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Doug Bachuss
Doug Bachuss is an officeholder of the Decatur City Schools, District 3 in Alabama. He assumed office in 2020.
Bachuss (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alabama State Board of Education to represent District 7. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Doug Bachuss' career experience includes working as a real estate law, adoptions, probate law, and corporate law attorney.
He has served with the following organizations:[1]
- Decatur City Schools, board member
- Decatur Middle School PTO, president
- Decatur City Schools Foundation Board, member
- Decatur Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the board
- Decatur Downtown Redevelopment Authority, chairman of the board
- CASA of North Alabama, president of the board
Elections
2024
See also: Alabama State Board of Education election, 2024
General election
General election for Alabama State Board of Education District 7
Allen Long won election in the general election for Alabama State Board of Education District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Allen Long (R)  | 98.8 | 242,663 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 2,839 | ||
| Total votes: 245,502 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 7
Allen Long defeated Doug Bachuss and Oscar Mann in the Republican primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Allen Long | 60.9 | 52,769 |
 | Doug Bachuss | 27.0 | 23,348 | |
 | Oscar Mann | 12.1 | 10,513 | |
| Total votes: 86,630 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bachuss in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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