FILE - Alabama's new 2nd Congressional District Republican candidate Caroleene Dobson speaks during the Macon County Day Festival, Aug 31, 2024, in Tuskegee, Ala. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill, File)
FILE - Shomari Figures, who is running for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District, speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Republican Caroleene Dobson, candidate for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District, speaks with reporters after voting in Montgomery, Ala., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
Voters line up to cast their ballots at The Church at Brook Hills on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Voters line up to cast their ballots at Shelby County Services Building 280 on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Shomari Figures, Democratic candidate for Alabama's 2nd congressional district, greets and takes a photo with Abbie Felder, of Montgomery, at the Frazer Church voting precinct, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)