On March 5, Shomari Figures (D) and Anthony Daniels (D) advanced to a primary runoff in the Democratic primary election for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. In Alabama, if no candidate receives a majority of votes, the top-two vote getters advance to a primary runoff. As of March 6, Figures received 43.5% of the vote and Daniels received 22.4%. The runoff is on April 16.
Out of the 11 candidates who ran for office, six led in local media attention: Napoleon Bracy Jr. (D), Merika Coleman (D), Daniels, Figures, Juandalynn Givan (D), and Jeremy Gray (D).
The primary took place against the backdrop of court-ordered redistricting. In October 2023, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama approved a new congressional district map for Alabama after federal courts found two previous redistricting efforts violated the Voting Rights Act. The October 2023 map redrew the 2nd District to have a 48.7% Black voting-age population, which political commentators said would tilt it towards Democrats.
