Trump’s gerrymandering push flops as Democrats win redrawn seats

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 1,498

Last Updated: 3 hours, 12 minutes ago

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Alabama Republicans had hoped Rep. Shomari Figures would deliver a concession speech on Tuesday night after the state legislature redrew his district to be more GOP-friendly.

Instead, the Democrat declared victory — winning nearly 54% of the vote.

“We know what happened with this district,” Figures told supporters as he invoked the Republican gerrymander. “But we had a job to do. And so we put our hands to the plow and we did not look backwards.”

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