Daphne and Foley to elect new mayors; Dauphin Island avoids a contest
Voters in Daphne and Foley will head to the polls this month to choose new mayors, while residents of Dauphin Island will skip an election altogether after every office drew…
Contrasting Tones Defined Mobile’s 2017 Mayoral Campaign as Voters Headed to the Polls
As Mobile's 2017 municipal election reached Election Day, the mayoral campaign between incumbent Sandy Stimpson and challenger Sam Jones closed out months of sharply contrasting messaging, from outreach-focused positivity to…
Stimpson Wins Reelection as Mobile Voters Fill Out City Council in 2017 Election
Incumbent Mayor Sandy Stimpson defeated challenger Jones by a wide margin in Mobile's 2017 municipal election, while most City Council incumbents also held their seats.
Stimpson Takes Mayoral Campaign to Alabama Music Box as Voter Drive Signs Up Nearly 100
Mobile mayoral candidate Sandy Stimpson and City Council District 2 candidate Greg Vaughan made an unusual campaign stop on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013: the Alabama Music Box on Dauphin Street,…
Sandy Stimpson Laid Out His Vision for Mobile in 2013 Mayoral Bid
In the spring of 2013, Mobile businessman Sandy Stimpson sat down for an in-depth interview as he campaigned to become the next mayor of Mobile, Alabama. A civil engineering graduate…
Former Officer Ron Wallace Weighs a Run for Mobile Mayor
Ron Wallace, a former Mobile police officer, resigned from the force as he considered a campaign for mayor in the 2013 city elections, pointing to spending restraint, transparency and public…
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All Politics Is Local: Previewing Mobile County’s August Municipal Elections
From Saraland to Bayou La Batre, voters across Mobile County prepared to choose mayors and council members on Aug. 26, with runoffs to follow. Seasoned observers offered their reading of…
Former Restaurateur Rick Gambino Enters the Fairhope Mayor’s Race
Rick Gambino, whose family restaurant was once among Fairhope's largest employers, announced his candidacy for mayor in May 2008, pledging fiscal conservatism and a promise to keep Fairhope, Fairhope.
Jack Burrell Kicks Off a Fairhope Mayoral Campaign at the Pier
Jack Burrell launched his campaign for mayor of Fairhope with a kickoff party at the Yardarm Restaurant at the Fairhope Pier, opening a municipal season that would run to the…
How Mike Dow Gambled on the Mayor’s Office in 1989 – and Changed Mobile’s Course
Nearly two decades later, former Mayor Mike Dow and the friends and rivals who shaped his first campaign recalled the audacious 1989 decision to bypass a council seat and run…