Birmingham, AL – ALGOP Chairman Bill Armistead extended congratulations to Dimitri Polizos and Charlotte Meadows Tuesday evening as election results for the House District 74 special primary election indicated that they will face each other in a runoff election scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Polizos received 1901 votes (46%) and Meadows received 1328 votes (32%). Totals do not include provisional ballots, which will be counted next week.
The seat became vacant following the resignation of Representative Jay Love this past August and will be up for re-election in 2014 along with every other seat in the Alabama Legislature. House District 74 includes parts of Montgomery county. Armistead’s statement was as follows:
“I congratulate Dimitri Polizos and Charlotte Meadows for their successful campaign to have an opportunity to face each other in a runoff scheduled for November 19. Voters in House District 74 will have another conservative Republican in the House to continue the outstanding progress the state has made since Republicans gained a majority in the Legislature. Alabamians have now learned that there is no difference in the Alabama Democrat Party and the National Democrat Party as both are too liberal for voters in Alabama.
“With the upcoming 2014 elections in Alabama, it is important to keep conservatives in the State House who will display strong leadership and will fight to keep our state on track.”