MONTGOMERY — Rep. Kirk Hatcher (D-Montgomery) on Tuesday won the special general election in Senate District 26.
Hatcher defeated Republican nominee William Green by a 78%-22% margin. Green is a former Montgomery City Council member.
According to unofficial results provided by Montgomery County Probate Judge JC Love, 5,827 votes were cast in the contest, equating to a 6.71% turnout.
This seat was vacated in 2020 by then-Sen. David Burkette (D-Montgomery) resigning ahead of entering a guilty plea on charges that he violated state campaign finance laws.
Hatcher dominated a crowded Democratic primary field, culminating in a runoff rout of former Rep. John Knight (D-Montgomery), to win the SD-26 nomination.
The district is heavily Democratic. Burkette beat his Republican opponent with more than 80% of the vote in 2018 and his predecessor Quinton Ross ran unopposed in the 2010 and 2014 general elections.
Hatcher’s ascension to the Senate will trigger another special election to fill his House seat.
UPDATE: Hatcher will be sworn into his new office on Wednesday afternoon.
Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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