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Karen H. Jackson (Alabama)
Karen H. Jackson was a 2017 special election candidate for the U.S. Senate senate in Alabama.[1] The Republican Party declined to certify her as a candidate on May 21, 2017, because she previously ran as an independent in a judicial race in 2016.[2]
Jackson was an independent candidate for the Place 2 seat on the Alabama 19th Judicial Circuit in Alabama. Jackson was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2017
Republican primary election results
| U.S. Senate, Alabama Republican primary, August 15, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Roy Moore |
38.9% | 164,524 | |
| Republican | Luther Strange |
32.8% | 138,971 | |
| Republican | Mo Brooks | 19.7% | 83,287 | |
| Republican | Trip Pittman | 6.9% | 29,124 | |
| Republican | Randy Brinson | 0.6% | 2,621 | |
| Republican | Bryan Peeples | 0.4% | 1,579 | |
| Republican | Mary Maxwell | 0.4% | 1,543 | |
| Republican | James Beretta | 0.3% | 1,078 | |
| Republican | Dom Gentile | 0.1% | 303 | |
| Republican | Joseph Breault | 0.1% | 252 | |
| Total Votes | 423,282 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
Republican primary runoff election results
| U.S. Senate, Alabama Republican primary runoff, September 26, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Roy Moore |
54.6% | 262,641 | |
| Republican | Luther Strange | 45.4% | 218,505 | |
| Total Votes | 481,146 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
General election results
| U.S. Senate, Alabama general election, December 12, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Doug Jones |
50% | 673,896 | |
| Republican | Roy Moore | 48.3% | 651,972 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 1.7% | 22,852 | |
| Total Votes | 1,348,720 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
2016
Alabama held general elections for local judicial offices in 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016, with a primary runoff on April 12, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016.
Incumbent Benjamin A. Fuller defeated Karen H. Jackson in the general election for the Alabama 19th Judicial Circuit Place 2 seat.[3]
| Alabama 19th Judicial Circuit (Place 2), General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Benjamin A. Fuller Incumbent |
81.25% | 56,512 | |
| Independent | Karen H. Jackson | 18.42% | 12,808 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.33% | 231 | ||
| Total Votes | 69,551 | |||
| Source: Alabama Votes, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016 | ||||
Selection method
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See also
- United States Senate
- United States Senate special election in Alabama, 2017
- Alabama Circuit Courts
- Alabama 19th Judicial Circuit
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