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Tommy Pugh
Tommy Pugh was a 2016 Republican special election candidate for District 80 of the Alabama House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
2016
A special election for the position of Alabama House of Representatives District 80 was scheduled for April 12. Since no Democrats filed for the special election, John Merrill (R), the Alabama Secretary of State, declared Blackshear the winner on January 29, 2016.[2] A primary election took place on January 19. The filing deadline for major party candidates wishing to run in this election was November 17, 2015. The filing deadline for third-party candidates was January 19.[1]
The seat was vacant following Lesley Vance's (R) death on November 3, 2015.[3]
Chris Blackshear defeated James McGill and Tommy Pugh in the Republican primary.[4] Kenicia Battle (D) was removed from the ballot before the primary.[5] Blackshear was declared the winner of the special election by the state's secretary of state.[6][7]
| Alabama House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Chris Blackshear |
69.4% | 621 |
| James McGill | 25.8% | 231 |
| Tommy Pugh | 4.8% | 43 |
| Total Votes | 895 | |
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See also
- Alabama House of Representatives
- Alabama House of Representatives District 80
- State legislative special elections, 2016
- Alabama State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Governor of Alabama, "Governor Bentley Calls Special Election for House District 80," accessed December 23, 2015
- ↑ WTVM.com, "AL Sec of State declares Blackshear as House Seat 80 rep," accessed January 29, 2016
- ↑ Associated Press, "Alabama State Rep. Lesley Vance dead at 76," November 3, 2015
- ↑ wrbl.com, "Candidates set for Lesley Vance’s House seat," accessed December 23, 2015
- ↑ Ledger-Enquirer, "Blackshear to represent GOP in House race," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ WTVM.com, "Chris Blackshear wins special election for AL House Seat 80," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ Alabama Votes, "Alabama Republican Party," accessed February 22, 2016
