Caroleene Dobson wins Republican nomination in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District
Caroleene Dobson won the Republican nomination Tuesday for Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District.
Dobson received 58.8 % of the vote, defeating opponent Dick Brewbaker, who received 41.5%, according to the unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State website.
A self-proclaimed “lifelong advocate for conservative values” who supports the Second Amendment and anti-abortion politics, Dobson currently practices real estate law at the Maynard Nexsen law firm.
Both GOP candidates prioritized border security and economic recovery and blamed President Joe Biden for current security and financial issues. Dobson supports Trump’s regulatory Bill of Rights, while Brewbaker pledges to reduce spending and government size.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that the state’s previous congressional lines discriminated against Black voters and carved out a new district that’s expected to lean Democratic. While the state legislature initially refused to do so, a new map was drawn, creating a new competitive congressional district.
She will face the Democratic nominee, Shomari Figures, the former Obama administration official who won the Democratic nomination in the general election on Nov. 5.
Victor Hagan is the Alabama Election Reporting Fellow for the USA TODAY Network. He can be reached at vhagan@gannett.com or on X @TheVictorHagan. To support his work, subscribe to the Advertiser.
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