Republican Caroleene Dobson of Montgomery faces Democrat Shomari Figures of Mobile in the 2nd congressional district race during the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.John Sharp
The Democratic and Republican candidates in Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District have raised similar amounts of money in campaign contributions, but Republican Caroleene Dobson has outspent Democrat Shomari Figures by a 3 to 1 margin so far in the race.
Dobson, a Montgomery lawyer, has spent $1.73 million so far during the campaign, according to her quarterly report filed with the Federal Election Commission, which covered April through June.
Figures, a lawyer and a former Obama administration and U.S. Justice Department official from Mobile, has spent $583,724 according to his quarterly report.
Both are first time candidates in a closely watched race. A federal court redrew Alabama’s congressional map after ruling that the previous map likely violated the Voting Rights Act.
The new map changed the …