Two candidates vie for State Board of Education District 8 GOP nomination

By: Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 387

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Republican voters in north Alabama will pick between the chair of an Alabama Moms for Liberty chapter and a candidate running a low-profile campaign to represent them on the State Board of Education.

Voters in the district, which covers Limestone, Madison, DeKalb and Jackson counties, will have to choose between Emily Jones and William Matthews. According to the Alabama Secretary of State’s website, Jones had 20,354 (42.31%) votes and Matthews had 15,504 (32.23%) votes in …

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