November 14, 2015 at 1:00 a.m.
| Updated November 14, 2015 at 2:59 a.m.
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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is scheduled to visit Alabama for a rally and a fundraiser.
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said in a release Friday that Carson is scheduled to speak at a free rally at the University of South Alabama in Mobile from 4-5 p.m. on Nov. 19. Merrill said the event will be followed by a fundraiser.
Merrill said nine presidential candidates have visited Alabama ahead of the March 1 southeastern regional primary. Southern states have banded together in the so-called "SEC Primary" to try drawing more interest from presidential contenders.
Merrill said Carson also visited Pike Road for a luncheon in August.