Local Runoff Results: Rafferty, Scales, Tyson Winners

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Neil Rafferty has been declared the winner of the House District 54 runoff, while Jefferson County Commission seats went to current Birmingham City Council members Lashunda Scales and Sheila Tyson.

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Alabama House District 54's Democratic primary runoff featured Birmingham AIDS Outreach Director Neil Rafferty and Birmingham environmentalist Jacqueline Gray Miller.

With 90 percent of precincts reporting:

Miller: 28%

Rafferty: 72%

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Alabama House Primary Results: District 54 Still Up For Grabs

Locally, two Jefferson County Commission seats were determined in the July 17 runoff. District 1 and District 2 involved current Birmingham City Council members, which means a special election for their replacements after their wins.

Councilwoman LaShunda Scales faced incumbent George Bowman for the District 1 seat, and Sheila Tyson will leave her Birmingham City Council seat after defeating incumbent Sandra Little Brown in District 2.

With 98 percent of precincts reporting:

District 1

Bowman: 43%

Scales: 57%

District 2

Brown: 47%

Tyson: 53%

This story will be updated as results continue to come in.

Photo courtesy of Neil Rafferty

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