques, according to the Associated Press.
Marques conceded the race Tuesday night, calling Figures to say he would pray for him as he enters his second term in Congress, Alabama Daily News reported.
The race was one of the most closely watched House contests in the country. The Supreme Court reinstated a 2023 map this spring, redrawing the majority-Black district and reshaping the contest, according to The Hill. Marques, a state representative from Enterprise, campaigned with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, the Alabama Reflector reported.
Figures, of Mobile, first won the seat in 2024.
The result is a media race call, not election certification.
JBizNews Desk | Montgomery, Ala.
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