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U.S. House · Alabama's 2nd Congressional District

South-central and southeast Alabama, including Montgomery and stretching to the Georgia and Florida state lines.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Shomari Figures, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Shomari Figures124,42253.8%
Rhett Marques107,04946.2%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Shomari Figures (D), elected in 2024 to what was then a newly redrawn, more competitive district, advanced without a primary. A new congressional map signed into law in 2026, after the Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling, moved this district's primary to August 11, 2026 (the primary originally scheduled for May 19 was voided). Alabama state Representative Rhett Marques won the August 11 Republican primary. Cook Political Report rated the district R+7 for 2026.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Shomari FiguresDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District (since 2025)Full profile →Rhett MarquesRMember, Alabama House of Representatives, District 91 (since 2018)Full profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Shomari Figures
    Supports[3]

    Campaign website says he will work to protect reproductive rights and ensure patients can make their own healthcare decisions.

  • Rhett Marques
    Opposes[5]

    Campaign website (quoted on Ballotpedia) says he is pro-life and will work to defund Planned Parenthood and bar taxpayer money for ending life.

Stricter gun laws

  • Shomari Figures
    Supports[3][6]

    Cosponsored H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, a bill "to regulate assault weapons"; his campaign website also describes a "holistic approach" to gun violence while pledging to protect residents' constitutional rights.

  • Rhett Marques
    Opposes[5]

    Campaign website says the right to protect oneself is "God-given" and guaranteed by the Second Amendment, and that he will not let the Left take it away.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Shomari Figures
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][15]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.

  • Rhett Marques
    Supports[5]

    Campaign website says he will fight to keep criminal immigrants out of communities and continue "Detain and Deport" policies rather than "Catch and Release."

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Shomari Figures
    Recorded votes[13][14][15]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.

  • Rhett Marques
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Shomari Figures
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][17]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Rhett Marques
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Shomari Figures
    Recorded votes[13][14][15]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.

  • Rhett Marques
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Shomari Figures
    Supports[7]

    Cosponsored H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025, a bill to provide for increases in the federal minimum wage.

  • Rhett Marques
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Shomari Figures
    Recorded votes[20]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Rhett Marques
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Shomari Figures
    Recorded votes[16]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Rhett Marques
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Shomari Figures
    Recorded votes[18][19]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Rhett Marques
    —

Research notes & limits

Biography gaps: Marques's campaign site and Alabama Legislature bio could not be loaded, so his bio relies on Ballotpedia and news; his hometown/residence is given as Spanish Fort by Ballotpedia and Enterprise by 1819 News.

Sources · 25

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Shomari Figures · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Shomari Figures campaign website (via Ballotpedia) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Rhett Marques · Ballotpedia Reference
  5. 5.Rhett Marques campaign website (via Ballotpedia) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
  6. 6.H.R. 3115, Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  7. 7.H.R. 2743, Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  8. 8.H.R. 3069, Medicare for All Act (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  9. 9.Shomari Figures · Ballotpedia Reference
  10. 10.About Shomari | Representative Shomari Figures · Office of Rep. Shomari Figures · 2026-10-21 Official record
  11. 11.Alabama's 2nd Congressional District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  12. 12.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  14. 14.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  21. 21.United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  22. 22.Rhett Marques · Ballotpedia Reference
  23. 23.Marques to face Figures in November after early victory in CD-2 GOP primary · 1819 News · 2026-08-11 News report
  24. 24.Rhett Marques, Alabama lawmaker and Wiregrass businessman with a Baldwin background, running for U.S. Congress · Yellowhammer News · 2025-08-22 News report
  25. 25.Alabama's 2nd Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report