Mobile and Baldwin County News
Henry Barnes Sr., a Bayou La Batre city councilman and commercial truck driver, said he was 99 percent sure he would run for the Mobile County Commission, whether the body…
Democrats celebrated nationally and cheered statewide but stumbled in Mobile County. Party figures and consultants dissected losses by Gary Tanner, Chip Herrington and Pat Lindsey and asked what the results…
Campaign finance reports filed ahead of the June 6 primary showed three well-funded Republicans jockeying to succeed retiring Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman, each strong in a different way.
First-time candidate Rick Collins raised $31,600 to John Peavy's $2,800 in the opening filing period of the 2004 special election for Mobile City Council District 7, left vacant by Stephen…
Gov. Bob Riley appointed Mobile City Councilman Stephen Nodine to the vacant District 2 seat on the Mobile County Commission in July 2004, days after Nodine won the Republican runoff.
Final campaign finance reports before the June 29, 2004 runoff showed Stephen Nodine and Ralph Buffkin each spending more than they raised, leaving both nearly broke on the eve of…
Third-place finisher Austin Rainwaters endorsed Stephen Nodine in the 2004 Mobile County Commission District 2 runoff, saying his supporters were unanimous in rejecting Ralph Buffkin.
Rain, a holiday weekend and plain apathy held turnout to 16.2 percent in the June 1, 2004 Mobile County primary, an outcome that pushed newcomer Ralph Buffkin into a runoff…
The last campaign finance reports before the June 1, 2004 primary showed Mobile County Commission and school board candidates burning through cash, with big PAC checks and a late surge…
Pre-election campaign finance filings in May 2004 showed Mobile County Commission candidates raising tens of thousands of dollars from PACs, contractors, doctors and developers ahead of the June 1 primary.