WHY FIGURES IS BEATABLE NOW
On June 2 the U.S. Supreme Court let Alabama use its 2023 legislature-drawn map. Mobile comes out of District 2, the Black voting-age population drops from 48.7% to 39.9%, and the seat picks up more of the Republican-leaning Wiregrass. The court-drawn district that delivered Figures his 2024 win is gone — and so is the structural advantage that put him in the seat.
WHAT FIGURES IS RUNNING ON
Since the ruling, Figures has made the map his message — calling the decision a rollback of the Voting Rights Act and a product of intentional discrimination, and vowing to stay in the race. That is a campaign about district lines, not about the people who live inside them.
ONE VOTE THAT TELLS THE STORY
In January 2025, Figures voted against H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act — a bill to bar biological males from competing in girls' and women's sports. The measure passed the House; Figures sided with his national party in opposition, and his own office defended the no vote. It lines up with leftist priorities in Washington and against a position with strong support across Alabama and the Republican-leaning district he now has to defend.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
The restored 2023 map takes Mobile out of District 2 — so what exactly does "Shomari Figures, D-Mobile," still have in common with the Wiregrass district he's fighting to keep?
THE CHALLENGER FIELD
Six Republicans qualified for the August 11 special primary: Hampton Harris, State Rep. Rhett Marques, Christian Horn, David Matthews, Joshua McKee, and James Richardson. Winner-take-all, no runoff. Take Back District 2 takes no side among them — whoever wins on August 11 carries the fight to Figures in November.
MOMENTUM — THE LIST IS GROWING
The case is landing. Since the June 2 ruling, more than two dozen new supporters have signed up at take2back.com — seven of them today — and the active list now stands at 29 and climbing.
SPREAD THE WORD
take2back.com is updated for the restored map and the August 11 race, and it makes the case to send Figures home. Visit the site, then send the links to friends and family across the district. Every new signup is one more voter who sees the case.
LITIGATION WATCH
The plaintiffs' Voting Rights Act challenge continues, but the 2026 cycle proceeds on the 2023 map.
KEY DATES
August 11 — AL-02 special primary, no runoff. November 3 — general election.
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