John Knight (Alabama)

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John Knight
Image of John Knight
Prior offices
Alabama House of Representatives District 77

Elections and appointments
Last election

December 15, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Alabama State University

Personal
Religion
Christian: Methodist
Profession
Special Assistant to the President, Alabama State University
Contact

John Knight (Democratic Party) was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 77. Knight assumed office in 1992. Knight left office in 2018.

Knight (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Alabama State Senate to represent District 26. Knight lost in the special Democratic primary runoff on December 15, 2020.

Knight was a 2018 Democratic candidate seeking to represent District 26 of the Alabama State Senate. He lost the primary runoff on July 17, 2018, after advancing from the primary on June 5. He was also a 2018 Democratic special election candidate for the same seat.

Biography

At the time of his service in the state House, Knight's professional experience included working as the special assistant to the president of Alabama State University and serving as the assistant vice president for institutional advancement.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Knight served on the following committees:

Alabama committee assignments, 2015
Health, Ranking member
Internal Affairs
Montgomery County Legislation
Ways and Means General Fund

2011-2012

Knight served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2021

See also: Alabama state legislative special elections, 2021

General election

Special general election for Alabama State Senate District 26

Kirk Hatcher defeated William Green in the special general election for Alabama State Senate District 26 on March 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kirk Hatcher
Kirk Hatcher (D)
 
78.3
 
4,565
Image of William Green
William Green (R) Candidate Connection
 
21.5
 
1,255
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
8

Total votes: 5,828
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Democratic primary runoff election

Special Democratic primary runoff for Alabama State Senate District 26

Kirk Hatcher defeated John Knight in the special Democratic primary runoff for Alabama State Senate District 26 on December 15, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kirk Hatcher
Kirk Hatcher
 
74.2
 
3,969
Image of John Knight
John Knight
 
25.8
 
1,378

Total votes: 5,347
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Alabama State Senate District 26

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for Alabama State Senate District 26 on November 17, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kirk Hatcher
Kirk Hatcher
 
47.8
 
2,521
Image of John Knight
John Knight
 
20.8
 
1,097
Linda Douglas Burkette
 
10.3
 
544
Image of TaShina Morris
TaShina Morris
 
9.5
 
500
Janet May
 
7.7
 
405
Deborah Anthony
 
3.8
 
202

Total votes: 5,269
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. William Green advanced from the special Republican primary for Alabama State Senate District 26.

2018

See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Alabama State Senate District 26

Incumbent David Burkette defeated D.J. Johnson in the general election for Alabama State Senate District 26 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Burkette
David Burkette (D)
 
80.2
 
31,973
D.J. Johnson (R)
 
19.7
 
7,863
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
45

Total votes: 39,881
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Alabama State Senate District 26

Incumbent David Burkette defeated John Knight in the Democratic primary runoff for Alabama State Senate District 26 on July 17, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Burkette
David Burkette
 
62.1
 
5,965
Image of John Knight
John Knight
 
37.9
 
3,634

Total votes: 9,599
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Alabama State Senate District 26

Incumbent David Burkette and John Knight advanced to a runoff. They defeated Fred F. Bell in the Democratic primary for Alabama State Senate District 26 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Burkette
David Burkette
 
47.3
 
6,901
Image of John Knight
John Knight
 
33.3
 
4,853
Image of Fred F. Bell
Fred F. Bell
 
19.4
 
2,833

Total votes: 14,587
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alabama State Senate District 26

D.J. Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Alabama State Senate District 26 on June 5, 2018.


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2018 special election

See also: Alabama state legislative special elections, 2018

A special election for the position of Alabama State Senate District 26 was called for May 15, 2018. A special Democratic primary election was called for December 12, 2017. Since no candidate in the Democratic primary received more than 50 percent of the vote on December 12, a special Democratic primary runoff was held on February 27, 2018. The special general election was held May 15, 2018.

The candidate filing deadline for major party candidates was October 10, 2017, and the deadline for minor party candidates and independents was December 12, 2017.[1]

The seat became vacant following Senate Minority Leader Quinton Ross' (D) resignation to become president of Alabama State University.

Democrat David Burkette defeated Republican D.J. Johnson in the special election.[2] Burkette defeated State Rep. John Knight in the Democratic primary runoff after the two emerged from the Democratic primary, defeating Deborah Anthony, Fred F. Bell, and Tony Q. Cobb Jr.[3][4][5]

Alabama State Senate, District 26, Special Election, 2018
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Burkette 89.3% 3,876
     Republican D.J. Johnson 10.4% 450
Total Votes 4,340
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

2014

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Alabama House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent John Knight was unopposed in the Democratic primary. David Grimes was unopposed in the Republican primary. Knight defeated Grimes in the general election.[6][7][8][9][10]

Alabama House of Representatives District 77, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Knight Incumbent 64.4% 6,891
     Republican David Grimes 35.3% 3,775
     NA Write-In 0.3% 30
Total Votes 10,696

2010

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2010

Knight won re-election to the 77th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition.[11]

2006

On November 7, 2006, Knight was re-elected to the 77th District Seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[12]

Knight raised $216,351 for his campaign.[13]

Campaign themes

2021

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Campaign finance summary


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John Knight campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2021Alabama State Senate District 26Lost primary runoff$45,818 $52,049
2018Alabama State Senate District 26Lost primary runoff$492,791 N/A**
2014Alabama House of Representatives, District 77Won $75,026 N/A**
2010Alabama House of Representatives, District 77Won $225,765 N/A**
2006Alabama House of Representatives, District 77Won $215,988 N/A**
2002Alabama House of Representatives, District 77Won $144,550 N/A**
1998Alabama House of Representatives District 77Won $30,600 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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At the time of his service in the state House, Knight had two children. He was on the board of directors of a number of organizations, including the Cleveland Avenue Young Men's Christian Association, Family Sunshine Center, Kershaw Young Men's Christian Association, Montgomery Improvement Association, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, and Southern Development Council, Incorporated.[14]

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2018

In 2018, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.


2017


2016


2015


2014

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
'
Alabama House District 77
1992–2018
Succeeded by
TaShina Morris (D)


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