While Republicans will still retain their supermajority in the chamber, both parties were paying close attention to see whether a recent ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court that threatened access to in vitro fertilization could be a winning issue in competitive areas like this suburban Huntsville constituency.
Lands focused intently on reproductive rights in her campaign to replace Cole, who resigned last summer after getting convicted on voter fraud charges.
As someone who lives and voted in this district, it honestly isn’t surprising. There’s been a large influx of new residents in this district and a ton of hate towards the IVF stances. I personally moved in the district a year ago.