The South Alabamian News Podcast
The South Alabamian Newspaper provides local news for Jackson, Alabama.
The South Alabamian News Podcast
Perry, Akin seek GOP bid Tuesday
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Low voter turnout is expected in a special election on Tuesday, Aug. 11, to determine the Republican candidate to face Democrat incumbent U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell in the Nov. 3 general election. Neither Ammie Akin nor David Perry have held elected office. Akin describes herself as an entrepreneur, an educator and an advocate for individuals with disabilities. Perry is a retired pastor and ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for a state school board seat. Sewell is seeking her ninth term. Voter turnout for the special election will almost certainly be less than in the June 16 runoff, when only...