阿拉巴马州共和党在美国最高法院允许下重新划分该州第2国会选区，旨在挑战民主党现任众议员肖马里·菲格雷斯。[1]这一新地图将该选区的黑人投票年龄人口比例从48%降至40%。[1]最高法院在6月批准了阿拉巴马州的地图变更。[1]
共和党定于周二举行特别初选，从六名候选人中选出提名人选。[1]该重划后的选区现包括蒙哥马利和塔斯基吉两个民主党传统据点。[1]菲格雷斯在2024年赢得该席位时创造了历史，使阿拉巴马州首次拥有两名黑人国会代表。[1]菲格雷斯对即将到来的挑战表示有信心赢得连任，并指出自己已代表该选区超过一半的地区。[1]
Republicans in Alabama held a special primary Tuesday to choose their nominee for the state's 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act [1]. The redistricting effort was designed to challenge Democratic incumbent Shomari Figures, who became part of Alabama's historic first pair of Black members of Congress when he won the seat in 2024 [1].
The redesigned district saw its Black voting-age population decrease from 48 percent to 40 percent [1]. Six Republican candidates competed for the nomination in a contest shaped by the Supreme Court's June decision permitting Alabama to switch to its new electoral map [1]. The reconfigured district now encompasses Montgomery and Tuskegee, both Democratic strongholds [1]. Despite the demographic shift, Figures expressed confidence in securing reelection, stating that he has represented more than half of the district's area [1].