A highly-competitive special primary election matched Tuscaloosa attorney and former judge Brian Brinyark with Fayette County Commissioner Brad Cox in a runoff Tuesday for the Republican nomination for House District 16.
Brinyark pulled away with a win, securing 52.75% of the vote. Cox, who has deep roots in the West Alabama agriculture community, conceded Tuesday night.
The special called election will fill a sizable gap in the West Alabama legislative delegation left by former Rep. Kyle South, who now leads the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce.
Brinyark, a Tuscaloosa native and graduate of
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