Riley received the endorsements of "The Birmingham News", the "Mobile Press-Register", the Business Council of Alabama, and the Auburn University Trustee Improvement PAC, an alumni group which opposed Siegelman's choices for trustees at the school. In addition to the NRA, Siegelman was endorsed by "The Montgomery Advertiser", "The Anniston Star", "The Tuscaloosa News", and various labor groups, including the Alabama State Employees Association. Siegelman was also endorsed by Alabama Education Association executive secretary Paul Hubbert, although the Association itself remained officially neutral.