Tim James won the Madison County Republican Men's Club poll Saturday
HUNTSVILLE, AL - Greenville businessman Tim James, the son of former Gov. Fob James, got the most votes for governor Saturday in a straw poll of the Madison County Republican Men's Club.
James, who attended the club's breakfast meeting, got 52 of 148 votes cast or 35 percent.
He is seeking the Republican nomination for governor next year.
Tuscaloosa physician Robert Bentley polled 10 votes or 7 percent, and the remaining votes were scattered among other candidates.
Nearly 250 people attended the meeting at which the straw poll was conducted, but only those adults who had attended a club meeting before were allowed to vote, according to club President Elbert Peters.
"I had the privilege of meeting the enthusiastic Republicans of Madison County this morning," James said in a statement released later. "I am honored to have their vote."
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