D.J. Johnson (Alabama)
D.J. Johnson (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alabama State Senate to represent District 26. Johnson lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Johnson also ran in a special election to the Alabama State Senate to represent District 26. Johnson lost in the special general election on May 15, 2018.
Elections
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | David Burkette | 62.1 | 5,965 |
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | David Burkette | 47.3 | 6,901 |
| ✔ | | John Knight | 33.3 | 4,853 |
 | 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.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | D.J. Johnson | |
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2018 special election
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 |  David Burkette |
89.3% | 3,876 | |
| Republican | D.J. Johnson | 10.4% | 450 | |
| Total Votes | 4,340 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
See also
- Alabama State Senate
- Alabama State Senate District 26
- Alabama state legislative special elections, 2018
- Alabama State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "2017 Election Information," accessed October 4, 2017
- ↑ WSFA.com, "New District 26 state senator chosen in special election," May 15, 2018
- ↑ WSFA, "5 Democrats, 1 Republican qualify for race to replace Quinton Ross," October 10, 2017
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed December 18, 2017
- ↑ AlabamaNews.net, "Al State Senate District 26 Runoff," February 27, 2018
