Election 2012

Election 2012

Election 2012: Turner, Lauderdale face off for commission seat
Though both candidates are Republicans, Turner and Lauderdale have differing opinions on issues related to debris cleanup and how the county can best capitalize on reining in expenses while promoting economic growth. Both men took time Friday to answer questions from The News Courier.

April 22, 2012
Election 2012: Elrod, Hilliard vie for BOE post
To help voters make a choice before Tuesday, The News Courier is publishing the answers Hilliard supplied to some of the key questions asked during the forum. It is also publishing Elrod’s responses to the same questions, which Elrod gave the day after the forum during an interview at The News Courier office.

April 22, 2012
Alabama GOP voters search for person to beat Obama
Other factors driving the vote include strong moral character, being a true conservative or having the right experience.

March 13, 2012
Three face off for GOP chief justice nomination
Former Chief Justice Roy Moore was ousted from office in 2003 when he refused to take down a Ten Commandments marker. Moore is running for the seat again this year against incumbent Chuck Malone and former Alabama Attorney General Charlie Graddick.

March 13, 2012
Three Republicans seeking top spot on PSC
PSC member Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh is running for the president's spot, along with retired Shelby County businesswoman Kathy Peterson and Mobile real estate businessman Chip Brown.

March 13, 2012
Brooks, Griffith to square off Tuesday
The winner of Tuesday’s primary will face Democratic challenger and Limestone County native Charlie L. Holley in the Nov. 6 general election.

March 11, 2012 1 Photo
ELECTION 2012: Presidential candidates converge in Alabama
Ahead of Tuesday’s Republican primary, presidential candidates are appearing at campaign stops across the state in an effort to collect Alabama’s 47 delegates.

March 8, 2012
ELECTION 2012: Q&A with circuit court clerk candidate Johnny Evans
These interviews represent the final installment in The News Courier’s series on the March 13 primary election. The News Courier will publish a special election section on Sunday, March 11.

March 4, 2012 1 Photo
ELECTION 2012: Q&A with circuit court clerk candidate Brad Curnutt
These interviews represent the final installment in The News Courier’s series on the March 13 primary election. The News Courier will publish a special election section on Sunday, March 11.

March 4, 2012 1 Photo
Bachus re-election bid tops Alabama House races
Under ethics investigation in Washington and opposed by a challenger whose name is known across central Alabama's 6th District, U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus faces his toughest electoral test in years in the Republican primary election on March 13.

March 3, 2012
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