Alabama's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

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Alabama's 2nd Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Democratic primary runoff; Republican primary; Republican primary runoff; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: November 10, 2023
	Primary: March 5, 2024; Primary runoff: April 16, 2024; General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Alabama
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic; DDHQ and The Hill: Lean Democratic; Inside Elections: Likely Democratic; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
See also
	Alabama's 2nd Congressional District; 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th; Alabama elections, 2024; U.S. Congress elections, 2024; U.S. Senate elections, 2024; U.S. House elections, 2024; Alabama U.S. House racesAlaska U.S. House racesArizona U.S. House racesArkansas U.S. House racesCalifornia U.S. House racesColorado U.S. House racesConnecticut U.S. House racesDelaware U.S. House racesFlorida U.S. House racesGeorgia U.S. House racesHawaii U.S. House racesIdaho U.S. House racesIllinois U.S. House racesIndiana U.S. House racesIowa U.S. House racesKansas U.S. House racesKentucky U.S. House racesLouisiana U.S. House racesMaine U.S. House racesMaryland U.S. House racesMassachusetts U.S. House racesMichigan U.S. House racesMinnesota U.S. House racesMississippi U.S. House racesMissouri U.S. House racesMontana U.S. House racesNebraska U.S. House racesNevada U.S. House racesNew Hampshire U.S. House racesNew Jersey U.S. House racesNew Mexico U.S. House racesNew York U.S. House racesNorth Carolina U.S. House racesNorth Dakota U.S. House racesOhio U.S. House racesOklahoma U.S. House racesOregon U.S. House racesPennsylvania U.S. House racesRhode Island U.S. House racesSouth Carolina U.S. House racesSouth Dakota U.S. House racesTennessee U.S. House racesTexas U.S. House racesUtah U.S. House racesVermont U.S. House racesVirginia U.S. House racesWashington U.S. House racesWest Virginia U.S. House racesWisconsin U.S. House racesWyoming U.S. House racesSubmit

Alabama 2024 elections

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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Alabama, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and a primary runoff was April 16, 2024. The filing deadline was November 10, 2023.

This was one of 19 seats that changed partisan control due to the 2024 U.S. House of Representatives elections.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.^[1] As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215.^[2] To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 69.1%-29.2%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 55.7%-43.3%.^[3]

Alabama conducted redistricting between the 2022 and 2024 elections. As a result, district lines in this state changed. To review how redistricting took place in Alabama and to see maps of the new districts, click here. For a list of all states that drew new district lines between 2022 and 2024, click here.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 2

Shomari Figures defeated Caroleene Dobson in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Shomari Figures (D)	54.6	158,041
	Caroleene Dobson (R)	45.4	131,414
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	219

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 289,674
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 2

Shomari Figures defeated Anthony Daniels in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on April 16, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Shomari Figures	61.1	21,962
	Anthony Daniels	38.9	14,006

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,968
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 2

Caroleene Dobson defeated Dick Brewbaker in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on April 16, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Caroleene Dobson	58.4	14,705
	Dick Brewbaker	41.6	10,471

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,176
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shomari Figures	43.4	24,980
✔		Anthony Daniels	22.4	12,879
		Napoleon Bracy Jr.	15.7	9,010
		Merika Coleman	6.0	3,445
		Phyllis Harvey-Hall	3.5	2,007
		James Averhart	2.8	1,623
		Jeremy Gray	2.7	1,580
		Juandalynn Givan	2.2	1,261
		Vimal Patel	0.5	289
	Submit photo	Larry Darnell Simpson	0.4	247
		Willie Lenard	0.3	199

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,520
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dick Brewbaker	39.6	22,589
✔		Caroleene Dobson	26.5	15,102
		Greg Albritton	25.3	14,434
		Hampton Harris	2.5	1,414
	Submit photo	Belinda Thomas	1.9	1,082
		Wallace Gilberry (Unofficially withdrew)	1.5	838
		Karla DuPriest	1.4	823
	Submit photo	Stacey Shepperson	1.4	773

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,055
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Barry Moore (R)
Simon Mark Alvarez (R)

Candidate profiles

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Shomari Figures

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography: Figures obtained his bachelor's degree in criminal justice and history from the University of Alabama in 2006 and his law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2010. After spending one year clerking for a federal judge in the Eastern District of Missouri, Figures worked on President Barack Obama's (D) re-election campaign and later in the White House. Figures worked in the office of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) for three years. Ahead of the 2024 election, Figures worked as deputy chief of staff and counselor to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

Figures said he was running because, "For too long, families across Alabama have had to do more with less." He identified improving access to healthcare, expanding support for teachers, and attracting jobs to the region as priorities.

Figures said he was proud to call Alabama home and said his parents, who both served in the state senate, were an inspiration to him in pursuing elected office.

Figures said he had experience working in all three branches of the federal government and that his understanding of Washington, D.C., would help him deliver results.

