What Went Down In The June 21 Elections In Alabama, Virginia And Georgia

Right, Nathaniel: In 2019 (that is, pre-redistricting), Black voters were the largest ethnic group in the district, at about 53 percent.

Allen also introduced a bill that would criminalize private funds for election administration. This was in direct response to grants funded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that many election offices took advantage of in the 2020 election. While this could definitely be part of the normal policy debate around elections, it’s worth noting that many Big Lie conspiracy theorists have claimed that Zuckerberg’s grants were used to “buy” votes and rig the election, so Allen’s legislative focus is notable, especially because he said that allowing the use of private funds “damages the integrity of the election process and calls into question our elections themselves.”

Given Alabama’s red hue, Britt was essentially just elected the next U.S. senator from Alabama. And I am very interested to see what kind of senator she will be. She used to work for retiring Sen. Richard Shelby, who is an old-school appropriator/statesman type, and she also used to work for a big-business group, so I could see her being a Chamber of Commerce-type Republican. On the other hand, she really embraced Trump during this campaign (and he endorsed her, of course), and she probably never has to worry about a general election ever again, so I wonder if she will embrace the populist wing of the party instead.