Alabama Election News

John Merrill Announces Run For Senate, Says He Won’t Resign As Secretary Of State

by Matthew Tyson on June 26, 2019 in Alabama News

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced in a press conference Tuesday that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Doug Jones. Merrill is the sixth candidate to enter the increasingly crowded Republican primary, which also includes U.S. Rep Bradley […]

Charlotte Meadows, Michael Fritz In Runoff For District 74 GOP Nomination

by Brent Wilson on June 12, 2019 in Alabama Election News

A special election held Tuesday to fill the District 74 House seat that was vacated by the death of Dimitri Polizos failed to find a majority. Charlotte Meadows wasn’t able to secure 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday and will now face Michael Fritz […]

Kamala Harris To Make Campaign Stops In Birmingham & Montgomery This Weekend

by Brent Wilson on June 7, 2019 in Alabama Election News

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) will be making campaign stops in Birmingham today and Montgomery tomorrow. Harris is seeking the Democratic nomination for President. Harris says her focus will be on engaging women and African Americans in Birmingham and Montgomery. She plans to talk about […]

Roy Moore’s Lawyer Trenton Garmon Arrested On DUI/Drug Charges

by Brent Wilson on June 6, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Trenton Roger Garmon, the lawyer of former Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, was arrested Wednesday night on multiple charges involving drugs. Garmon, 39, was arrested by Gadsden police and charged with driving under the influence of controlled substances, second-degree possession of marijuana, and possession of […]

Donald Trump Jr. Tells Roy Moore To ‘Ride Off Into The Sunset’

by Brent Wilson on May 29, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Roy Moore is very close to announcing a bid for U.S. Senate according to Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), Byrne told The Hill that he’s spoken to GOP sources close to Moore who said the controversial former Alabama judge would announce his candidacy for the Senate […]

AP: Alabama Abortion Ban A Gift To Democrats In Swing States

by Brent Wilson on May 26, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Alabama Republicans may not fear much blowback from their own constituents for passing a near-total abortion ban in the state, but their actions could have serious consequences for Republicans in other states in 2020. That is according to a new report from the Associated Press. […]

Hometown Action Endorses Tabitha Isner for AL Democratic Party Chair

by Brent Wilson on May 8, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Hometown Action issued a press release endorsing Tabitha Isner for the Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party. New elections were called after the national Democratic Party found a number of procedural irregularities in the vote. Isner, State Sen. Vivian Figures, and former candidate for Lt. […]

AL State Rep. Arnold Mooney Announces U.S. Senate Run

by Brent Wilson on May 6, 2019 in Alabama News

This morning Alabama State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Birmingham) announced he will be seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Mooney currently represents District 43. Mooney joins Bradley Byrne, Tommy Tuberville and Stanley Adair who have also announced their run for the Senate seat currently held […]

Stanley Adair To Run For U.S. Senate As Republican

by Brent Wilson on April 28, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Stanley Adair, a former businessman and television evangelist, will run as a Republican for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Doug Jones (D-Birmingham). Adair, from Haleyville, AL, touts himself as a businessman and entrepreneur. He says he plans to visit every Alabama county […]

Jerry Carl of Mobile To Seek Bradley Byrne’s Congressional Seat

by Brent Wilson on February 27, 2019 in Alabama Election News

Jerry Carl who is currently the Mobile County Commission for District 3 has announced he will be running for the U.S. Congress District 1 seat that will be vacated by Bradley Byrne. Byrne recently announced his campaign to challenge Doug Jones for his Senate seat […]