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Alabama

Democrat Lands’ House victory significant, but also will be hard to replicate | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

MONTGOMERY — In what marked the first net gain for Democrats in the Alabama Legislature in more than 20 years, Marilyn Lands, running on reproductive rights, secured a decisive victory this week during the special election to represent House District 10 in north Alabama. Winning by nearly 25 percentage points and flipping the district blue, […]

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Roy S. Johnson: Alabama GOP’s $5 million bet to diminish Black vote in D2 races | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

This is an opinion column. Were I a wagering man, I would have confidently bet that Alabama Republicans weren’t simply going to walk out and leave the keys to the 2nd congressional district – like an abandoned foreclosure. That they wouldn’t simply tuck and run and allow a silly ole U.S. Supreme Court ruling to […]

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Why did election date change on Alabama lottery proposal? How much will it cost? | #elections | #alabama

Many things changed in a new, scaled-back version of an Alabama lottery and gambling bill approved Tuesday by a state Senate committee. That includes the date of the election for voters to decide whether to approve the plan in a constitutional amendment. The bill that passed the House three weeks ago set the vote for […]

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North Alabama man charged with murder has ties to state Republican politics | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A man charged with murder in Madison County Thursday has ties to several Alabama Republican campaigns and organizations. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies received a call reporting a dead man at 1790 Capshaw Road in the Harvest community. The man, later identified as Derek Franklin Walls, 54, of Harvest, was found inside a residence. […]

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Alabama Super Tuesday 2024 primary: When polls close, where and how to vote, results, more | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama will have its say on who should be the party nominees for president next week when voters head to the polls as part of Super Tuesday, when a large chuck of delegates will be at stake across the country. “Before heading to the polls on March 5, I encourage Alabama voters to visit www.AlabamaVotes.gov […]

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Alabama 2024 primary updates, results: District 2 runoffs set; Barry Moore defeats Jerry Carl | #elections | #alabama

Alabama’s Super Tuesday primaries ended with an incumbent losing his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives losing his seat to another sitting Republican Congressman and set the stage for April 16 Democrat and GOP runoffs for the redrawn District 2. Rep. Jerry Carl lost his re-election bid to Rep. Barry Moore, after District 2 […]

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Two Republicans square off in race for next Alabama chief justice | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Five of the nine seats on the all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court are up for election this year, but there is a contested race for only one, the open seat for the position of chief justice. Chief Justice Tom Parker could not seek another term because the state constitution bars judges from being elected after age […]

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Election 2024: Who is on the ballot in Madison, Limestone and Morgan counties? | #elections | #alabama

Two Madison County commissioners will face challengers in the Tuesday, March 5, primary election in their bids for reelection. And one of the races is a rematch from 2020. District 6 Commissioner Violet Edwards will face JesHenry Malone, the man she replaced, in the Democratic primary. District 3 Commissioner Craig Hill will face City of […]

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Alabama state school board election sees big influx of money for candidates | #elections | #alabama

Alabama Board of Education races – among Republicans – have raised more than half a million dollars. One candidate alone, Dr. Allen Long, has raised $260,000, according to campaign finance reports through Feb. 26. Two state school board districts are up for grabs, both assured a Republican winner as there are no Democratic challengers. The […]

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Alabama man arrested for allegedly threatening to execute Arizona election officials for ‘treason’ | #elections | #alabama

An Alabama man was arrested Wednesday in Cullman for allegedly threatening to execute Arizona election officials for “treason” after claiming voter fraud in the state’s 2022 gubernatorial race, prosecutors said. Brian Jerry Ogstad, 59, of Cullman, is facing five federal counts of communicating an interstate threat in federal court in Huntsville, prosecutors said Wednesday. Ogstad […]

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