The Winner

If you live in Alabama's 2nd U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press. The AP called the race on Nov. 4, and Figures took about 53.8 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Rhett Marques, who received about 46.2 percent, out of 231,471 total votes cast, according to the Associated Press and Ballotpedia, which note that totals may change until certification. Figures won the race by about 17,373 votes. ​

The Race

Rhett Marques, a Republican from Spanish Fort, Alabama, advanced through an Aug. 11 special primary to reach the general election ballot. Cook Political Report rated the race Lean Republican heading into Election Day, while Sabato's Crystal Ball rated it Lean Democratic, producing a consensus Toss-up rating as of Nov. 3.

Alabama's 2nd Congressional District has a majority-Black population, with about 710,300 residents, according to Geographies data for the district. The district's median household income is about $52,800, the median age is about 37.7 years, and roughly 26.2 percent of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The unemployment rate runs at about 6.1 percent, and about 20.3 percent of residents live below the poverty line.

Outside groups spent about $3,179,701 in disclosed independent expenditures supporting Marques, compared with about $290,235 supporting Figures, as of Nov. 5, according to the AllCiv race record, a gap of about $2,889,466 and a ratio of roughly 11 to one in Marques's favor. Adding pending expenditure notices brings the total outside spending in the race to about $15,861,579, with $12,040,560 in pending notices on top of the $3,821,019 already reported.

What's Next

The term for this House seat begins on Jan. 3, 2027, according to federal law. Figures said he plans to propose relief for farmers and work to expand affordable rural health care, including helping stabilize Jackson Hospital, according to WALA / FOX10 News, which reported his comments on Nov. 4, 2026.

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