Rep. Artur Davis loses bid to become first #black Ala. governor. #africanamerican
(USA Today) Rep. Artur Davis has lost his bid to become the first African American elected governor in Alabama, the Associated Press has reported.
State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks appears to have easily beat Davis, a Harvard-trained lawyer and friend of President Obama, in the Democratic primary.
Davis had angered civil rights groups such as the Alabama New South Coalition and the Alabama Democratic Conference by bypassing their endorsement process. Those groups backed Sparks, who is white. Davis had said he had wanted to take his case directly to black voters, who traditionally make up about half of Democratic primary voters in Alabama.
Rep. Artur Davis loses bid to become first #black Ala. governor. #africanamerican
