AL-02 — U.S. House
The call
We expect Republicans to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketThe market gives the Republicans a 74% chance to win.
The market and our model both favor the Republicans, but the market is less confident — a 9-point gap.
Implied probability from live Polymarket prices, two-party-normalized · as of Jul 26, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Rhett MarquesR | |
| Shomari FiguresDIncumbent | |
| Joshua McKeeR | |
| Hampton HarrisR | |
| Christian HornR | not yet filing |
| David MatthewsR | not yet filing |
| James RichardsonR | not yet filing |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Incumbent Shomari Figures (D) running for re-election; unopposed in the Aug 11 special primary. District redrawn under Alabama's new 2026 map; special primary Aug 11, 2026 with NO runoff (highest vote-getter advances). GOP field of six competes for the nomination. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the AL-02 place page.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DemocraticD | D+9 |
| 2022 | RepublicanR | R+40 |
| 2020 | RepublicanR | R+31 |
| 2018 | RepublicanR | R+23 |
| 2016 | RepublicanR | R+8 |
| 2014 | RepublicanR | R+35 |
Two-party margin (D−R) of each contest, most recent first. District lines were redrawn over this span, so earlier results ran on different boundaries than the 2026 seat.
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