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Shomari Figures wins Alabama 2nd District race under redrawn map, AP projects

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Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures won reelection in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District over Republican state Rep. Rhett Marques. The New York Times and The Hill report the win, and the Washington Examiner says the Associated Press called the race at 11 p.m. The district was redrawn under a map drawn by Republicans after the Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use it in June. The Washington Examiner reports Figures received 53.8% to Marques’s 46.2% with 91% of ballots counted. Figures first won the seat in 2024 under a court-ordered map created after litigation under the Voting Rights Act.

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  1. Shomari Figures won reelection in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District over Republican Rhett Marques.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    Washington Examiner

  2. The Associated Press called the race for Figures, according to the Washington Examiner.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  3. The district was redrawn under a Republican-drawn map after the Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use it in June.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times
    Right
    Washington Examiner

  4. Figures received 53.8% of the vote to Marques’s 46.2% with 91% of ballots counted, according to the Washington Examiner.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

How each side tells it

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All three sides report that Figures won the seat over Marques under a redrawn map. The left and right emphasize the Supreme Court ruling and the Republican-drawn map, while the center frames the result as a Democratic victory.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The New York Times headline presents Figures as holding a redrawn seat for Democrats, placing the win in the context of the new map.

    Shomari Figures Holds Redrawn Alabama House Seat for Democrats
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill headline frames the result as a major victory for Democrats and says Figures defends the redrawn seat, while its description calls the win a major blow to the GOP.

    Figures defends redrawn Alabama House seat in Sensational language“major victory”The phrase adds an evaluation of the result’s significance beyond the reported vote outcome.More neutral: winDisagree with this highlight? for Democrats
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Washington Examiner headline states the win neutrally, with the redrawn map in the headline and a Republican redistricting effort stressed in the description.

    Shomari Figures wins Alabama House seat under redrawn map
    Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left1

    weakening

  • Center2

    major blow to the GOPmajor victory

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  • Sensational language

    major blow to the GOPMore neutral: setback for Republicans

    The phrase adds an evaluation of the result’s impact on a party beyond the reported outcome.

    Shomari Figures (D) is projected to win a second term on Capitol Hill in a major blow to the GOP, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).

    Used byThe Hill (Center)

  • Sensational language

    major victoryMore neutral: win

    The phrase adds an evaluation of the result’s significance beyond the reported vote outcome.

    Figures defends redrawn Alabama House seat in major victory for Democrats

    Used byThe Hill (Center)

  • Loaded verb

    weakeningMore neutral: narrowing

    The word characterizes the court’s decision as having a direction of effect that is contested rather than reporting its specific legal change.

    …map changed his district, a move prompted by the Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act.

    Used byThe New York Times (Left)

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Figures’s win despite the new map
  • Republican-drawn map
  • Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act
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  • The New York TimesLeft

    Shomari Figures Holds Redrawn Alabama House Seat for Democrats

    Representative Shomari Figures won even though a new Republican-drawn map changed his district, a move prompted by the Supreme Court decision Loaded verb“weakening”The word characterizes the court’s decision as having a direction of effect that is contested rather than reporting its specific legal change.More neutral: narrowingDisagree with this highlight? the Voting Rights Act.

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Figures’s defense of the redrawn seat
  • Win as a Democratic victory
  • Decision Desk HQ projection
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  • The HillCenter

    Figures defends redrawn Alabama House seat in Sensational language“major victory”The phrase adds an evaluation of the result’s significance beyond the reported vote outcome.More neutral: winDisagree with this highlight? for Democrats

    Alabama Rep. Shomari Figures (D) is projected to win a second term on Capitol Hill in a Sensational language“major blow to the GOP”The phrase adds an evaluation of the result’s impact on a party beyond the reported outcome.More neutral: setback for RepublicansDisagree with this highlight?, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Figures defeated GOP state Rep. Rhett Marques for the red-leaning 2nd District seat in the Montgomery, Ala., area. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Redrawn map and Republican redistricting effort
  • Narrow margin with 91% counted
  • Supreme Court allowed the map
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  • Washington ExaminerRight

    Shomari Figures wins Alabama House seat under redrawn map

    Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL) defeated Republican state Rep. Rhett Marques on Tuesday, holding on to Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District despite a Republican redistricting effort that significantly changed the political makeup of the seat. …

    Read at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    21 min later

    Its first report, Nov 3, 11:07 PM EST

  • Center

    First to report

    The Hill, Nov 3, 10:45 PM EST

  • Right

    17 min later

    Its first report, Nov 3, 11:02 PM EST

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  1. The HillCenterNov 3, 10:45 PM EST
  2. Washington ExaminerRightNov 3, 11:02 PM EST
  3. The New York TimesLeftNov 3, 11:07 PM EST

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