Your Mobile County ballot

Pamela J. Laffitte (D)

Democratic nominee. Retired as a corrections sergeant after 26 years and 6 months with the Mobile County Sheriff's Office (per her campaign). Reinstated as the nominee in August after a dispute over her qualifying. Source: NBC 15, Aug 27, 2026; Campaign site

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Paul Burch (R)

Incumbent Mobile County sheriff. Won the May 2026 Republican primary over former Mobile Police Chief Paul Prine. Source: FOX10 News, May 24, 2026

Mobile County Sheriff's Office (official)No campaign site found

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Mobile County Board of Education, District No. 3
Reginald Crenshaw (D)

Incumbent District 3 school board commissioner since 2008, in his third term; Director of Title III programs and adjunct instructor at Bishop State Community College; former Prichard City Council member. Source: Ballotpedia; Lagniappe, Sep 26, 2026

BallotpediaNo campaign site found

Positions, with sources (2)
Facilities: "The current gymnasium is awful. It's just awful. We are in the process of looking for (funding) for a new gymnasium." (on Vigor High School) (Lagniappe, Sep 26, 2026)
Attendance: "We got to look at ways to increase the attendance at the schools and cut down on suspensions." (Lagniappe, Sep 26, 2026)
Meika Gordon Gardner (I)

Independent. Retired in 2024 after 25 years with Mobile County Public Schools as a transition teacher, volleyball coach (Blount and Williamson high schools) and middle school athletic director. Source: Lagniappe, Sep 26, 2026; Campaign site

Campaign site

Positions, with sources (2)
Teachers: "The workload that they're putting upon teachers and the respect, the lack of respect that teachers are getting, would be the biggest thing that I would like to address in the school system." (Lagniappe, Sep 26, 2026)
Representation: "There are some concerned parents that feel that their voices are not being heard, and both schools are not being equally represented. My goal is to make sure everyone in the district is represented." (Blount and Vigor) (Lagniappe, Sep 26, 2026)
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Mobile County Board of Education, District No. 4
Sherry Dillihay McDade (D)

Incumbent District 4 commissioner since 2020 (Ballotpedia spells it Dillihay-McDade); retired Mobile County Public Schools teacher of 37 years, per Lagniappe. Source: Lagniappe (School Board District 4); Ballotpedia

BallotpediaNo campaign site found

Positions, with sources (1)
Record: "I want to continue to do what I'm doing." (Lagniappe (School Board District 4))
Michael Fasano (R)

Republican. Retired Navy corpsman who served as medical staff aboard naval vessels (retired 2018); has since worked as a bank manager and volunteers with Mobile charities, per Lagniappe. Source: Lagniappe (School Board District 4); Ballotpedia

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Positions, with sources (2)
Spending and transparency: "My biggest thing that I can bring to the board is I do think fiscal responsibility and understanding what we're passing and what we're spending the money on is extremely important." (Lagniappe (School Board District 4))
Public hearings: "I believe that the hearings need to be moved to later in the day when people who actually work can attend them." (Lagniappe (School Board District 4))
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