Category: 2024 Election
Datcher Overwhelming Victor in Special Election for State House District 52
Democrat Kelvin Datcher will be headed to Montgomery after Tuesday’s win against Erskine Brown Jr. Read more.
Special Election Set for Tuesday in House District 52 Race
Voters in House District 52 will decide Tuesday who will complete the term of former Rep. John Rogers following his corruption guilty plea. Read more.
Fall 2024 Voter Guide
Election season officially is in swing. Voters will be choosing a slate of judges, board of education members and county officials in addition to the federal races. Get the information you need now to prepare for the election in the BirminghamWatch Voter Guide, including candidate profiles, a sample ballot and voting details. Read more.
Republicans Nominate Brown in House District 52 Race
It appears there will be an election to determine who will fill the District 52 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. Read more.
Democratic Nominee Kelvin Datcher Could Sidestep General Election and Go Straight to the House
Kelvin Datcher will find out by the end of the month whether he’ll face a Republican opponent in the Oct. 1 general election for House of Representatives District 52 or be named to the position early. Read more.
Kelvin Datcher Wins Runoff for House District 52 Democratic Nomination
UPDATED — Kelvin Datcher greeted more than 100 supporters at Hemings in Thomas Jefferson Tower Tuesday night after he defeated Frank Woodson for the Democratic nomination to be the District 52 representative in the Alabama Legislature. Read more.
Voters Go to Polls for Runoff in House D52 Seat
Voters are headed to the polls today to determine which Democrat — Kelvin Datcher or Frank Woodson — will be the Democratic nominee to fill the Alabama House of Representatives District 52 seat recently left vacant after former Rep. John Rogers resigned and pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Read more.
Datcher, Woodson Move to Runoff in House District 52 Special Election
Kelvin Datcher, Birmingham’s deputy director of community development, and nonprofit executive Frank Woodson were the top two candidates in Tuesday’s special election for the Democratic nomination to the Alabama House District 52 seat. They will meet in a runoff July 16. Read more.
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Vote Tuesday in House District 52 Race
Some Birmingham-area voters will be going to the polls Tuesday to select a Democratic nominee to run for the Alabama House of Representatives District 52 seat, which recently was left vacant after former Rep. John Rogers resigned and pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges.
Six Democrats are running for the seat: Dedra Campbell, Kelvin Datcher, Eric Major, LaTanya Millhouse, Eyrika L. Parker and Frank Woodson. If none of the candidates gets more than half of the votes, there will be a runoff between the top two votegetters on July 16.
One Republican is running for the seat – Carlos Crum. Since he had no challengers for the Republican nomination, there won’t be a Republican ballot in Tuesday’s election.
The general election on Oct. 1 will pit Crum against the Democratic winner.
House District 52 covers parts of Birmingham, including the Glen Iris, Powderly, Southwest Birmingham and West End communities; along with sections of Homewood, Mountain Brook, Bessemer and unincorporated Jefferson County. See the map here.
You can determine whether you’re in House District 52 by looking up your name on the Secretary of State’s website.
BirminghamWatch’s Voter Guide for the race also includescandidate profiles, a compilation of the candidates’ statements on why they should be elected and the issues that are most important to them. Read more.
