Talladega mayor loses re-election bid after assault
Source: Associated Press
Talladega mayor loses re-election bid after assault
Phillip Lucas, Associated Press
Updated 11:25 pm, Tuesday, August 25, 2015
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama mayor who had been re-elected in 2011 despite a federal conviction and recently was recovering from an assault lost a bid for a fifth term in office Tuesday.
Talladega Mayor Larry Barton faced challenges from opponents Vann Caldwell and Jerry Cooper Sr. in the city's mayoral race — a campaign run in the shadow of Barton's record and more recently a scandal involving allegations of illicit sex.
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Amid the political campaign signs dotting the well-kept yards in Talladega's quiet, tree-lined neighborhoods, Barton and his wife, Mary, drove up to a voting precinct Tuesday afternoon with their own signs that simply read "BARTON" in red letters on both sides of their car. Barton, who appeared to be recovering from multiple bruises and cuts, walked alongside his wife and greeted voters as they trickled into the recreation center to vote.
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As he left the polling place, Daniel Dase said Barton's federal conviction and accusations of being caught on tape in a compromising situation left the city with a black eye of its own. Some residents said the city needs to clean up its reputation in hopes of attracting more economic development besides the racetrack.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Talladega-voters-go-to-polls-as-mayor-recovers-6464212.php
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The article touches on it at the link. That has been my Aunt De's response to every single time someone attending a race throws garbage on our land down there. 
Maybe now she will give in and let us put up some no littering signs?
