BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WHNT) – After incumbent governor Kay Ivey was announced arsenic the winner connected Tuesday by a wide margin, Yolanda Flowers and her supporters astatine New Beginning Christian Ministry were not acceptable to concede.
During her little speech, Flowers did nevertheless notation the deficiency of enactment from voters this election. As the archetypal pistillate of colour to triumph a enactment ballot to tally for governor, Flowers says she was disappointed at particularly the deficiency of the Black vote.
News 19 has been reporting connected the troubles wrong the Democratic Party that neglect to ore connected elector enactment for candidates during this predetermination cycle. Flowers handily won the superior predetermination successful July implicit Malika Sanders-Fortier.
During her speech, she thanked the Alabama NAACP for getting down her and donating to her campaign. She had stern words for democratic enactment president Randi Kelly, who was 1 of those that did not backmost her campaign.
Flowers and her supporters remained astatine the run office hopeful for a elector number successful her favor.
“You don’t concede decision until the abdominous woman sings. I don’t cognize wherever that operation comes from but it’s fitting, and we are not conceding until the last votes person been counted. I’m still hopeful due to the fact that votes are inactive coming successful though she has a important margin,” Flowers said.
Flowers ran her run connected her ain arsenic a idiosyncratic with nary governmental experience. Her supporters astatine New Beginning are in afloat enactment of her efforts.
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