Show sources

Sources: Shomari Figures campaign website, "Home page," accessed December 22, 2023, Shomari Figures campaign website, "Meet Shomari," accessed December 22, 2023, AL.com, "Figures, ex-Obama aide and U.S. Dept of Justice official, qualifies for crowded field of district 2 hopefuls," November 9, 2023; Shomari Figures campaign website, "Meet Shomari," accessed December 22, 2023, LinkedIn, "Shomari Figures," accessed December 22, 2023

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Alabama District 2 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Alabama

Election information in Alabama: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 21, 2024
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 21, 2024
Online: Oct. 21, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 31, 2024
By mail: Received by Oct. 29, 2024
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 4, 2024
By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

No

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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No candidate in this race completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
James Averhart	Democratic Party	$8,877	$6,241	$2,758	As of December 31, 2024
Napoleon Bracy Jr.	Democratic Party	$202,592	$200,879	$1,714	As of November 25, 2024
Merika Coleman	Democratic Party	$142,031	$110,017	$32,013	As of February 14, 2024
Anthony Daniels	Democratic Party	$567,548	$563,961	$3,587	As of December 31, 2024
Shomari Figures	Democratic Party	$2,628,629	$2,605,520	$23,109	As of December 31, 2024
Juandalynn Givan	Democratic Party	$150,251	$126,937	$23,315	As of March 31, 2024
Jeremy Gray	Democratic Party	$163,093	$162,341	$751	As of December 31, 2024
Phyllis Harvey-Hall	Democratic Party	$16,284	$5,610	$10,894	As of February 21, 2024
Willie Lenard	Democratic Party	$53,721	$56,744	$-3,023	As of September 30, 2024
Vimal Patel	Democratic Party	$14,200	$3,880	$10,320	As of December 31, 2023
Larry Darnell Simpson	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Greg Albritton	Republican Party	$187,965	$187,965	$0	As of May 22, 2024
Dick Brewbaker	Republican Party	$2,129,338	$2,129,338	$0	As of September 30, 2024
Caroleene Dobson	Republican Party	$3,857,871	$3,854,940	$2,931	As of December 31, 2024
Karla DuPriest	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Wallace Gilberry	Republican Party	$165,336	$165,336	$0	As of January 31, 2024
Hampton Harris	Republican Party	$58,138	$56,311	$1,827	As of March 31, 2024
Stacey Shepperson	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Belinda Thomas	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[4]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Race ratings: Alabama's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Alabama in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Alabama, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Alabama	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	Fixed by party	11/10/2023	Source
Alabama	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	3% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election	N/A	3/5/2024	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting ahead of the 2024 election.
Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Competitiveness
Presidential elections

State party control

Below is the district map used in the 2022 election next to the map in place for the 2024 election. Click on a map below to enlarge it.

2022

2024

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Alabama.

Alabama U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Year	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	7	7	1	36	14	2	6	57.1%	6	85.7%
2022	7	7	1	21	14	3	2	35.7%	1	16.7%
2020	7	7	2	25	14	2	3	35.7%	1	20.0%
2018	7	7	0	23	14	4	3	50.0%	3	42.9%
2016	7	7	0	16	14	0	4	28.6%	4	57.1%
2014	7	7	1	20	14	1	3	28.6%	3	50.0%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Alabama in 2024. Information below was calculated on 1/10/2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Thirty-six candidates filed to run for Alabama's seven U.S. House districts, including 15 Democrats and 21 Republicans. That's 5.14 candidates per district, more than in the previous three election cycles. There were 3.14 candidates per district in 2022, 3.57 candidates per district in 2020, and 3.28 in 2018.

This was the first election to take place under new district lines that a three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama approved on Oct. 5, 2023. The 36 candidates who filed to run this year were a decade-high. Twenty-one candidates ran in 2022, 25 in 2020, 23 in 2018, 16 in 2016, 20 in 2014, and 23 in 2012.

Two incumbents—Reps. Jerry Carl (R) and Barry Moore (R)—filed to run against each other in the redrawn 1st congressional district. Carl was the incumbent in the 1st district, and Moore was the incumbent in the 2nd congressional district.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Alabama's 2nd the 174th most Democratic district nationally.^[8]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Alabama's 2nd based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
55.7%	43.3%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district.^[9] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
55.2	44.5	R+10.7

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Alabama, 2020

Alabama presidential election results (1900-2020)

16 Democratic wins
13 Republican wins
2 other wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960^[10]	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	SR^[11]	D	D	D	R	AI^[12]	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

See also: Party control of Alabama state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Alabama's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Alabama
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	1	1
Republican	2	6	8
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	7	9

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Alabama's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Alabama, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Kay Ivey
Lieutenant Governor	Will Ainsworth
Secretary of State	Wes Allen
Attorney General	Steve Marshall

State legislature

Alabama State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	8
	Republican Party	27
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		35

Alabama House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	28
	Republican Party	75
	Other	0
	Vacancies	2
Total		105

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Alabama Party Control: 1992-2024
Six years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.