Wes Allen visits all 67 counties
Republican nominee for Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announced on Tuesday that he has accomplished the feat of having held campaign visits in all 67 counties. When Allen announced that he was running to become Alabama’s next Republican Secretary of State, he promised that he would campaign in all of Alabama’s 67 counties. Allen has now achieved that promise. “This is a big state,” Allen said. “I have traveled nearly 100,000 miles by car throughout this campaign, and I have now made my case on why I should be elected as Alabama’s next Secretary of State in each of Alabama’s 67 counties. Meeting voters in every county in the state was important to me, and it is important to the voters.” There is a tendency by many campaigns, given the population distribution of Alabama, to focus a campaign on the top ten counties in population, as 56.8% of Alabamians live in just ten counties. U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby and Secretary of State John Merrill have both emphasized visiting every county in the state every year. Republican nominee for Senate Katie Britt has also announced that she has visited every county in the state during this campaign. “I have visited every county, but I am not slowing down,” Allen promised. “I will campaign as hard as I possibly can until the polls close on November 8.” Wes Allen currently represents Pike and Dale Counties in the Alabama House of Representatives. Prior to that, he served as the Probate Judge of Pike County for nearly a decade. Allen is a native of Tuscaloosa County. He played football at the University of Alabama under Coaches Gene Stallings and Mike Dubose. Allen has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and a master’s degree from Troy University. He and his wife, Cae, live in Troy with their two children. Sec. Merrill is term-limited from running for a third consecutive term as Secretary of State. The election for Secretary of State will be determined by the voters on Tuesday, November 8. Allen faces Democratic nominee Pamela Lafitte and Libertarian nominee Matt Shelby in his bid for Secretary of State. The Alabama Republican Party has held the office of Secretary of State since 2007. In addition to selecting new leaders, Alabama voters have to vote on whether or not to ratify the 2022 compilation of the Alabama Constitution of 1901. There are also ten statewide constitutional amendments on this year’s general election ballot. Polls open at 7:00 am and close at 7:00 pm. Voters must vote at their assigned polling place and bring a valid photo ID to the polls with them. If you do not have a valid photo ID, you can get a free voter ID from the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office. To connect with the author of this story, or to comment, email brandonmreporter@gmail.com.
