Karla May voted today after a busy campaign cycle informing the public about the importance of congressional races and ballot issues.
In unofficial absentee votes, May won 81 percent of votes cast, a margin of certain victory. “This has been a phenomenal moment in my career,” May told The American. “It is my sincere hope that I’m able to share this victory with all Democrats up and down the ballot in order for us all to progress.”
May was on the November 6 ballot as the Democratic nominee for the 4th District state Senate seat, but had little to worry about. The only candidate in the Republican primary, Robert J. Crump, garnered only 4,731 votes in the primary, while more than 35,000 votes were cast in the Democratic primary.
May won the Democratic primary with 20,204 votes (57 percent) to 15,137 votes (42 percent) by incumbent state Senator Jacob W. Hummel, a dramatic upset.
Hummel was appointed to the seat by the city’s Central Democratic Committee when Joe Keaveny stepped down to take a position as an administrative law judge — in a meeting that Keaveny chaired.
With state Senator Jamilah Nasheed already representing the 5th Senate District but not on this ballot, the City of St. Louis will have two black women state senators after the November 6 votes are counted and May is sworn in in early 2019.
