
A primary runoff was held Tuesday between her and opponent Clint Hollingsworth. Though the two were neck-and-neck in the primary election on July 15, Myrex won the runoff handily with nearly 59% of the vote.

After tallying provisional ballots, the Republican primary special election for House District 12 is officially going to a runoff between the top two candidates, Cindy Myrex and Clint Hollingsworth.

Cindy Myrex and Clint Hollingsworth, two of the four candidates who vied for Alabama’s House District 12, will likely have to face one another in a runoff election after a tight special Republican primary election on Tuesday.

Republican candidates for House District 12 met in Cullman on Saturday to talk with voters and answer questions on policy and their reasons for running.

Four total Republican candidates have officially qualified for the July 15 special election for the recently opened seat in Alabama’s House District 12.

Cullman City Councilman and local businessman Clint Hollingsworth is the most recent candidate to throw his hat in the ring for the newly vacant seat in Alabama's House District 12 with an official Monday announcement.