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https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/26/abortion-winning-strategy-alabama-democrat-00149205

An Alabama Democrat who campaigned
aggressively on abortion access won a
special election in the state
Legislature on Tuesday, sending a
message that abortion remains a winning
issue for Democrats, even in the deep
South.

Marilyn Lands won a state House seat in
a rare competitive race to represent a
district that includes parts of
Huntsville. Lands, a mental health
professional, centered her bid on
reproductive rights and criticized the
state’s near-total abortion ban along
with a recent state Supreme Court ruling
that temporarily banned in vitro
fertilization.

Her opponent, Madison City Council member
Teddy Powell, focused his campaign on
economic development and infrastructure.

Lands ran for the seat in 2022 and lost
by 7 points to Republican David Cole, who
resigned last year after pleading guilty
to voter fraud.



https://alabamareflector.com/2023/08/31/rep-david-cole-to-plead-guilty-to-voting-fraud-charge-resign-from-alabama-house/

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