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Here’s how the candidates Alabama influencers supported fared in the primaries

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Alabama’s political influencers have a lot of sway when it comes to affecting the decisions of those who follow them. Many influencers represent the voices of particular causes or sections of the population that wouldn’t otherwise be heard. Ahead of the June 5 primary elections, these influencers took time to research the candidates running and made it known to their audience who they were voting for. Here’s who the influencers supported in the June 5 primaries and how the candidates fared: John Rice Governor: Scott Dawson  [LOST] Lt Governor: Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh  [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Secretary of State: John Merrill [WON] Attorney General: Troy King [MOVED TO RUNOFF] State Treasurer: John McMillan  [WON] State Auditor: Jim Zeigler [WON] Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries: Rick Pate  [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice: Tom Parker [WON] Supreme Court Place 1: Debra Jones [WON] Supreme Court Place 4: John Bahakel [LOST] Court of Civil Appeals Place 1: Michelle Manley Thomason [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Court of Civil Appeals Place 2: Terry Willingham Thomas [LOST] Court of Criminal Appeals Place 1: Riggs Walker [LOST] Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2: Rich Anderson  [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3: Bill Cole [WON] PSC Pl 1: Jeremy Oden [WON] PSC Pl 2 Robin Litaker  [LOST] Baron Coleman U.S. Congress District 2: Bobby Bright  [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Governor: Kay Ivey [WON] Lt. Governor: Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh  [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Attorney General: Troy King  [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Secretary of State: John Merrill [WON] Treasurer: John McMillan  [WON] State Auditor: Stan Cooke [LOST] Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries: Rick Pate [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice: Tom Parker [WON] Supreme Court Place 1: Brad Mendheim  [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Supreme Court Place 4: John Bahakel [LOST] Civil Appeals Place 1: Christy Olinger Edwards [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Criminal Appeals Place 2: Rich Anderson  [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Rick and Bubba Governor: Scott Dawson  [LOST] Common Sense Campaign (TEA Party) Governor: Scott Dawson or Bill Hightower [LOST] Lt. Governor: Rusty Glover [LOST] Attorney General: Alice Martin  [LOST] Secretary of State: John Merrill [WON] State Treasurer: David Black State Auditor: Jim Zeigler [WON] Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries: Rick Pate [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Alabama Supreme Court, Chief Justice: Tom Parker [WON] Alabama Supreme Court, Associate Justice Place 1: Debra Jones [LOST] Alabama Supreme Court, Associate Justice Place 4: John Bahakel [LOST] Court of Civil Appeals, Place 1: Michelle Thomason  [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Court of Civil Appeals, Place 2: Terri Willingham Thomas  [LOST] Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 1: Richard Minor [WON] Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2: Chris McCool [MOVED TO RUNOFF] Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3: Bill Cole [WON] PSC, Place 1: Jim Bonner  [LOST] PSC, Place 2: Robin Litaker  [LOST]

Mike Huckabee stumps for gubernatorial candidate Scott Dawson

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Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas and former candidate for President of the United States, joined Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Dawson Monday night, along with Alabama radio personalities Rick and Bubba for a “Kickoff to Win Rally.” “What a joy to be here with the next Governor of Alabama, Scott Dawson,” Huckabee told the crowd as he walked on stage at the Pelham Civic Complex in Pelham, Ala. Huckabee explained if we’re to save the Republic, our country and states needs politicians willing to change the status quo. “I really believe we’re in a time in our country where we need disruptive personalities, who are willing and ready and able and committed to go and be different than the kind of politicians that we have had that have led us into a level of trouble that will end this great Republic if we don’t change the course of our country and our individual states,” stated Huckabee. Huckabee also said Dawson has the sort of humility voters should want in a political leader. “Here’s why I came… when I got to know Scott I realized here is a person who has something that very few people in political life have, humility,” added Huckabee “Real honest to goodness humility… He’s got an honest assessment of who he is. He doesn’t think he’s better than God thinks he is, or worse than God thinks he is. He just knows who he is and he’s willing to be that servant, that vessel, through whom the Lord can do something extraordinary.” Dawson will face incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey, Tommy Battle, Bill Hightower, and Michael McAllister in the June 5 Republican primary. The winner will go on to face the Democrat nominee in the general election, to be selected among: Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, Christopher Countryman, James Fields, Doug Smith or Anthony White. Watch Facebook live coverage of the event below:

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