Alabama House Districts 16, 55 hold special elections Tuesday: what you need to know | #elections | #alabama
Voters in the Birmingham and Tuscaloosa areas go to the polls Tuesday to choose nominees for special elections for the state House. In House District 16, running from Fayette County through north Tuscaloosa and western Jefferson counties, five Republicans and one Democrat are seeking their party’s nomination. In House District 55, in portions of Birmingham […]
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Meet the candidates running in the House District 16 special election | #elections | #alabama
With about a week left before the special primary election for House District 16, candidates in the crowded field are preparing to go head-to-head when voters cast their ballots on Sept. 26. Five Republicans will compete for the party nomination, and if none of the candidates win at least 50% of the vote, a run-off […]
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House District 16 Republican runoff is Tuesday | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
On Tuesday, Republican voters in House District 16 go to the polls to select their next state Representative. The candidates are Bryan Brinyark and Brad Cox. They both advanced from the Republican primary in the House District 16 special primary election last month. The seat became vacant when Rep. Kyle South (R-Fayette) resigned to become the President and CEO of the West Alabama […]
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‘I’ve always been the elephant in the room’ — Former felon turned West Alabama pastor Floyd Rodgers, Jr. running as Republican in District 16 special election | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Floyd Rodgers, Jr. was raking in as much as $47,000 a week selling drugs at one point in his life. Then he found Christ in prison and became a pastor. Now, he’s running for the Alabama House of Representatives. Rodgers, a self-professed Christian conservative, is seeking the Republican nomination for Alabama House District 16, which […]
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Kay Ivey Sets Special Election for West Alabama House Seat | #elections | #alabama
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has set dates for a special election to replace an area legislator who is stepping down to lead the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama. As the Thread reported earlier this year, Kyle South is resigning from his seat in the Alabama House of Representatives to replace former Chamber President and […]
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