The House District 27 seat has finally been filled after Jeana Ross beat out Alan Miller in a special Republican primary election runoff on Tuesday.
The primary runoff election for House District 27 is a week away, and candidate Alan Miller just picked up a key last-minute endorsement.
The threat of severe weather may have kept some voters from turning out for Tuesday’s special GOP primary election for House District 27, but candidates Jeana Ross and Alan Miller said they were pleased with the support they each received, which was enough to advance them into a runoff.
The special Republican primary election will go to a run-off since none of the six candidates received more than 50% of the vote Tuesday. The top two candidates, Jeana Ross and Alan Miller, will go head-to-head on April 30.
The State Legislature has already dealt with several hot-button issues like school choice and banning DEI this session, but whoever takes over the seat will have plenty of work left to do when they take office.
The identity of the “super liberal” woman accused of attacking Republican House District 27 candidate Billy Ray Todd at a Walmart in Arab Tuesday has been released.
Todd sustained a couple of bloody scratches on his arm, apparently from where the woman grabbed him during the struggle.
Governor Kay Ivey has called a special election for House District 27 to be held on July 16.
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth hopes to have a say in who takes over his old House seat. On Tuesday, he officially endorsed former Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education Secretary Jeana Ross in the special election for House District 27, which he held from 2014-2018.