An Alabama lawmaker has pre-filed a bill to make Election Day a state holiday, but Alabama’s Secretary of State does not believe the idea will have much impact.
Democrats celebrated a rare bright spot in Alabama on election night. Rep.-elect Shomari Figures joins The Weekend to discuss his historic win in the state’s newly-drawn district.
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Shomari Figures will become the first Black person to hold the seat in Alabama after it was created after a Supreme Court battle.
Alabama shifted about 3% toward President-Elect Donald Trump in Tuesday’s election. But if unofficial returns are correct, that may have less to do with new Republican votes than a shrinking pool of Democratic ones.
Alabama voters are deciding who will represent a congressional district redrawn after a lengthy redistricting battle.
Democrat Shomari Figures won election to a U.S. House seat representing Alabama on Thursday. Republican Rep. Barry Moore, who currently represents the district, is running in the neighboring 1st District after a federal court ordered Alabama to draw a new congressional district that ensured Black residents’ voting power.
Even more Alabama voters supported Trump compared to the previous two elections. He won by 65%, or 1,454,170 votes, according to unofficial results released by the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office.
Republican Rep. Mike Rogers won election to a U.S. House seat representing Alabama on Tuesday. Rogers was reelected in Alabama's 3rd Congressional District.