Mobile and Baldwin County News
Redistricting has turned Baldwin County's Senate District 33 into one of Alabama's few genuinely competitive legislative races, pitting longtime Democratic incumbent Vivian Figures against Republican challenger Pete Riehm.
The state party's Black political caucus endorsed former Circuit Judge Herman Thomas over incumbent Sen. Vivian Figures, giving a jolt to one of Mobile's most closely watched Democratic primaries.
Assistant district attorney Ashley Rich launched a television campaign built on the slogan 'prosecutor, not politician,' while rival Mark Erwin's own commercial drew a demand that stations pull it.