Alabama Senate District 19: Difference between revisions

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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 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. She was re-elected in 2010, 2014 and 2018.

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2009 special election

A special election to fill the seat vacated by McClain was held on May 12, 2009 with a runoff during the primary elections on June 30. Priscilla Dunn won a runoff with Merika Coleman to serve the remainder of McClain's term of office. Only 8.25% of eligible voters in the district cast ballots in the primary.

Priscilla Dunn, 2,006 votes (33.7%), 3,444 votes (56%) in the runoff
Merika Coleman, 1,725 votes (29.0%), 2,705 votes (44%) in the 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

Former senators

Jim Bennett, 1983–1993
Jeff Underwood, 1993–1995
E. B. McClain, 1995–2009
Priscilla Dunn, 2009–

External links

Senate District 19 at legislature.state.al.us

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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]].
-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.
+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. She was re-elected in [[2010 general election|2010]], [[2014 general election|2014]] and [[2018 general election|2018]].
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 ==2009 special election==
-A special election to fill the seat vacated by McClain was held on [[May 12]], [[2009]] with a runoff during the [[2009 primary elections|general primary]] on [[June 30]]. [[Priscilla Dunn]] won a runoff with [[Merika Coleman]] to serve the remainder of McClain's term of office. Only 8.25% of eligible voters in the district cast ballots in the primary.
+A special election to fill the seat vacated by McClain was held on [[May 12]], [[2009]] with a runoff during the [[2009 primary elections|primary elections]] on [[June 30]]. [[Priscilla Dunn]] won a runoff with [[Merika Coleman]] to serve the remainder of McClain's term of office. Only 8.25% of eligible voters in the district cast ballots in the primary.
 * [[Priscilla Dunn]], 2,006 votes (33.7%), 3,444 votes (56%) in the runoff
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 ==Former senators==
-* [[Priscilla Dunn]] ([[2009]]-)
+* [[Jim Bennett]], 1983–1993
-* [[E. B. McClain]] ([[1994]]-[[2009]])
+* [[Jeff Underwood]], 1993–1995
-* [[Jim Bennett]] ([[1983]]-[[1993]])
+* [[E. B. McClain]], 1995–2009
+* [[Priscilla Dunn]], 2009–
 ==External links==