A collection of e-mails from a Mobile mother to her grown son captures the 2004 election season as it was lived in one Alabama household: gloom, gallows humor, wedding logistics and a great deal of wine.
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Newcomer Outraises Veteran 10 to 1 in the Special Election for Mobile’s District 7 Council Seat
First-time candidate Rick Collins raised $31,600 to John Peavy’s $2,800 in the opening filing period of the 2004 special election for Mobile City Council District 7, left vacant by Stephen Nodine.
Mobile
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Former State GOP Chairman Quits Party Committees After Backing a Democrat for District Attorney
Roger McConnell, a former Alabama Republican Party chairman from Mobile, resigned from the state and county GOP executive committees in 2004 after co-hosting a fundraiser for Democratic District Attorney John Tyson Jr.
Mobile
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Retired Republican Judge Endorses the Democrat in the Race for Juvenile Court
Retired Mobile County Circuit Judge John Butler, a Republican who spent 22 years overseeing juvenile court, endorsed Democrat Jeff Glidewell over the GOP incumbent appointed to succeed him.
Mobile
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Riley Appoints Nodine to Vacant Mobile County Commission Seat Days After Runoff Win
Gov. Bob Riley appointed Mobile City Councilman Stephen Nodine to the vacant District 2 seat on the Mobile County Commission in July 2004, days after Nodine won the Republican runoff.
Bayou La Batre
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Runoff Money: Nodine and Buffkin Empty the Tank Before the June 29 Vote
Final campaign finance reports before the June 29, 2004 runoff showed Stephen Nodine and Ralph Buffkin each spending more than they raised, leaving both nearly broke on the eve of the election.
Mobile
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To Dow or Not to Dow: The Mayor’s Long Shadow Over the District 2 Runoff
As Ralph Buffkin and Stephen Nodine headed toward a June 2004 runoff, both raced to distance themselves from Mayor Mike Dow. A look inside four mayoral elections explains why.
Baldwin County
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Mobile Lawyers Weigh In: Bar Association Poll Picks Favorites in Judicial Races
A May 2004 Mobile Bar Association poll of members produced landslide preferences in several judicial contests, including a lopsided vote for Mobile attorney Robert H. Smith for the Alabama Supreme Court.
Baldwin County
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County Commission Hopefuls Line Up Against Onshore LNG Terminal in South Mobile County
A 2004 survey of Mobile County Commission candidates found nearly unanimous opposition to a proposed onshore liquefied natural gas terminal at Hollingers Island in south Mobile County.