Karla May
Karla May | |
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Member of the Missouri Senate from the 4th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jacob Hummel |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 84th district | |
In office January 9, 2013 – January 9, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Don Gosen |
Succeeded by | Wiley Price IV |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 57th district | |
In office January 5, 2011 – January 9, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Hope Whitehead |
Succeeded by | Wanda Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | St. Louis, Missouri | June 12, 1970
Political party | Democratic |
Karla May (born June 12, 1970) is an American politician who has served in the Missouri Senate since January 2019. She previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2011.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected in 2010.[2] Having served the maximum allowable term in the state house, in 2018 she announced her intention to run for election to the Missouri State Senate.[3]
Prior to entering politics, May worked for AT&T, also serving as a shop steward of Local 6300 of the Communications Workers of America.[4] She received her bachelor's degree from Saint Louis University in business administration, and a master's degree in education from Lindenwood University.[4]
May challenged and defeated incumbent State Senator Jacob Hummel (4th district) in the 2018 Democratic primary.
May was a candidate for United States Senate and along with December L. Harmon and Mita Biswas was defeated on August 6, 2024 in the Democratic Primary by attorney Lucas Kunce.[5] [6] [7]
Electoral history
[edit]State representative
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 1,386 | 50.60% | ||
Democratic | Hope Whitehead | 1,353 | 49.40% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 7,385 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 2,470 | 44.11% | −6.49 | |
Democratic | Mike Owens | 1,842 | 32.90% | ||
Democratic | Hope Whitehead | 1,287 | 22.99% | −26.41 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 15,214 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 6,499 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 13,649 | 100.00% |
State Senate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 20,303 | 57.20% | ||
Democratic | Jacob Hummel (incumbent) | 15,189 | 42.80% | ||
Total votes | 35,492 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 56,883 | 77.07% | +6.34 | |
Republican | Robert J. Crump | 16,927 | 22.93% | −6.34 | |
Total votes | 73,810 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karla May | 51,419 | 74.17% | −2.90 | |
Republican | Mary Teresa McLean | 17,906 | 25.83% | +2.90 | |
Total votes | 69,325 | 100.00% |
References
[edit]- ^ Churchill, Lexi (23 April 2018). "Leaders, lawmakers frustrated by chronic underfunding of Missouri's historically black colleges". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Representative Karla May". 99th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session - 2018. Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ McDermott, Kevin (28 March 2018). "Missouri's primary ballot grows as 21 file for U.S. Senate election". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Karla May: the new consensus pick". St Louis American. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Missouri U.S. Senate Primary Election Results". The New York Times. 2024-08-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Lucas Kunce wins Missouri's U.S. Senate Democratic primary in bid to unseat Josh Hawley". KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Missouri U.S. Senate Democratic primary: Lucas Kunce and Karla May". ksdk.com. 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "All Results; Election Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "All Results; Election Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "All Results; Election Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "All Results; Election Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "All Results; Election Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "All Results; Election Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.