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'''Alabama State Senate District 19''' covers parts of west-central [[Jefferson County]]. It includes the cities of [[Adamsville]], [[Bessemer]], [[Brighton]], [[Brookside]], [[Cardiff]], [[Fairfield]], [[Forestdale]], [[Hueytown]], [[Lipscomb]], part of [[Pleasant Grove]], part of the [[Ensley]] community of [[Birmingham]] as well as the [[List of Jefferson County communities|communities]] of [[Bayview]], [[Docena]], [[Edgewater]], [[McDonald Chapel]], [[Minor]], [[Mount Olive]], [[Mulga]], and [[Sandusky]]. | '''Alabama State Senate District 19''' covers parts of west-central [[Jefferson County]]. It includes the cities of [[Adamsville]], [[Bessemer]], [[Brighton]], [[Brookside]], [[Cardiff]], [[Fairfield]], [[Forestdale]], [[Hueytown]], [[Lipscomb]], part of [[Pleasant Grove]], part of the [[Ensley]] community of [[Birmingham]] as well as the [[List of Jefferson County communities|communities]] of [[Bayview]], [[Docena]], [[Edgewater]], [[McDonald Chapel]], [[Minor]], [[Mount Olive]], [[Mulga]], and [[Sandusky]]. | ||
District 19 | District 19 is currently represented by [[Priscilla Dunn]] who won a special election to complete the term of [[E. B. McClain]]. McClain was elected to the seat in [[1994]] and vacated it on [[January 21]], [[2009]] after being convicted on federal charges of conspiracy, mail fraud money laundering and bribery. | ||
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* [[Nathan Reed]], 123 votes | * [[Nathan Reed]], 123 votes | ||
* [[Madilyn Southern]], 21 votes | * [[Madilyn Southern]], 21 votes | ||
In the runoff Dunn got 3,444 votes (56%) to Coleman's 2,705 (44%) | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 30 June 2009
Alabama State Senate District 19 covers parts of west-central Jefferson County. It includes the cities of Adamsville, Bessemer, Brighton, Brookside, Cardiff, Fairfield, Forestdale, Hueytown, Lipscomb, part of Pleasant Grove, part of the Ensley community of Birmingham as well as the communities of Bayview, Docena, Edgewater, McDonald Chapel, Minor, Mount Olive, Mulga, and Sandusky.
District 19 is currently represented by Priscilla Dunn who won a special election to complete the term of E. B. McClain. McClain was elected to the seat in 1994 and vacated it on January 21, 2009 after being convicted on federal charges of conspiracy, mail fraud money laundering and bribery.
2009 special election
A special election to fill the seat vacated by McClain was held on May 12, 2009 with a runoff during the general primary on June 30. With no Republican candidate for the seat, the winner of the primary election will take the seat for the remainder of McClain's term.
Results
Priscilla Dunn and Merika Coleman each garnered enough votes to require a runoff. Only 8.25% of eligible voters in the district cast ballots in the primary.
- Priscilla Dunn, 2,006 votes (33.7%, runoff)
- Merika Coleman, 1,725 votes (29.0%, runoff)
- Rod Scott, 873 votes
- Lawrence McAdory, 503 votes
- Eric Major, 364 votes
- Louise Alexander, 332 votes
- Nathan Reed, 123 votes
- Madilyn Southern, 21 votes
In the runoff Dunn got 3,444 votes (56%) to Coleman's 2,705 (44%)
External links
- Senate District 19 at legislature.state.al.us