Kitchens cooks win in state Senate special election – ‘this district is my home’

On Tuesday night, a special election in state Senate District 9 to fill former Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield’s seat in the Alabama Legislature’s higher chamber was decided without a runoff.  Among three candidates, two sitting members of the House, Rep. Wes Kitchens (R-Arab) emerged victorious with an unofficial 51.7% of the total votes cast.  Despite cold, rainy conditions on election day, both candidates said they stood by the message they imparted with voters and felt confident in their ability to represent the area where they grew up.  “We knocked on more than 6,000 doors and feel l