Two Democrats are facing off in House District 103 to earn the right to face Republican Ralph Carmichael in November.
The race pits former Mobile Mayor Sam Jones’ staffer Barbara Drummond against Mobile County Democratic Party Chairman Charlie Staten in a district that stretches from Maysville to parts of Theodore.
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