Alabama Republican Party leadership wants Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Legislature to require party registration prior to elections and to close primaries in the state.
Tuesday's Calhoun County runoff election results
Rep. Andrew Sorrell and pastor Stan Cooke are trying to convince voters why the state auditor is a critical role in Alabama government and why they’re the best person for the job.
The June 21 GOP runoff election for secretary of state presents a contrast in styles and experience, if not policy.
Those challenges are in House Districts 2, 28 and 29 and Senate District 27.
The Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee certified the primary results from last week’s Alabama House District 29 race on Wednesday with Mark Gidley being declared the winner.
Alabamians who missed last week’s primary contests but want to vote in the June 21 runoffs have until Friday to hand-deliver a voter registration form to their local board of registrars.
After Tuesday’s results were reported, Gidley had 4,006 votes, Grant 3,924. The district includes parts of Calhoun and Etowah counties. Gidley won Calhoun County, 1,620-1,408.
Wade Perry, who led Democrat Doug Jones’ successful 2017 Senate campaign, has been involved in elections in Alabama in some capacity since 1992.
Scenes from several polling places in Munford, Oxford, and Anniston. Voters head to the polls for primary elections in Alabama.
The May 24 GOP primary ballot has three candidates vying to be the state’s next auditor, a job that will likely include defending the very existence of the office to lawmakers looking to eliminate it to save money.
After the Tuesday night forum, held at Piedmont Elementary School, Gidley said he and Grant are friends who agreed, early on, to keep the campaign clean.
Buell Biggers, A.J. Benefield and Jon Daniel are all vying for the seat that will be vacant after the retirement of current Cleburne County Sheriff Dennis Green, who is stepping down after two terms.
The law that guides each election, which is overseen by the Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, is found in the Alabama Code 1975, which can be viewed online.
Voters in Calhoun County and all of Alabama will encounter four major differences as they prepare to head to the polls for the May 24 primary election.
State Senate District 12 candidates have weighed in with their thoughts about the U.S. Supreme Court’s leaked draft that indicates that the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide may be overturned.
As the 2022 primaries get closer, here is a helpful page to find The Star's reporting on all of our local races.
One of Gayla Blanton’s biggest concerns is the spread of illegal drug use, which she said has increased the burden of the Department of Human Resources.
The first of five political forums organized by the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce Public Affairs Committee is scheduled to be held Thursday, April 7, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Anniston City Meeting Center.
When Bill McAdams, 48, of White Plains heard that Koven Brown, who represents Alabama House District 40 in Montgomery, was retiring, he decided to run for his office.
About two weeks remain in lawmakers’ annual spring legislative session and several high-profile bills, including the state’s 2023 budgets and several potential policy changes regarding education, await votes.
Improved collaboration between federal and state government would be Bill Lester’s goal if he wins the District 40 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives.
Running for the Republican nomination in the race for Alabama House District 40, Jakob Williamson said he has a strategic point to make — he has time to devote to the job.
Chad Robertson, 44, is a lifelong Cleburne County resident, but he has seen how commerce and travel patterns link Cleburne and Calhoun counties as similar regions.
The 63-year-old mother of three and grandmother of five said she’s ready to roll up her sleeves and get to work on the district’s infrastructure, education and workforce needs.
