2021 elections in Alabama
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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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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.
The Democratic primary for Alabama's 33rd house district was cancelled. Fred Crum advanced to the general election by default
The Republican primary for Alabama's 33rd house district was cancelled. Ben Robbins advanced to the general election by default
| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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]
The Republican primary for Alabama's 78th house district was cancelled. Loretta Grant advanced to the general election by default. [6]
| 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% | ||
| 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 | ||||
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