Longtime incumbent Johnny Ford’s loss to City councilman Tony Haygood. After serving as Tuskegee mayor for decades Johnny Ford is now the out going mayor after tonight’s election. Tuskegee will have a fresh face as the head of the city. Tony Haygood received a lot of handshakes and hugs as soon as the city clerk announced the results. Haygood won 62% of…
Voters in several counties will head back to the polls Tuesday for runoff elections. Alabamians will decide primary election contests in which no candidate received more than half the vote. One race many people will be watching is the seat on the Montgomery County School Board. The candidates vying for the seat in the democratic primary runoff for District 7…
University of Alabama students have elected a new president of the Student Government Association. The Tuscaloosa News reports that Lillian Roth, a junior political science major from Montgomery, this week was elected president for 2016-17. Roth received nearly 54 percent of the vote, defeating challengers Patrick Fitzgerald, a junior from Harvest; and Caroline Morrison, a junior from Vestavia Hills. ___ Information…
Dallas Co. Commission, District 1 (10 of 11 Precincts) Jelani Coleman 506 18.76% Valerie Price Reubin 915 33.93% Connel Towns 1276 47.31% Dallas Co. Commission, District 3 (11 of 12 Precincts) Darryl Moore 1062 42.19% Curtis Williams 1455 57.81% Dallas Co. Commission, District 4 (12 of 13 Precincts) Raymond Butler 469 13.89% John Lumpkin 1197 …
