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Election time! The Bham Now guide to the Alabama primary on Tuesday, June 5.
Who is going to (actually) work for Birmingham?! Because that’s how you should cast your votes.
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Birmingham, multiple offices in Jefferson County up for election
The Easter Bunny is not an elected position, but the sheriff is! Birmingham, it’s qualifying time for our next county and state-wide election on June 5.
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Time to think about your next governor, Alabama
Alabama’s unrestrained Senate race get you all fired up? Good. Because now you can warm your hands (or burn them, whatever) by the flame and smoke of our upcoming governor’s election!
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Birmingham, should Doug Jones run for president? The Internet wants to know.
Will Roy Moore run for governor? These are the questions, folks! Also, check out our gallery of photos from Jones’ victory party.
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Update: Birmingham, Democrat Doug Jones wins Alabama Senate race
He’s our first Democratic senator in 25 years. Alabama votes for character, choosing policy over party.
Via The New York Times:
“The fact that Alabama’s voters have sent a Democrat to the Senate for the first time since Howell Heflin retired in 1997 is a stunner …”
Previously:
As the nation looks on (with a collective side-eye), Alabama votes for a new senator today. Today!
Here’s how to find your polling place. Polls are open until 7 p.m., Birmingham.
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Birmingham, prepare for a dramatic finish in Alabama’s Senate election
Here’s the thing. Nobody really knows what’s going to happen tomorrow (not even the experts). Whatever the outcome of Alabama’s special Senate election, it’s going to be a big deal.
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‘Raw tone’ of Alabama Senate race stirs up questions about campaign contributions
While some donors to both the Doug Jones’ and Roy Moore’s campaigns are widely known, others are not. Is this another case of business as usual in Alabama politics?
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President Trump endorses Moore, but is Alabama on board?
Early this morning, President Trump tweeted his support for Republican Roy Moore in Alabama’s upcoming Senate election. Recent polls show that Moore and his Democratic opponent Doug Jones remain deadlocked. How do they stand on issues important to Alabamians?
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Today is the last day to register to vote for Dec. 12 Senate election
November 27 is the last day to register to vote in Alabama’s special Senate election. Republican Roy Moore faces off against Democrat Doug Jones.
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Birmingham votes in new mayor, new council members and new school board members
Your voices have been heard, Birmingham. You voted for change and received it. There are new faces on the city council, the school board and in the mayor’s office.
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Randall Woodfin is the new mayor of Birmingham
UPDATE: Randall Woodfin has been declared the winner of Birmingham’s mayoral race, beating incumbent William Bell. Please stay tuned for updates.
PREVIOUSLY: Birmingham divided by mayoral runoff, but is it enough to increase voter turnout?
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Doug Jones and Joe Biden headed to Birmingham
If defeating Republican nominee Roy Moore is your thing, join former VP Joe Biden and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones on Tuesday, October 3 for a rally at the BJCC.
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Birmingham runoffs for mayor, city council and school board only one week away
On Tuesday, Birmingham voters head to the polls in a city-wide election runoff. Mayor, city council and school board seats are up for grabs.
Incumbent William Bell and former Birmingham School Board President Randall Woodfin will face each other in the race for Birmingham’s next mayor.
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UPDATE: Moore clinches GOP Senate nomination in special primary runoff
UPDATE: Roy Moore, the former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, beat out Senator Luther Strange, in Alabama’s special primary runoff on Tuesday.
According to WIAT, Moore maintained an early lead, and the Associated Press called the race around 8:40 PM.
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