One Republican and two Democratic candidates qualified for the Senate District 5 seat on Jan. 7. Rep. Matt Woods, R-Jasper, was the only Republican candidate to qualify. Ryan Cagle, co-director of Jubilee House Community, a progressive nonprofit ministry in Parrish, and Sarah Watkins qualified with the Alabama Democratic Party.

No Black Alabamian has ever served in the U.S. Senate. And only four Black lawmakers have been elected to represent the state since Reconstruction.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said that time will determine whether Awami League can retain its registration and participate in the upcoming national election.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today said that time will determine whether the Awami League retains its registration and participates in the upcoming national election.

A memorial service for President Jimmy Carter has reunited all five living presidents Thursday in Washington D.C. as well as two former vice presidents who had a heartfelt moment last summer.

Alabama Senate District 5 includes all of Fayette, Lamar and Walker counties, along with a portion of Tuscaloosa County

After Donald Trump lost Pennsylvania in 2020, he used Twitter to direct his fury straight at Al Schmidt, then a Philadelphia city commissioner, prompting a deluge of threats. Photos of Schmidt’s home were emailed to his family along with threatening messages,

Gudger’s election is all but certain ... Senate District 5 extends west from the Mississippi border through north central Alabama and into Jefferson County. It includes all of Fayette, Lamar ...

More: 'Working for Alabama' will help state attract industry | INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE Senate Republicans nominated Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman, to succeed Reed as Senate President Pro Tem earlier this month. Gudger’s election is all but certain, as ...

Rep. Shomari Figures comes to Washington representing a district created by a court order to give Alabama's black voters more just representation.

Trump, who got almost two-thirds of the vote in Alabama, is the model for shaking up the political establishment.

A Birmingham-area Democrat is seeking a national seat that could bring renewed attention to a state that has not been a stronghold for her party in decades. State Senator Merika Coleman today announced her candidacy for treasurer of the Democratic National Committee.