Eastern Shore attorney and former Prichard mayor A.J. ‘Jay’ Cooper entered the race for Baldwin County’s open Senate District 32 seat, saying he was ‘underwhelmed’ by the Republican field and moved more by duty than desire.
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Artur Davis Brought a Campaign for Governor to Mobile — and a Pronunciation Lesson
The congressman told about 100 Mobile Democrats that Alabama’s past need not dictate its future, made education his central theme, and asked the city’s television anchors to note that his name is Artur.
Long Road Nears Its End in Baldwin County’s Senate District 32 Race
Republican Trip Pittman and Democrat A.J. Cooper faced voters after a special election season that proved one thing above all: in Baldwin County, it costs far more to win a nomination than to accept one.
Cooper Presses Pittman for Four Debates and a ‘Play Nice’ Campaign Pact
Democratic nominee A.J. Cooper asked Republican Trip Pittman for four Baldwin County debates and proposed a written accord limiting spending, banning personal attacks and cleaning up campaign signs.
Pittman Routs Riley-Backed McKinney in Baldwin Senate Runoff
Trip Pittman’s lopsided win over Randy McKinney in the Baldwin County Senate District 32 Republican runoff raised hard questions about how much a popular governor’s endorsement is actually worth.
Riley’s Runoff Endorsement Angers, Pleases and Puzzles Coastal Republicans
Gov. Bob Riley’s decision to back Randy McKinney over Trip Pittman in a Republican runoff broke an unwritten rule and left Mobile and Baldwin Republicans debating what it cost the party.
Baldwin Insiders Split on Senate Runoff: ‘Razor Thin’ or a McKinney Win
On the eve of the Baldwin County Senate District 32 runoff, political veterans offered sharply divided predictions, with negative mail and the governor’s endorsement dominating the closing arguments.
Both Baldwin Senate Runoff Campaigns Raised More Than $100,000 in Final Weeks
Pre-election disclosures showed Randy McKinney raising more than $140,000 and Trip Pittman more than $130,000 in the closing weeks of the Baldwin County Senate District 32 Republican runoff.
Five Republicans, One Baldwin Senate Seat and No Clear Favorite
With the special primary less than four weeks away, Alabama’s interest groups had spread their money across five candidates in District 32, and the state’s political veterans could not agree on a winner.
A GOP Loyalty Fight Fizzled in the Race for Baldwin County’s Open Senate Seat
A threatened challenge to Baldwin County Commissioner David Ed Bishop’s Republican credentials collapsed in July 2007 after a Democratic senator said a $150 contribution in his records had never been made.