Alabama congressional candidate breaks with GOP, says map does not maximize Republican seats

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State Rep. Rhett Marques, R-Enterprise, speaks to James Dees following a 1st congressional district candidates forum hosted by the Baldwin County Republican Party on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Daphne Civic Center in Daphne, Ala.

A Republican state lawmaker running for Congress in a southern Alabama district that could be reshaped through redistricting said Wednesday he would have voted against the GOP plan because it did not go far enough in eliminating all Democratic seats.

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