The Alabama Republican Party will hear from a Dadeville resident who said her vote did not count in the May 24 primary election between Jay Hovey and incumbent Tom Whatley for state senate district 27.
The Whatley campaign issued a release Friday stating the vote of Patsy Kenney for Whatley did not count while the vote of her husband did.
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