Karla May | |
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Member of the Missouri Senate from the 4th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jacob Hummel |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 84th district | |
In office January 9,2013 –January 9,2019 | |
Preceded by | Don Gosen |
Succeeded by | Wiley Price IV |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 57th district | |
In office January 5,2011 –January 9,2013 | |
Preceded by | Hope Whitehead |
Succeeded by | Wanda Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | St. Louis,Missouri | June 12,1970
Political party | Democratic |
Karla May (born June 12,1970) is an American politician who has served in the Missouri Senate since January 2019. She previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2011. [1] A member of the Democratic Party,she was first elected in 2010. [2] Having served the maximum allowable term in the state house,in 2018 she announced her intention to run for election to the Missouri State Senate. [3]
Prior to entering politics,May worked for AT&T,also serving as a shop steward of Local 6300 of the Communications Workers of America. [4] She received her bachelor's degree from Saint Louis University in business administration,and a master's degree in education from Lindenwood University. [4]
May challenged and defeated incumbent State Senator Jacob Hummel (4th district) in the 2018 Democratic primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 1,386 | 50.60% | ||
Democratic | Hope Whitehead | 1,353 | 49.40% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 7,385 | 100.00% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 2,470 | 44.11% | -6.49 | |
Democratic | Mike Owens | 1,842 | 32.90% | ||
Democratic | Hope Whitehead | 1,287 | 22.99% | -26.41 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 15,214 | 100.00% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 6,499 | 100.00% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 13,649 | 100.00% | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 20,303 | 57.20% | ||
Democratic | Jacob Hummel (incumbent) | 15,189 | 42.80% | ||
Total votes | 35,492 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 56,883 | 77.07% | +6.34 | |
Republican | Robert J. Crump | 16,927 | 22.93% | -6.34 | |
Total votes | 73,810 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 51,419 | 74.17% | -2.90 | |
Republican | Mary Teresa McLean | 17,906 | 25.83% | +2.90 | |
Total votes | 69,325 | 100.00% |
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