In my observations of Alabama politics, every election year brings an underlying election year surprise or two.  The underlying prevailing theme emerging from the Alabama political arena this year is that women have arrived politically in the Heart of Dixie.

Governor Kay Ivey is only the second female elected Governor of Alabama, Lurleen Wallace being the first in 1966.  Governor Ivey won a decisive second-term nomination as the Republican nominee in May.  She will face another female Democratic nominee, Yolanda Flowers, in the November General Election.  This is the first time two women will face each other for governor.