MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA) - Shomari Figures claimed victory Tuesday night, in the race for Alabama’s newly drawn second congressional district. Figures, who went up against Republican Caroleene Dobson, earned 54% of the vote, with the majority coming out of Mobile.

Shomari Figures became just the fourth Black representative from Alabama since Reconstruction with his win on Nov. 5.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Shomari Figures, a Black Democrat running to represent Alabama's 2nd Congressional District which was redrawn by a federal court order, has won the seat over Republican challenger Caroleene Dobson, according to The Associated Press.