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Lanny Jackson
Lanny Jackson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Alabama. Jackson lost in the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.
Biography
Lanny Jackson graduated from J.S. Abrams High School in 1972. Jackson served in the U.S. Army from 1972 to 1993 and reached the rank of first sergeant. He earned an associate degree in general education from Troy University and a bachelor's degree in political science from Miles College in 2000. Jackson's career experience includes working in management and with the University of Alabama at Birmingham.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Alabama, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Alabama
Katie Britt defeated Will Boyd and John Sophocleus in the general election for U.S. Senate Alabama on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Katie Britt (R) | 66.6 | 942,154 |
 | Will Boyd (D)  | 30.9 | 436,746 | |
 | John Sophocleus (L) | 2.3 | 32,879 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2,459 | ||
| Total votes: 1,414,238 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jarmal Jabbar Sanders (Independent)
- Richard Bowers (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Alabama
Katie Britt defeated Mo Brooks in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Alabama on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katie Britt | 63.0 | 253,251 |
 | Mo Brooks | 37.0 | 148,636 | |
| Total votes: 401,887 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Alabama
Will Boyd defeated Brandaun Dean and Lanny Jackson in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Alabama on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Will Boyd | 63.7 | 107,588 |
 | Brandaun Dean | 19.5 | 32,863 | |
 | Lanny Jackson | 16.8 | 28,402 | |
| Total votes: 168,853 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Victor Williams (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alabama
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alabama on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katie Britt | 44.8 | 289,425 |
| ✔ | | Mo Brooks | 29.2 | 188,539 |
 | Michael Durant | 23.3 | 150,817 | |
 | Jake Schafer | 1.1 | 7,371 | |
 | Karla DuPriest | 0.9 | 5,739 | |
| Lillie Boddie | 0.7 | 4,849 | ||
| Total votes: 646,740 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jessica Taylor (R)
- Mike Dunn (R)
- Lynda Blanchard (R)
2017
The city of Birmingham, Alabama, held elections for mayor and city council on August 22, 2017. A runoff was held on October 3, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 7, 2017.
The following candidates ran in the Mayor of Birmingham general election.[3]
| Mayor of Birmingham, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Randall L. Woodfin |
40.84% | 15,668 |
| William A. Bell Incumbent |
36.56% | 14,025 |
| Chris Woods | 18.14% | 6,961 |
| Frank Matthews | 1.39% | 532 |
| Patricia Bell | 0.69% | 264 |
| Randy Davis | 0.67% | 256 |
| Philemon Hill | 0.53% | 205 |
| Fernandez Sims | 0.44% | 170 |
| Trudy Hunter | 0.43% | 165 |
| Carl Jackson | 0.13% | 50 |
| Lanny Jackson | 0.11% | 41 |
| Donald Lomax | 0.08% | 29 |
| Total Votes | 38,366 | |
| Source: City of Birmingham, "General Election Results," August 29, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lanny Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Jackson participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[4] The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Crime and guns off the streets[5] | ” |
| —Lanny Jackson (July 21, 2017)[2] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| Crime reduction/prevention | Housing | ||
| Environment | City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | ||
| K-12 education | Recreational opportunities | ||
| Homelessness | Government transparency | ||
| Unemployment | Transportation | ||
| Civil rights | Public pensions/retirement funds | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Important | |
| Federal | |
| Increased economic opportunities | |
| Create a more competitive business climate | |
| The universities and colleges | |
| Guns off the streets |
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Lanny Jackson campaign website, accessed July 24, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Lanny Jackson's Responses," July 21, 2017
- ↑ AL.com, "12 qualify to run for Birmingham mayor," July 7, 2017
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
