Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of redistricting from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
The Democratic candidate for Alabama's 1st Congressional District opened a campaign office at 1106 Spring Hill Avenue with a Labor Day fish fry. Campaign figures made a series of political…
A new Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee poll finds U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures and Republican nominee Rhett Marques tied at 46% each in Alabama's redrawn 2nd Congressional District, with 8% of…
Alabama's political world faces a busy week: a residency case before the state Supreme Court, new Democratic Party leadership, a Republican push to close primaries, and a reshaped congressional race.
State Rep. Rhett Marques and U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures are set for a closely watched fall matchup in Alabama's redrawn 2nd Congressional District, with both parties signaling major resources ahead…
Republican candidate John Mills says his Navy background and commitment to the Constitution set him apart in Alabama's AL-1 special primary, where he trails the GOP fundraising field.
Clarke County voters will choose a Republican nominee to face U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell on Aug. 11, with light turnout expected in the special primary.
A three-judge federal panel blocked Alabama from adopting a new congressional map, ordering the state to keep using court-drawn districts as a legal fight over Black voting power continues.
The Mobile NAACP has joined the Southern Poverty Law Center and Stand Up Mobile in opposing Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s proposed redistricting plan, arguing that the plan’s proposed fourth Black-majority district…
Rep. Randy Davis and Alabama Democratic Conference Chairman Joe Reed will debate Alabama's redistricting fight at a Mobile luncheon.
Mobile City Council President Reggie Copeland said in December 2004 he would seek a record sixth term in District 5, even as city firefighter Bryan T. Lee weighed his first…