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Auburn Firefighter Wins GOP Primary for House Seat

An Auburn firefighter has won the Republican primary for the Alabama House seat vacated with the felony ethics conviction of former speaker Mike Hubbard. Unofficial returns from Tuesday’s balloting show Joe Lovvorn led a field of four candidates with 51 percent of the vote. Lovvorn will face Libertarian candidate Gage Fenwick in November. No Democrats are in the race. Lovvorn…

Candidates Vie for Mike Hubbard’s House Seat

Four Republicans are running for former House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s legislative seat. The Alabama Republican Party announced Friday that Jay Conner, Joe Lovvorn, Brett Smith and Sandy Toomer had qualified to run for the Lee County House seat. No Democrats are running for the legislative district. Hubbard was removed from office in June after a jury convicted him of 12…

Gov. Bentley Calls for Special Election for Hubbard’s Vacant House Seat

Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced the timeline for a special election to fill the vacant District 79 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. District 79 covers Lee County.  The District 79 House seat was previously held by Representative Mike Hubbard. According to the special election timeline finalized Friday: A special Primary election for the District 79 House seat…