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2022 Elections
Britt Gets GOP Nod for US Senate, Nominees for More Offices Selected in Voting Tuesday
Katie Britt easily secured the Republican nomination to Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday, defeating U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks with 63% of the vote to his 36.99%. She will face Democratic nominee Will Boyd in the November general election. Voting in Tuesday’s primary runoffs was light, with turnout of less than 12% statewide and just less than 11% in Jefferson County. There were few problems at the Jefferson County polls, with the exception of the polling place in the Don Hawkins Park & Recreation Center. No ballots were available when the polls opened at 7 a.m., so election officials kept the polling place open until 8:30 p.m., giving voters who were unable to vote before work the chance to return to post their ballots. On the Democratic ballot, Yolanda Rochelle Flowers took the nomination for governor over Malika Sanders Fortier, 55.15% to 44.85%. Read more. Republican primary runoff results Democratic primary runoff results Secretary of State’s statewide results
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RUNOFF RESULTS
Winners are indicated in bold type Governor Yolanda Rochelle Flowers — 55.15% Malika Sanders Fortier — 44.85% Jefferson County, Board of Education, District No. 3 Stephanie Floyd — 56.94% Rochelle Malone — 43.06% State Representative, District No. 55 Fred “Coach” Plump — 50.89% Roderick “Rod” Scott — 49.11% State Representative, District No. 56 Tereshia Huffman
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RUNOFF RESULTS
Winners are indicated in bold type U.S. Senator Katie Britt — 63.01% Mo Brooks — 36.99% State Representative, District No. 14 Tom Fredricks — 44.31% Timothy “Tim” Wadsworth — 55.69% Secretary of State Wes Allen — 65.38% Jim Zeigler — 34.62% State Auditor Stan Cooke — 42.54% Andrew Sorrell — 57.46% Public Service Commission, Place
Voters Go Back to the Polls Tuesday to Decide the Fate of Candidates in the Primary Runoffs
Voters go to the polls today to determine the nominees in several offices for which no candidate got a majority of the vote in the May 24 party primaries. The polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across the state. The runoff ballots are fairly light. At the top of the Republican ballot is perhaps the most-discussed race in the state this year, for nomination to the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Richard Shelby, who is retiring. At the top of the Democratic ballot is nomination to the governor’s race. Candidates who won their party’s nominations for each office will face each other in the general election in November. One important thing to know about the runoffs is that Alabama bans crossover voting. That means that if you voted in the Republican primary, for instance, you can vote only in the Republican runoff. You cannot vote in one party’s primary and the other party’s runoff. If you didn’t vote in the May 24 primary, though, you can vote in whichever runoff you choose. If you don’t know where you should go to vote, what ID you need or other information about voting, check out the Voter FAQ in BirminghamWatch’s Runoff Voter Guide. Also in the Voter Guide are candidate profiles and printable sample ballots. Read the Voter Guide.
REPUBLICAN RUNOFF CANDIDATES
Candidates on Jefferson County Ballots U.S. Senator Katie Britt Mo Brooks State Representative, District No. 14 Tom Fredricks Timothy “Tim” Wadsworth Secretary of State Wes Allen Jim Zeigler State Auditor Stan Cooke Andrew Sorrell Public Service Commission, Place No. 1 Jeremy H. Oden Brent Woodall Public Service Commission, Place
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RUNOFF CANDIDATES
Candidates on Jefferson County ballots: Governor Yolanda Rochelle Flowers Malika Sanders Fortier Jefferson County, Board of Education, District No. 3 Stephanie Floyd Rochelle Malone State Representative, District No. 55 Fred “Coach” Plump Roderick “Rod” Scott State Representative, District No. 56 Tereshia Huffman Ontario J. Tillman State Representative, District No. 57 Patrick
Charles Ray Winston III, Alabama House of Representatives District 57
Charles Ray Winston III Party: Democratic Residence: Has lived in Hueytown, Brighton and Pleasant Grove Professional experience: Served in the U.S. Army; constable; contractor in security. Main issues: Education, more accessible health care; increased mental healthcare access. Campaign Info: https://charleswinston57.com/about
Patrick Sellers, Alabama House of Representatives District 57
Patrick Sellers Party: Democratic Residence: Pleasant Grove Professional experience: Pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church; former pastor of Cathedral Faith Baptist Church; former orthopedic first assistant, Children’s of Alabama. Served in the U.S. Army and Reserves. Member of former board member, Birmingham Easonian Baptist Bible College, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority; Project
Tereshia Huffman, Alabama House of Representatives District 56
Tereshia Huffman Party: Democratic Age: 37 Residence: Oxmoor Valley Political experience: Member, Birmingham Water Works board; field organizer for Mayor Randall Woodfin’s 2021 campaign. Professional experience: Previous community organizer for House District 60. Worked in the office of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, including in human resources and in human services; managed a streetcar project, worked on time-saving