Various special elections for the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama Senate have been held in the U.S. state of Alabama on various dates in 2021.
 | |
|
|
State elections
editLegislative
editHouse of Representatives 33rd district special election
editDemocratic candidates
editThe Democratic primary for Alabama's 33rd house district was cancelled. Fred Crum advanced to the general election by default
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
edit- Terra Foster
Republican candidates
editThe Republican primary for Alabama's 33rd house district was cancelled. Ben Robbins advanced to the general election by default
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
edit- Jimmy Reynolds Jr.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ben Robbins | 2,232 | 68.19% | |
| Democratic | Fred Crum | 1,037 | 31.69% | |
| Write-in | 4 | 0.12% | ||
| Total votes | 3,273 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Senate 26th district special election
editThis section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (September 2021) |
Senate 14th district special election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | April Weaver | 6,231 | 80.24% | |
| Democratic | Virginia Applebaum | 1,523 | 19.61% | |
| Write-in | 11 | 0.14% | ||
| Total votes | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
House of Representatives 73rd district special election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kenneth Paschal | 2,743 | 74.7% | |
| Democratic | Sheridan Black | 920 | 25.1% | |
| Write-in | 9 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
House of Representatives 78th district special election
edit| | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
Alabama's 78th state house district | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | 26,790 | |||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 4.80% | |||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Alabama's 78th state house district special election took place on September 7, 2021, to elect a member to the Alabama House of Representatives to fill the vacancy left by Kirk Hatcher, who was elected to the Alabama State Senate in a special election in March.[2] Primaries took place on May 25, 2021. The election was won by Democrat Kenyatté Hassell, who defeated Republican Loretta Grant with over 80% of the vote.
On March 8, 2021, Alabama governor Kay Ivey set a special election date and candidate filing deadlines for the 78th state house district.[3][4]
Alabama's 78th state house district is situated within Montgomery County, Alabama and represents south, west, and north Montgomery, Alabama.[5]
The 78th state house district is considered a Democratic stronghold, having voting for Democratic candidates by wide margins in recent elections, and with no Republican candidate appearing on the ballot in the 2018 election.[6]
Democratic candidates
editNominee
edit- Kenyatté Hassell, urban director for Young Life[7]
Eliminated in primary runoff
edit- Donald Williams, retired human resources consultant[8]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Terance Dawson
- Roderick Thornton
Republican candidates
editThe Republican primary for Alabama's 78th house district was cancelled. Loretta Grant advanced to the general election by default.[6]
Results
edit
- Hassell: 40–50%Hassell: 50–60%Hassell: 60–70%
- Williams: 40–50%Williams: 60–70%Williams: >90%
- Dawson: 30–40%
- Thornton: 30–40%
- Tie: 37.5%
- Data not available
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenyatté Hassell | 554 | 48.13 | |
| Democratic | Donald Williams | 265 | 23.02 | |
| Democratic | Terance Dawson | 218 | 18.94 | |
| Democratic | Roderick Thornton | 114 | 9.90 | |
| Total votes | 1,151 | 100.0% | ||
- Hassell: 50–60%Hassell: 60–70%Hassell: 70–80%
- Williams: 50–60%Williams: >90%
- Data not available
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenyatté Hassell | 678 | 64.82 | |
| Democratic | Donald Williams | 368 | 35.18 | |
| Total votes | 1,046 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenyatté Hassell | 1,028 | 80.12% | |
| Republican | Loretta Grant | 254 | 19.8% | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 1,283 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "2020-2021 Alabama State House District 33 Special Election". Bama Politics. July 26, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ Lyman, Brian (March 2, 2021). "Kirk Hatcher wins special election for Senate District 26". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Proclamation for HD 78" (PDF). Alabama Governor. March 8, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Writ of election HD 78" (PDF). Alabama Governor. March 8, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ Shah, Maryam (March 8, 2021). "Alabama Governor: Special Election Dates for House District 78". STL News. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ a b "Alabama House of Representatives District 78 Elections". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ Lyman, Brian (June 23, 2021). "Kenyatté Hassell wins Democratic nomination for House District 78". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ Lyman, Brian (June 21, 2021). "House District 78 Democratic runoff: Hassell, Williams stress experience". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION - HOUSE DISTRICT 78 MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESULTS". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION - HOUSE DISTRICT 78 MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESULTS". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Alabama Votes Alabama Secretary of State". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved September 7, 2021.