Tag: alabama
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Special election primary to be held in Alabama House district
A special election primary is being held on August 4 for District 49 of the Alabama House of Representatives. Cheryl Patton is running in the Democratic primary. Russell Bedsole, James Dean, Donna Dorough Strong, Chuck Martin, Jackson McNeely, and Mimi Penhale are running in the Republican primary. A primary runoff is scheduled for September 1…
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Alabama House of Representatives District 33 special election
A new state legislative special election has been added to our list. The special election is for the District 33 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives on January 19, 2021. The primary is on October 6, the primary runoff if no candidate receives a majority of the vote is on November 3, and the…
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Voters decide primaries in Maine, primary runoffs in Alabama, Texas
The primary election for Maine’s congressional seats took place on July 14, 2020. The filing deadline to run passed on March 16. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled on November 3. The following races were decided, meaning one or more candidates advanced to the general election, on primary election night: • U.S.…
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Longest-serving member of Alabama House of Representatives dies
Ronald Johnson (R), who had represented District 33 in the Alabama House since 1978, died of liver cancer on July 14. His tenure in the chamber made him the longest-serving legislator in the state House at the time of his death. Johnson’s death creates the second vacancy in the chamber this year. The first occurred…
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Carl defeats Hightower in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District Republican primary runoff
Jerry Carl defeated Bill Hightower in the Republican primary for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District. Carl received 52% of the vote to Hightower’s 48%. Alabama Daily News’ Todd Stacy described the race as “a battle between the activist and business wings of the Republican Party.” Carl received endorsements from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the outgoing…
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Moore defeats Coleman in Republican primary runoff for AL-02
Barry Moore defeated Jeff Coleman in the Republican primary runoff for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. Moore received 60% of the vote to Coleman’s 40%. Incumbent Martha Roby (R) did not seek re-election, leaving this safe Republican seat open. Moore served in the state House between 2010 and 2018 and is a U.S. Army and Alabama…
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Tuberville defeats Sessions in Republican primary runoff for Senate in Alabama
Tommy Tuberville defeated Jeff Sessions in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate in Alabama. Tuberville received 63% of the vote to Sessions’ 37% as of 8:20 p.m. CDT on Tuesday. President Donald Trump endorsed Tuberville, a former college football coach. Sessions held the Senate seat for 20 years before Trump appointed him as U.S.…
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Voters to decide congressional primaries in Maine, and primary runoffs in Alabama, Texas
The statewide primary election for Maine is on July 14, 2020. The filing deadline passed on March 16. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices: 1 member of the U.S. Senate 2 members of the U.S. House of Representatives 35 state Senate seats 151 state House seats Candidates are competing to advance to…
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Sessions, Tuberville face off in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary runoff
Jeff Sessions and Tommy Tuberville are running in the Republican primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Alabama on July 14. Sessions held the Senate seat for 20 years before President Donald Trump (R) appointed him as U.S. attorney general in 2017. Sessions says he committed to the Trump agenda as a U.S. senator and…
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Former Alabama lawmaker joins the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Former Alabama Representative April Weaver was appointed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on May 18, 2020. Weaver will serve as a regional director overseeing Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, and North Carolina. She reports to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. Weaver was first elected to…