Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Pittman swamps Cooper for state Senate

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
By DAVID FERRARA
Staff Reporter

Baldwin County voters overwhelmingly selected Eastern Shore businessman Lee "Trip" Pittman on Tuesday as their next state senator.

Pittman, a Republican from Montrose, collected more than 86 percent of the vote against his Democratic opponent, Fairhope attorney A.J. "Jay" Cooper Jr., following a five-month race for the Alabama Senate District 32 seat, according to final but unofficial election results Tuesday night.

Click here to read the full story from the Mobile Press-Register.

Click here to view election results.