Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District race set a state record as the most expensive U.S. House contest, with Shomari Figures and Caroleene Dobson raising $6.44 million, surpassing the inflation-adjusted $5.5 million from 2008. (Left: Stew Milne for Alabama Reflector; Right: Caroleene Dobson Campaign)
Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District race is officially the most expensive U.S. House contest in state history.
U.S. Representative-elect Shomari Figures, a Democrat from Mobile, and Republican nominee Caroleene Dobson collectively raised $6.44 million and spent $6.32 million, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) last week…