Deborah Anthony
Deborah Anthony (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Alabama State Senate to represent District 26. Anthony lost in the special Democratic primary on November 17, 2020.
Anthony was a 2018 Democratic special election candidate for District 26 of the Alabama State Senate.
Elections
2021
See also: Alabama state legislative special elections, 2021
General election
Special general election for Alabama State Senate District 26
Kirk Hatcher defeated William Green in the special general election for Alabama State Senate District 26 on March 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kirk Hatcher (D) | 78.3 | 4,565 | |
| William Green (R) | 21.5 | 1,255 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 5,828 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Special Democratic primary runoff for Alabama State Senate District 26
Kirk Hatcher defeated John Knight in the special Democratic primary runoff for Alabama State Senate District 26 on December 15, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kirk Hatcher | 74.2 | 3,969 | |
| John Knight | 25.8 | 1,378 | ||
| Total votes: 5,347 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Alabama State Senate District 26
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for Alabama State Senate District 26 on November 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kirk Hatcher | 47.8 | 2,521 | |
| ✔ | John Knight | 20.8 | 1,097 | |
| Linda Douglas Burkette | 10.3 | 544 | ||
| TaShina Morris | 9.5 | 500 | ||
| Janet May | 7.7 | 405 | ||
| Deborah Anthony | 3.8 | 202 | ||
| Total votes: 5,269 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. William Green advanced from the special Republican primary for Alabama State Senate District 26.
2018
A special election for the position of Alabama State Senate District 26 was called for May 15, 2018. A special Democratic primary election was called for December 12, 2017. Since no candidate in the Democratic primary received more than 50 percent of the vote on December 12, a special Democratic primary runoff was held on February 27, 2018. The special general election was held May 15, 2018.
The candidate filing deadline for major party candidates was October 10, 2017, and the deadline for minor party candidates and independents was December 12, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant following Senate Minority Leader Quinton Ross' (D) resignation to become president of Alabama State University.
Democrat David Burkette defeated Republican D.J. Johnson in the special election.[2] Burkette defeated State Rep. John Knight in the Democratic primary runoff after the two emerged from the Democratic primary, defeating Deborah Anthony, Fred F. Bell, and Tony Q. Cobb Jr.[3][4][5]
| Alabama State Senate, District 26, Special Election, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  David Burkette |
89.3% | 3,876 | |
| Republican | D.J. Johnson | 10.4% | 450 | |
| Total Votes | 4,340 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Deborah Anthony did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "2017 Election Information," accessed October 4, 2017
- ↑ WSFA.com, "New District 26 state senator chosen in special election," May 15, 2018
- ↑ WSFA, "5 Democrats, 1 Republican qualify for race to replace Quinton Ross," October 10, 2017
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed December 18, 2017
- ↑ AlabamaNews.net, "Al State Senate District 26 Runoff," February 27, 2018
