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AL’s 2nd Congressional District: Figures wins Democratic runoff | #elections | #alabama

Shomari Figures, a former Obama administration official, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday for Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District. Figures received 61% of the vote, defeating opponent Rep. Anthony Daniels, who received 39%, according to the unofficial results from the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. “Thank you to the people of District 2,” Figures said […]

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Alabama voter turnout doubles in redrawn congressional district | #elections | #alabama

Voter turnout for the Democratic primary in Alabama’s second congressional district was remarkably higher in the first election since the district was redrawn in a way that could allow the party to pick up a key seat. According to the National Redistricting Foundation, there were 57,129 ballots cast in the district’s Democratic primary election Super […]

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In Alabama, hate only wins if we stay home in November | #elections | #alabama

Election years tend to bring out the worst in politicians vying to hold on to power and win elections. Recently, in Alabama, that materialized through a set of education bills that recall the state’s segregationist past and reject the promise of a free and inclusive public school system that is the bedrock of our democracy. This […]

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Mapping issue causes District 2 voters in Montgomery to get wrong info | #elections | #alabama

More than 6,000 Montgomery County voters got the wrong voting information ahead of the election, the Associated Press reported toward the end of Super Tuesday. James Snipes, chair of the Montgomery County Board of Registrars, told AP that 6,593 county voters received mailers listing them as 7th Congressional District voters rather than the 2nd after […]

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Live updates from the polls | #elections | #alabama

Note: This story will be updated throughout the day. Super Tuesday, the biggest day for presidential primaries, only comes around once every four years. Today, voters in Alabama will be among those in 15 states and one territory heading to the polls to cast their primary votes for the 2024 election — plus numerous local elections […]

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Education, economy key issues for session | #elections | #alabama

Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter said Wednesday that improving education and continuing to bolster the state’s economy will be key priorities for the upcoming legislative session. “Alabama ranks 18th in the country when it comes to school choice,” he said during a Montgomery Chamber of Commerce event. “We’ve done a lot of things that have […]

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Alabama special election results: Brinyark, Kitchens win | #elections | #alabama

Alabama held two special elections for the state House and Senate on Tuesday. Voters went to the polls for a special general election in Alabama’s 16th House District and in a primary for Senate District 9. Republican Bryan Brinyark won the House District 16 election with 2,370 votes, or 83.5%, over Democratic opponent John Underwood’s […]

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Vivek Ramaswamy takes on fentanyl overdoses in Alabama primary debate | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

During the Republican presidential primary debate in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday evening, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy faced a question about how he plans to combat the opioid epidemic throughout the United States, including in Alabama. “Over the past year, fentanyl has killed more than 75,000 Americans, 1,000 of them right here in Alabama,” moderator Elizabeth Vargas […]

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University of Alabama campus prepped as GOP presidential debate nears | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The University of Alabama says a great deal of preparation has taken place before hosting the state’s first-ever Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday. Chad Tindol, UA’s chief administration officer, on Monday discussed preparations for the debate and the impact the event will have on campus, which will also wrap up fall classes this week. […]

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No tickets left available for GOP presidential debate in Tuscaloosa | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Hot-ticket events pop up at least several times a fall at the University of Alabama, but one of the rarest and toughest to get is already the equivalent of sold out. Due to the size, about 1,000 capacity, of the Frank N. Moody Music Building’s Concert Hall, where Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate will be held, […]