Long Road Nears Its End in Baldwin County’s Senate District 32 Race
Republican Trip Pittman and Democrat A.J. Cooper faced voters after a special election season that proved one thing above all: in Baldwin County, it costs far more to win a…
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.
Cooper Presses Pittman for Four Debates and a ‘Play Nice’ Campaign Pact
Democratic nominee A.J. Cooper asked Republican Trip Pittman for four Baldwin County debates and proposed a written accord limiting spending, banning personal attacks and cleaning up campaign signs.
Schillinger Road Business District Annexed Into Mobile in 2007
A 2007 special election brought a West Mobile business district along Schillinger Road into Mobile's city limits.
Pittman Routs Riley-Backed McKinney in Baldwin Senate Runoff
Trip Pittman's lopsided win over Randy McKinney in the Baldwin County Senate District 32 Republican runoff raised hard questions about how much a popular governor's endorsement is actually worth.
Riley’s Runoff Endorsement Angers, Pleases and Puzzles Coastal Republicans
Gov. Bob Riley's decision to back Randy McKinney over Trip Pittman in a Republican runoff broke an unwritten rule and left Mobile and Baldwin Republicans debating what it cost the…
Baldwin Insiders Split on Senate Runoff: ‘Razor Thin’ or a McKinney Win
On the eve of the Baldwin County Senate District 32 runoff, political veterans offered sharply divided predictions, with negative mail and the governor's endorsement dominating the closing arguments.
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.
Five Republicans, One Baldwin Senate Seat and No Clear Favorite
With the special primary less than four weeks away, Alabama's interest groups had spread their money across five candidates in District 32, and the state's political veterans could not agree…
David Ed Bishop Ran on a Promise to Bring Baldwin’s Money Home
The Baldwin County commissioner and longtime Fairhope councilman joined the District 32 field, arguing the county sent more to Montgomery in lodging and gas taxes than it ever got back.