Democrat Marilyn Lands defeated Republican Teddy Powell in a special election Tuesday night for a state House seat in north Alabama that drew national attention.

Lands, a licensed professional counselor, flipped the seat from red to blue by besting Powell, a Madison city councilman, 62 percent to 38 percent with 100percent of the precincts in District 10 reporting, according to unofficial results posted on the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office website.

The race drew national interest against the backdrop of the controversial Alabama State Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are considered children under state law.

The seat became vacant when ex-Rep. David Cole resigned after pleading guilty to illegal voting.

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    3 months ago

    Many people change their minds at the last minute before casting their ballots. Polling is science, but not quite so at the same time.

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      Not to mention the ones that just lie. No one will ever know so they do it just to throw a wrench in the machine. Someone said the other day, “We are all just poltergeists in meat suits.”