Figures and Dobson are in a heated battle for a redrawn Alabama House district

Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama voters are deciding who will represent a congressional district redrawn after a lengthy redistricting battle. Democrat Shomari Figures is a former top aide to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. He faces Republican Caroleene Dobson, an attorney and political newcomer. Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District was reshaped last year after a federal court ruled the state had illegally diluted the influence of Black voters. The non-partisan Cook Political Report had rated the reshaped district as “likely Democrat” but both campaigns stressed it is a competitive race.  Democrats are eying a rare opportunity to pick up a seat in the Deep South.