Candidates for the open First District seat courted Escambia County Republicans, a national Young Republicans convention prepared to descend on Mobile, and coastal insurance drew a crowd in Fairhope.
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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.
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If Romney Wins, Who Becomes U.S. Attorney for South Alabama? The Names Being Floated
With the presidential race too close to call, Republicans in Southwest Alabama were already trading names of possible candidates to become the next U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama.
Baldwin County
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County Commissioner Hospitalized as Investigators Probe Gulf Shores Shooting Death
Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine was under psychiatric care at Mobile Infirmary as Baldwin County detectives worked to determine how Angel Downs died outside her Gulf Shores townhouse.
Baldwin County
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Tea Party Crowds Fill Five South Alabama Towns, Organizers Report 1,000 Members
Common Sense Campaign counted 500 in Mobile and close to 600 in Daphne at Tax Day rallies, with events also in Evergreen, Brewton and Monroeville. The group says it topped 1,000 dues-paying members.
Baldwin County
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Sparks Stays in the Governor’s Race, Passing Up an Open Congressional Seat
Ron Sparks scheduled a three-city announcement tour and let speculation build that he might abandon the governor’s race for the 5th District. The scheduling itself gave away the answer.
Baldwin County
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Mobile Native Dale Peterson Joins Crowded Race for Agriculture Commissioner
Mobile native Dale Peterson entered the Republican race for Alabama agriculture commissioner, joining a field that included John McMillan of Stockton in a contest with a distinct South Alabama flavor.
Atmore
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Republicans Fight Over Their Own Ballot in the District 22 Senate Special Election
A challenge to keep Citronelle businesswoman Judy Belk off the Republican ballot failed on a split vote, as three GOP contenders lined up for the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Pat Lindsey.
Brewton
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Judy Belk Entered the District 22 Senate Race as a Republican; Sheldon Day Stepped Aside
The special election to succeed the late state Sen. Pat Lindsey took shape in February 2009, with Citronelle’s Judy McCain Belk running as a Republican and Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day declining to enter.
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An Oddsmaker’s Verdict: Alabama Was Sending Its Gambling Money to Everybody Else
Mobile oddsmaker and sports analyst Danny Sheridan said it was past time for Alabama to consider a lottery or casinos, arguing the state was subsidizing gaming in Mississippi, Florida and Tennessee.