The qualifying period for the 2022 election cycle closed Friday, and the two major parties released their lists of qualifying candidates. Notably, the state Democratic Party failed to field candidates for two open State House seats in Baldwin County, along with every Republican-controlled legislative seat in both Mobile and Baldwin counties. Democrats will also not be represented in a Mobile County School Board race.
On the other hand, Republican Pete Riehm has become Democratic State Sen. Vivian Davis Figures’ first general election opponent in more than 10 years. On Monday, Riehm told Lagniappe his home address in the Cottage Hill Road area was drawn into Senate District 33 during the reapportionment process late last year.
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