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Britt eyes Senate win in Alabama, faces Boyd, Sophocleus

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) - Republican Katie Britt could become the first woman elected to the U.S Senate from Alabama as she seeks to capture the seat held by retiring GOP Sen. Richard Shelby. Britt faces…

Alabama's open congressional seat to be decided Tuesday

The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama’s only open congressional seat will be decided as Republican Dale Strong faces Democrat Kathy Warner-Stanton and Libertarian P. J. Greer in the race for Alabama’s 5th Congressional District. The north Alabama district…

Republican Ivey poised for re-election as Alabama governor

By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is poised to win a second full term against Democrat Yolanda Flowers, the first Black woman to win a major party’s gubernatorial nomination in the state. Flowers’…

Election 2022: A look at what's on the Alabama ballot

The Associated Press Alabama voters will decide races ranging from U.S. Senate and governor to local offices in Tuesday’s election. Voters will also decide whether to ratify a recompiled Alabama Constitution that removes racist language, such as references to segregated…

Voters can erase racist wording in Alabama Constitution

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) - Alabama voters on Nov. 8 will vote to ratify a recompilation of the Alabama Constitution that will strip Jim Crow-era language and reorganize the unwieldy governing document. Proponents say the changes…

Poll workers train for conflict: 'A little nervous? I am.'

The Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - America is getting ready to vote in the midterm election, and poll workers around the country are bracing for possible conflict in an era of polarization and misinformation. And that's especially acute in swing…

Absentee voter deadlines coming up quick

By WVUA 23 News Reporter Avery Lake TUSCALOOSA -If you want to vote in the Nov. 8 midterm election in Alabama and you're not yet registered to vote, you're now out of…

These Democrats flipped House in 2018. 2022 will be harder

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Election Day in 2018 saw Democrats flip more than 40 seats to regain the House majority. Anxiety over Donald Trump’s presidency was a major reason for the strong Democratic showing. But those Democrats elected…

Flowers takes Democratic nomination for governor

Yolanda Flowers has won the Democratic nomination for the 2022 gubernatorial race. Flowers worked in education for 20 years, influencing much of her platform. She wants reform in education, focusing on bettering public schools with better-trained teachers and desegregating schools.…

Powell beats out Hall for Pickens County Sheriff

Jordan Powell barely beat out incumbent Todd Hall in the Republican Pickens County Sheriff primary election. Powell won by 59 votes. There is no Democratic candidate on the ballot in the Nov. 8 General Election. Voter turnout in Pickens County…

Agnew, Burkhalter for Fayette County BOE

By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Steve Sawyer struck out against incumbent Jim Burkhalter for the Republican nomination for the Fayette County Board of Education Superintendent. Burkhalter has served as superintendent since 2014. His tenure saw the expansion of…

Greene County Posts Primary Runoff Results

Robert Davis JR. trounced Carol Zippert in the Democratic Primary for the Greene County Board of Education, District 1. Davis is running unopposed in the Nov. 8 General Election. Brandon R. Merriweather beat out Tameka King in the…

Brooks concedes Republican Senate ticket to Britt

By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick U.S. Representative Mo Brooks conceded the Republican nomination for Alabama's U.S. Senate seat to Katie Britt Tuesday evening, an hour and a half after statewide polls closed. The former member of Senator Richard…

Cotner takes Bibb County Superintendent Primary

Republican ballot voters in Bibb County have chosen Kevin Cotner as the GOP candidate for Bibb County Board of Education superintendent in the Nov. 8 General Election. If Cotner wins that election, in which he currently runs unopposed, he will…

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