Vivian Davis Figures, Democratic state senator for District 33, was in a closely watched race against Pete Riehm, a real estate broker who ran as a Republican. The Alabama GOP was hoping to flip the seat. alpolitics
Sen. Vivian Davis Figures of Mobile said it was frustrating not to be able to stop or amend a bill banning almost all abortions in Alabama. Vivian Davis Figures, Democratic state senator for District 33, was re-elected to her seat Tuesday despite a contentious race against Pete Riehm, a local real estate broker who ran as a Republican.
In the end, Figures was able to hold on to the seat. As of 11:30 p.m., with 100% of the vote counted in Mobile County, Figures won 74% of the vote in that county to Riehm’s 26%, according to the Alabama Secretary of State’s website. In Baldwin County, Riehm dominated: He won 81% of the vote, with 100% of the votes counted. But District 33 is centered in Mobile, and Riehm’s dominance in Spanish Fort was not enough to put him over the top.
“I really want to help our citizens to become empowered, so they can become engaged, so they can be educated about the responsibilities and the duties of every level of government,” Figures said Tuesday. Riehm had promised to put national concerns aside and prioritize the needs of lower income communities in the district, particularly Prichard. He wanted to improve the city’s infrastructure in the area, particularly Prichard’s water system. In addition, Riehm wanted to expand school choice vouchers and increase incentives for economic development, among other issues.
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