Politics
Sexton Leaving
The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office has annouced the departure of Sheriff Ted Sexton, who has accepted the position of Division Chief for Homeland Security with the Los Angeles (California) County Sheriff’s Department. Sexton's last day as Tuscaloosa County Sheriff will be March 17, 2013. Sexton has served in various law enforcement roles for the past 35 years. ...Read more
Election Watch
TUSCALOOSA (WVUA) - A state representative from the Tuscaloosa area is announcing his plans to go after another office.
Republican state representative John Merrill announced he is running for Alabama Secretary of State. Merrill made the announcement Tuesday morning in Tuscaloosa. ...Read more
WVUA-TV Coverage
Join WVUA-TV, Alabama's Home Team, for complete coverage of local, state and national elections on Tuesday, November 6. We'll kick off our live coverage on WVUA News First at Four, and we'll bring you results and updates throughout the evening. Then, join us at 9:30 p.m. for special extended Election 2012 coverage. You can also get results right here on wvuatv.com.
Election Results
Updated: Wednesday, November 7, 3:15 a.m. **Winner
U.S. PRESIDENT ...Read more
| U.S. President | ||
| Precincts | 92% | |
| **Barack Obama (D) | 57,300,871 | 50% |
| Mitt Romney (R) | 55,528,740 | 48% |
Are You Undecided?
Are you an undecided voter? Are you planning to watch Wednesday's presidential debate? Are you willing to share your thoughts? WVUA is looking for a focus group of undecided voters to watch the debate at our studios. Then, you'll have a chance to share your opinions on what the candidates had to say on WVUA News at 10.
If you're an undecided voter who's willing to be a part of our group, E-mail Daniel Sparkman at dsparkman@wvuatv.com.
Referendum Results
Alabama voters have decided by a 2-to-1 margin to support the withdrawal of $437 million from a state trust fund to help balance the General Fund budget for the next three years.
With 81 percent of the precincts reporting Tuesday, the vote was 66 percent for and 34 percent against.
Gov. Robert Bentley called it a temporary funding bridge to maintain essential state services, while state officials work on right-sizing government.
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