A Hoover resident secured a spot in the Alabama Legislature, Shelby County’s sheriff was reelected for a third term, and the Shelby County Board of Education will have two new members joining the board in Jan. 2023.
Longtime state Rep. Jim Carns will face challenger William Wentowski in this May’s Republican primary in Alabama House District 48, marking the second consecutive election in which the two have squared off in the primary.
Although they face legal challenges, the state of Alabama has new congressional, legislative and school board maps following the redistricting process that took place in late 2021.