The entrance to the Alabama House of Representatives on May 9, 2024 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey Monday called a special election to fill the House District 11 seat in Cullman and Blount counties. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)
Gov. Kay Ivey Monday set a special election date for House District 11 in Cullman and Blount counties.
The seat became vacant after former Rep. Randall Shedd, R-Fairview, resigned on Feb. 17 to be Senate Pro Tem Garland Gudger’s director of constituent affairs.
District 11 is solidly Republican. Shedd, who won the seat in a 2013 special election, never faced opposition in any subsequent general election. The district takes in eastern Cullman County and most of northern Blount County.
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The primary election will be on May 13, with primary runoff on June 10, if needed, according to a press release from the governor’s office. The general election will be on Aug. 26.
The deadline for qualifying with major political parties is 5 p.m. on March 11 The deadline for all independent candidates and minor parties is 5 p.m. on May 13.
“As we move forward in filling this seat, I encourage everyone in District 11 to make their voice heard by getting out and voting in this special election,” Ivey said in the release.
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