The Alabama Farmers Federation has announced endorsements for next year’s election after interviewing more than two dozen candidates. “For months, these candidates have been visiting with local Federation leaders and attending county meetings,” Federation President Jimmy Parnell said in a news release. In the lieutenant governor race, Allen faces Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate, Opelika pastor Dean Odle, and commercial real estate developer Nicole Wadsworth. State Auditor Andrew Sorrell is also running for the Republican nomination for secretary of state. In the race for state auditor, Chen, who is an attorney in Vestavia Hills, faces attorney Josh Pendergrass of Autauga County for the Republican nomination.