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 Alabama politics from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Mobile County Democrats Hold a Campaign Workshop With Eyes on 2020
With qualifying a year away, Mobile County Democratic leaders ran a hands-on workshop on recruiting candidates, raising money and organizing communities early.
Local News
Mobile County Democrats Set a Goal of Turning Blue by 2020
Mobile County Democratic leaders told supporters the party could gain the upper hand as soon as 2020 if it solves a persistent problem: turnout in its own strongholds.
Baldwin County
The Establishment Holds: A Final Look at Super Tuesday’s Winners and Losers
In the concluding round of analysis, the area’s observers found a single theme: for all the talk of an uprising, Alabama’s established Republicans emerged from Super Tuesday stronger than ever.
Baldwin County
Third-Party Talk and Courthouse Upsets: More Super Tuesday Winners and Losers
In a second round of post-primary analysis, the area’s political observers weighed a possible third-party fall campaign and a Mobile County courthouse shake-up, and named winners in an unpredictable year.
Baldwin County
Winners and Losers From Alabama’s Super Tuesday: The Politicos Weigh In
The day after Alabama’s Super Tuesday primary, a panel of the area’s savvier political hands sorted the winners and losers, from Trump’s ceiling to a courthouse upset and incumbents who held firm.
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What Is a Double-Dipper? Alabama’s Political Class Can’t Quite Agree
The phrase ‘double-dipping’ echoed through Alabama politics, but a survey of legislators, educators and attorneys found no agreement on what it actually meant, or whether it was a problem at all.
Baldwin County
Bradley Byrne Set to Enter First District Race as Congressional Field Forms
Bradley Byrne scheduled a big announcement widely expected to launch his bid for the First District congressional seat, as the port earned a credit upgrade and a Baldwin sheriff’s race took shape.
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Bentley Set to Name Oden to Public Service Commission as Mobile Eyes 2013 Mayoral Race
State Rep. Jeremy Oden was in line for a seat on the Alabama Public Service Commission, while a Mobile precinct canvass showed President Obama winning roughly 60 percent inside the city.
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State GOP Chairman Hails County Gains as Republicans Advance Across Alabama
Alabama Republican chairman Bill Armistead declared his 2012 county-level campaign a success, citing a net gain of 45 offices, even as Democrats pointed to Robert Vance’s strong showing.