Campaign finance records showed a wave of Mobile and Baldwin County support flowing to Republican gubernatorial nominee Robert Bentley after he won the party’s nod, with several coastal donors giving five figures.
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Baldwin County
Newcomer Outraises the Field in Baldwin County District Attorney’s Race
Magnolia Springs attorney David Green raised more than his three Republican rivals combined and enters the final six weeks with nearly twice the cash of incumbent Judy Newcomb.
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Ashley Rich Closes the Money Gap on Mark Erwin in Mobile DA Race
Rich outraised Erwin during the latest reporting period, though his early start left him with more cash on hand. Their donor lists reveal a Mobile establishment hedging its bets.
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Alabama Democrats ‘Betrayed’ by Griffith’s Jump to the GOP, Party Chairman Says
State Democratic chairman Joe Turnham said thousands of Alabama Democrats felt betrayed by Rep. Parker Griffith’s switch to the Republican Party, and demanded he return the money they raised for him.
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Bill Johnson Asks State Prosecutors to Investigate the Governor He Once Served
Gubernatorial candidate Bill Johnson, a former Riley cabinet member, asked Alabama’s attorney general and a district attorney to investigate Gov. Bob Riley over contracts, a special session and casino money.
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Son of the Late Lambert Mims Offers a Dissenting History of Mobile’s Corruption Years
In a lengthy letter, Dale Mims disputed a published account of Mobile’s era of political indictments, arguing the prosecutions of the 1970s and 1980s were shaped by displaced money and federal politics.
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Pipes Too Small, a $650,000 Overrun, and a Name City Hall Recognized
An engineering firm designed a Dauphin Street drainage project for 66-inch pipes when 72-inch pipes were needed. The error cost Mobile $650,000, and the firm’s principal had given to the mayor’s campaign.
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A Favor, Not an Endorsement: Sen. Rusty Glover Explains a Check to a County Commission Challenger
State Sen. Rusty Glover’s $250 contribution to a Republican challenging an incumbent county commissioner needed explaining. He said it was simply reciprocity, and that he stays out of GOP primaries.
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Money Gap Yawns in Mobile County’s District 1 Commission Race
Democratic nominee Merceria Ludgood held a nearly 100-to-one fundraising lead over Republican Juan Chastang heading into the Oct. 9 special election to restore the Mobile County Commission to full strength.
Baldwin County
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.