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Voters will go to the polls Jan. 13 in a special election for the District 63 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives.
Norman Crow, a Republican, faces Judith Taylor, a Democrat, to fill the seat, which covers much of downtown Tuscaloosa, including the University of Alabama.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Crow now represents District 3 on the Tuscaloosa City Council and works as a licensed real estate agent with Hamner Real Estate. Taylor is a retiree and first-time candidate who is the chair of Tuscaloosa County’s Democratic Party.
The seat came open last year when Gov. Kay Ivey appointed Cynthia Almond as president of the Alabama Public Service Commission. Almond, who was elected to the House District 63 seat in 2022, stepped down from the legislative seat on June 15, 2025.
Crow said he believes his background, as a businessman and as a former Tuscaloosa City Board of Education member, gives him the skills to effectively represent House District 63.
“As a city councilor and as a businessman, I’ve always put people first and Tuscaloosa first – and I’ll take that same mindset to Montgomery. This district deserves an experienced representative who listens, leads, and delivers results,” Crow said in a June news release.
For more information about Crow, go to normancrow.com.
Taylor said she is running for office to give voters a choice, according to a June interview with Alabama Reflector.
“I think it’s time we looked at all people and the least of us need to have the benefit,” Taylor said. “I do think that corporations should pay their share, and I think the wealthy among us should pay their fair share. I don’t resent paying more in taxes than a lot of poor people do, but I do resent that I’m paying more in taxes than Walmart.”
For more information about Taylor, go to taylorhd63.com.
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