2021 Alabama elections
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.
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State elections
Democratic candidates
The Democratic primary for Alabama's 33rd house district was cancelled. Fred Crum advanced to the general election by default
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Terra Foster
Republican candidates
The Republican primary for Alabama's 33rd house district was cancelled. Ben Robbins advanced to the general election by default
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jimmy Reynolds Jr.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
Senate 14th district special election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | April Weaver | 6,231 | 80.24% | |
| Democratic | Virginia Applebaum | 1,523 | 19.61% | |
| Write-in | 11 | 0.14% | ||
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| Republican hold | ||||
House of Representatives 73rd district special election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kenneth Paschal | 2,743 | 74.7% | |
| Democratic | Sheridan Black | 920 | 25.1% | |
| Write-in | 9 | 0.2% | ||
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| Republican hold | ||||
House of Representatives 78th district special election
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| Registered | 26,790 | |||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 4.80% | |||||||||||||||
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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]
Nominee
- Kenyatté Hassell, urban director for Young Life[7]
Eliminated in primary runoff
- Donald Williams, retired human resources consultant[8]
Eliminated in primary
- Terance Dawson
- Roderick Thornton
Republican candidates
The Republican primary for Alabama's 78th house district was cancelled. Loretta Grant advanced to the general election by default.[6]
Results
- 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 | % | |
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| 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 | % | |
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| Democratic | Kenyatté Hassell | 678 | 64.82 | |
| Democratic | Donald Williams | 368 | 35.18 | |
| Total votes | 1,046 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
- "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.
- "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.