As the qualifying window closed last week, the field of candidates for the municipal elections next month is officially set, with multiple races in Mobile County up for grabs — particularly when it comes to mayoral seats.
In Mobile and Saraland, the races are unique in the sense that they will each feature no incumbent for the first time in more than a decade.
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