ALFA Flexes Political Muscle in Legislative Primary Upsets - Clarke County Democrat

Several legislative incumbents ousted in primaries

ALFA flexed its political muscle across Alabama, reshaping Republican contests and proving contested legislative seats were anything but safe.

Republican primaries produce wave of legislative upsets

Prior to the primaries, I had disingenuously written that state legislative seats have become analogous to congressional seats. Very few incumbent legislators are even challenged and those who do get opposition are easily reelected. I was half right. Eighty percent of incumbent State House and Senate members did not have an opponent. However, I was wrong to assume that those legislative incumbents who do get opposition prevail. There were a host…

ALFA flexes political muscle in legislative primary upsets - Clarke County Democrat

Prior to the primaries, I had disingenuously written that state legislative seats have become analogous to congressional seats. Very few incumbent legislators are even challenged and those who do get opposition are easily reelected. I was half right. Eighty percent of incumbent State House and Senate members did not have an opponent. However, I was wrong to assume that those legislative incumbents who do get opposition prevail. There were a host…