Jerry Carl, John Mills and Austin Sidwell are competing for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District on Aug. 11 — a plurality contest with no runoff, in a summer election where turnout is the biggest unknown.
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Coverage of 1st Congressional District from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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A Mobilian Takes Over Griffith’s Office After the Staff Walks Out
Michael Galloway, a Mobile native who worked for Sonny Callahan and Jo Bonner, became chief of staff to Rep. Parker Griffith days after the congressman’s entire staff resigned over his party switch.
Baldwin County
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White Powder Closes Bonner’s Mobile and Foley Offices as Labs Test the Substance
The Mobile and Foley district offices of U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner were closed and checked for contamination after employees opened envelopes containing baggies of white powder.
Baldwin County
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An Orange Beach Developer Takes On Jo Bonner, and the Oddsmaker Is Unimpressed
Peter Gounares, 35, announced a Republican primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, arguing the incumbent had abandoned fiscal conservatism. Mobile oddsmaker Danny Sheridan called the newcomer a huge underdog.
Baldwin County
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A Deer Hunt With His Son Ended Jo Bonner’s 2010 Run for Governor
The Mobile congressman was all in on a campaign for governor in mid-December. Two weeks later, on a hunting trip with his 10-year-old son, he changed his mind and never looked back.