2024 Alabama Senate District 9 special election

2024 Alabama Senate District 9 Republican special primary election

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Candidate Wes Kitchens Brock Colvin Stacy Lee George Party Republican Republican Republican Popular vote 3,713 2,703 647 Percentage 53.5% 38.9% 9.3%

Alabama senator before election Clay Scofield Republican Elected Alabama senator Wes Kitchens Republican

The 2024 Alabama Senate District 9 special election was scheduled to be held on April 23, 2024, but was cancelled following the primary election, as no Democratic candidate filed to run. The primary election was held on January 9, 2024. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

Incumbent senator Clay Scofield resigned on October 30, 2023, to become the executive vice president of the Business Council of Alabama. ^{[3] [4]}

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Wes Kitchens, state representative from the 27th district ^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Brock Colvin, state representative from the 9th district ^[6]
• Stacy Lee George, former county commissioner ^[7]

Results

Republican primary ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wes Kitchens	3,713	53.46
	Republican	Brock Colvin	2,703	38.92
	Republican	Stacy Lee George	647	9.33
Total votes			7,063	100.00

References

1. "Governor Ivey Announces Special Election Dates for Senate District 9". The Office of Alabama Governor. November 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
2. "Senate Republicans welcome Wes Kitchens as new District 9 senator". Alabama Political Reporter. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
3. "Sen. Steve Livingston elected Alabama Senate majority leader; Scofield resigns". Alabama Political Reporter. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
4. "State Sen. Clay Scofield resigns to become Executive VP of Business Council of Alabama". WAFF 48. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
5. "Rep. Wes Kitchens will seek to fill State Senate District 9 seat in special election". Alabama Political Reporter. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
6. Everett, Grayson (November 2023). "Colvin announces campaign for Senate District 9". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
7. Stephenson, Jemma. "Stacy Lee George enters GOP primary for Alabama Senate District 9". Alabama Reflector. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
8. "State Certification of Results - Republican Party" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved 12 June 2025.