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Alabama Legislature changed deadlines to get GOP candidates on ballot in 2020 | #elections | #alabama

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen notified the state and national Democratic parties on Tuesday that the Democratic National Convention, scheduled to begin Aug. 19, is a few days too late to meet a deadline in state law to get the party’s nominee for president, presumably Joe Biden, on the ballot for the general election […]

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In rare competitive Alabama election, Democrat focuses on reproductive rights, outraises Republican | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A Democratic candidate has outraised her Republican opponent in today’s special election to replace a Republican lawmaker in north Alabama. Marilyn Lands, a licensed counselor and the Democrat in a special election in Madison, received $236,465 in donations since August of 2023. About 84% of that comes from individual donors. She leads Republican Teddy Powell, […]

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Mooney, Long win Alabama state school board races | #elections | #alabama

Kelly Mooney and Allen Long have won their Republican primaries for the State Board of Education, according to unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. Because there are no Democratic challengers, both winners will be seated in January for a four-year term. Mooney appears to have avoided a runoff with 51.2% of the […]

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5 questions with Republican Alabama House District 10 candidate Teddy Powell | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Madison City Councilman Teddy Powell announced in October that he would seek the Republican nomination in the Alabama House District 10 Special Election. Powell describes himself as a lifelong Republican and longtime resident of Madison. He says he brings a “passion for service and dedication to (the) community” and hopes to “bring the successes of […]

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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 Alabama’s 2nd congressional district ‘is in play for Republicans’ after Tuesday’s primary | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

For months, the prognosticators labeled Alabama’s newly drawn 2nd Congressional district as a Democratic district, removing it from so-called “toss up” categories by noting that President Joe Biden would have won it by 12 percentage points in 2020. But Tuesday’s primary turnout illustrated that it’s a whole new ballgame. Democrats cast only 161 more votes […]

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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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Sarah Stewart wins Republican primary for Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Sarah Stewart prevailed in Tuesday’s Republican primary for chief justice on on the state’s highest court, defeating Bryan Taylor, a former state senator and legal adviser to two governors, according to preliminary results from the Associated Press. Stewart was part of a court majority that ruled frozen embryos are considered […]

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Twinkle Cavanaugh fends off Republican primary challenger for PSC President | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh appears to have defeated challenger Robert McCollum in Tuesday’s Republican primary election for President of the Alabama Public Service Commission. Cavanaugh appears poised to secure a fourth term leading the PSC, which is Alabama’s primary regulator of utilities. No Democratic candidate has filed to oppose Cavanaugh in November’s general election. As of […]

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Super Tuesday primary 2024 in Alabama: Election results, who won? Did Amendment 1 pass? | #elections | #alabama

Alabama voters headed to the polls as part of Super Tuesday to select party nominees for president all the way down ballot to county elected positions. The top of the ballot was uncompetitive, with President Biden and former President Donald Trump easily defeating their respective challengers: Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota for Biden and ex-South […]