Posted on 03/26/2024 8:34:28 PM PDT by Coronal
Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands on Tuesday won a special election for a state House seat in Alabama after she made in vitro fertilization and abortion rights central to her campaign.
Lands, a licensed professional counselor, defeated Madison City Council member Teddy Powell, a Republican who once worked as a Defense Department budget analyst. A Republican had held the Huntsville-area seat in the state's 10th District.
"Today, Alabama women and families sent a clear message that will be heard in Montgomery and across the nation. Our legislature must repeal Alabama’s no-exceptions abortion ban, fully restore access to IVF, and protect the right to contraception," Lands said in a statement shared by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which supported her candidacy.
Lands had 63% of the vote to Powell's 37% with all precincts reporting.
“The voters have spoken and I’m honored to have been considered for this office," Powell said in a statement to Alabama Daily News. "I wish Mrs. Lands the absolute best as she goes on to serve the people of District 10 in the House of Representatives.”
Powell's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
While campaigning, Lands focused on IVF and access to abortions, telling voters that she supports repealing the state’s near-total ban on abortions, which went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Her campaign website notes endorsements from groups such as Planned Parenthood, the Alabama AFL-CIO and the gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety.
Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed a GOP-backed bill to protect IVF after widespread backlash to a ruling by the state Supreme Court in February that threatened the procedure. Tuesday's contest was seen as an early test for Democrats campaigning on IVF after the high court's ruling.
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Perhaps you need to check referendums in deep red states like Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio and Montana. You can jump off the cliff but most Republicans aren’t following you and Republican candidates of all stripes are moderating on the issue or trying to avoid it altogether.
It is only a "losing issue" when you fail to grow a pair and STAND UP. As I clearly stated...if you're the same as the democrats, then there's no need to waste a vote for an "alternative". #WelcomeTotheUniparty
A Cris Crispie RINO claims to know what "most republicans" out here in "fly-over" country think....again, your self-inflated egos are bigger than LARDASS Crispy's appetite.
Tulsi Gabbard is a member of a pagan cult and she’s also militantly pro-abortion and pro-Assad.
You lost Kansas and Kentucky, fool
Depressing is right. And nauseating. They don’t call us the Stupid Party for nothing.
"I" didn't lose anything, jackass. A watered-down equivalent of a jackass party did. Nobody votes for weak RINOs, unless you're in an outhouse state like Jersey who elects fat slobs like Crispy.
That's what I've been worried about the most since Day One. The stoopid women voters. SO many of them are idiots who are heavy on emotion and light on brains.
I'm a woman, and I'm embarrassed by many of my fellow women.
I dont care about Tulsi’s past.
She would balance Trumps prolife position and appeal to independent women. Trump has to win. Whatever the cost.
Trump’s policies are great. More pro life, Christian, constitutional, and America first. No wars.
Trump has to steer the ship
Whoever is the person to get Trump in the top chair, I will support. Even it means going against my morals and values.
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