Polls are now closed in the runoff elections for the GOP nominations in two open House seats in Alabama. We’ll be using this thread to follow the returns as they come in.
Results: Associated Press | County-by-County (AP)
9:46PM: Well: that’s that. The AP has called this one for Jay Love (and Wayne Parker, for that matter). So does this mean that George Jones will now be voting for Bobby Bright?
9:24PM: With 67% reporting, Love has a 58-42 lead. I’m not sure if there are enough Wiregrass precincts left to make this one close.
8:57PM: With 18% reporting, Love has pulled to a 56-42 lead.
8:43PM ET: With 3% of precincts reporting, Jay Love is leading Harri Anne Smith by 54-46. I’m hoping that Smith can pull off a miracle here (due to the simple fact that Love is the NRCC’s choice), but either candidate will emerge battered. Over in AL-05, Wayne Parker is crushing.
We have the best possible candidate in Bright. I really think this will be a nailbiter on election day.
In AL-05 I’m even more confident. Wayne Parker is a 3rd tier candidate running against our top tier candidate. I can easily see us winning by >10%.
I wonder if they can heal faster than the Republicans in MS-01. It’s a pure tossup for now.
The Republican winner for the Public Service Commissioner office is someone named Twinkle Cavanaugh.
Ahem…TWINKLE??!!?? Please tell me that is a nickname….