
The race for Alabama’s House District 65 has been called for the incumbent State Rep. Rick Rehm (R-Dothan), who defeated his Republican Primary opponent, David Money, in Tuesday’s Republican primary.

Things have heated up in the race for the Republican nomination for Alabama's House District 85 (HD85), as campaign literature continues to flood mailboxes in the lead-up to the May 19 primary.

A race for the Republican nomination for Alabama’s House District 85 (HD85) recently took a negative turn when a challenger accused the incumbent seat holder of being "bought and paid for by an out-of-state gambling interest.”

After signing recently passed legislation into law, Gov. Kay Ivey has officially made Juneteenth an official state holiday, requiring all state offices to close in recognition of the holiday that has been the focus of Democratic lawmakers for years.

In a surprising showing, 12-year incumbent State Rep. Dexter Grimsley (D-Abbeville) was unseated in Tuesday’s election by a virtually unknown Republican candidate, Rick Rehm of Dothan.

Rick Rehm, the Republican nominee in House District 85, pulled off a somewhat unexpected upset by defeating State Rep. Dexter Grimsley (D-Abbeville).