The Democrat and Republican primary runoff elections will be held on Tuesday, June 21st and the polls will be open from 7:00am to 7:00pm.
If you have any questions regarding where to vote – simply visit the link provided on our news site for additional information – Voting – and we’ve also provided a link to run-off ballots around the state – Run-off Ballots
The vote in the run-off will determine who’ll represent each party in the November 8th General Election for local and statewide offices. There are six statewide races with run-offs:
U.S. Senate
The Alabama U.S. Senate race will determine who will replace retiring longtime Sen. Richard Shelby. Katie Britt, Shelby’s former Chief of Staff who also served as the CEO of the Business Council, had led U.S. Representative Mo Brooks of Huntsville in a six-candidate race on May 24th. She got 44.75% to Brooks’ 29.15%.
The winner of the Britt and Brooks run-off will represent the Republican Primary in the November General election – facing Democrat Will Boyd, who is a pastor, and the Libertarian candidate, John Sophocleus, a former Auburn University professor.
Governor
In the Democratic Primary for Alabama Governor, retired educator Yolanda Flowers, of Birmingham will face state senator and attorney Malika Sanders Fortier of Selma – Flowers got 33.87% of the vote in the May 24th primary and Fortier got 32.52%
That winner will face Republican incumbent Alabama Governor Kay Ivey – who won the May 24th GOP primary race without the need for a run-off against a field of eight opponents, and Libertarian candidate Dr. James “Jimmy” Blake – a former member of the Birmingham City Council.
Secretary of State Republican candidates State Representative Wes Allen of Troy and State Auditor Jim Zeigler will face off in the run-off. Zeigler got 42.69% of the vote in the May 24th primary – Allen got 39.7%. The winner of the Republican Primary faces Democrat Pamela J. Laffitte, and Libertarian candidate Jason “Matt” Shelby.
The winner will replace Secretary of State John Merrill – who could not run again due to term limits.
State Auditor: Jefferson County pastor Stan Cooke and state representative and business owner Andrew Sorrell of Muscle Shoals will face off in the run-off. Sorrell got 39.46% of the vote in the May primary and Cooke 32.79%. The run-off winner of will face Libertarian candidate Leigh LaChine in the November 8th General Election – No Democrats ran for this office.
The winner will replace State Auditor Jim Zeigler – who is term-limited, and running for Secretary of State.
Public Service Commission Place 1: Commissioner Jeremy Oden, who is seeking another term, will face former state and federal prosecutor Brent Woodall in the Republican Primary. Oden got 34.3% of the vote in the May primary and Woodall got 30.9%. The winner will face Libertarian Ron Bishop in the Nov. 8 General Election. No Democrats are running for this seat.
Public Service Commission Place 2: Commissioner Chip Beeker, who is running for another term, will face Robert L. McCollum in the Republican Primary. Beeker got 43.1% of the vote in the May primary while McCollum got 35.84%. The winner will face Libertarian candidate Laura Lane in the Nov. 8 General Election. No Democrats entered the race.
5th Congressional District (for voters in Huntsville/north Alabama)
Madison County Commission Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong will face former Huntsville City Schools Superintendent and former Assistant Army Secretary Casey Wardynski in the June 21 runoff for the seat being vacated by Rep. Mo Brooks, who is running for U.S. Senate.
In the primary last month, Strong won 45% of the vote in a six-candidate field while Wardynski was second with 23%. The winner will face Democrat Kathy Warner-Stanton and Libertarian Phillip “PJ” Greer in the Nov. 8 General Election.
(AL.COM/www.al.com)