Campaign records showed House Speaker Seth Hammett moved more than $1.4 million to Democratic candidates across Alabama in the 2006 cycle, including several from Mobile and the southwest counties.
Tag: 2006 election
Baldwin County
Mobile County Voters Handed Jim Folsom the Lieutenant Governor’s Office
Luther Strange ran roughly 9,000 votes behind other Republicans on the Mobile County ballot in 2006. Flip those votes and he wins statewide. Instead, Jim Folsom returned to the lieutenant governor’s office.
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Car Dealers’ Cash Lifts Democrat in Mobile County School Board Race Turning on Dodge’s Future
A $5,000 contribution from the local car dealers’ PAC boosted Democrat Andrew Davis days before the 2006 election, in a Mobile County school board race shadowed by Superintendent Harold Dodge’s contract.
Chatom
Judge-Elect’s Law License in Jeopardy After Supreme Court Rejects Discipline as Too Lenient
Circuit Judge-elect Stuart DuBose faced renewed bar discipline in late 2006 after the Alabama Supreme Court rejected a suspension timed to begin the day after the election as too lenient.
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Absentee Requests Sag Again in Mobile County, Pointing to Low Turnout on Election Day
Mobile County’s probate judge reported 2,824 absentee ballot requests and about 1,200 returns days before the November 2006 election, figures he said pointed to a low turnout.
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One State Senate Race Could Topple a Row of Political Dominoes in Mobile
If Ben Brooks unseated Sen. Gary Tanner in 2006, the result would open a Mobile City Council seat, revive a county commission rivalry and set off a scramble that would reach well past Election Day.
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Mobile Business Leaders to Host a Major Fundraiser for Tyson’s Attorney General Bid
An array of Mobile-area leaders lined up to host a major fundraiser for District Attorney John Tyson’s Democratic campaign for attorney general, with contributions sought at $500, $1,000 and $2,500.
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Sheriff Nomination in Doubt Again as Judge Questions Davon Grey’s Filings
Probate Judge Don Davis cited attorney general’s opinions suggesting Davon Grey’s failure to meet campaign disclosure deadlines could disqualify him as the Democratic nominee for Mobile County sheriff.
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Sam Cochran to Take the Oath as Mobile County’s Interim Sheriff
Sam Cochran, the retired Mobile police chief and new Republican nominee for sheriff, was set to be sworn in Friday as interim Mobile County sheriff, taking over a department left unsettled by Jack Tillman’s departure.
Baldwin County
Hap-pening or Hap-less? A Senate Retirement Rumor Freezes the Field in District 34
State Sen. Hap Myers said in August 2004 he would likely seek a fourth term, a signal that scrambled the plans of would-be successors in Alabama Senate District 34 ahead of the 2006 election.