Republican, Democrats head to runoffs in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District race

Victor Hagan, Montgomery Advertiser
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The Republican and Democratic primaries for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District are headed to runoff elections, as no candidate from either party received a majority of votes on Tuesday.

Former Alabama state Sen. Dick Brewbaker and Caroleene Dobson will advance to the Republican runoff election. According to unofficial results from the Secretary of State's Office, Brewbaker received 39.6% of the vote and Dobson received 26.5%.

Brewbaker served as state senator for Alabama's 25th district from 2010 to 2018. If elected to Congress, he has promised to only serve for four terms, similar to his pledge to only serve for two terms in the state Senate.

Dobson currently practices law for the Maynard Nexsen law firm. She is also a member of Alabama Forestry Commission, the Federalist Society and serves on the Board of the Southeastern Livestock Exposition.

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The Democratic runoff will be between Shomari Figures and Anthony Daniels. Figures received 43.5% of votes, while Daniels received 22.4%.

Figures served in the White House and the Department of Justice during the Obama administration's second term. He also served as deputy chief of staff and counselor to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland during the Biden administration. He is the son of state Sen. Vivian Figures and former state Sen. Michael Figures.

Daniels has represented House District 53 in Madison County since 2014. Since 2017, he has served as the House minority leader for the Democratic Party. He was named Alabama State Legislator of the Year in 2015 by the House Democratic Caucus.

These are incomplete, unofficial results, as absentee ballots have yet to be counted.

Both runoff elections will be held April 16.

This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: AL's 2nd Congressional District: April 16 runoffs set for GOP, Democrats