American politician (born 1970)
Karla May (born June 12, 1970) is an American politician who has served in the Missouri Senate since January 2019. She previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2011. A member of the Democratic Party , she was first elected in 2010. Having served the maximum allowable term in the state house, in 2018 she announced her intention to run for election to the Missouri State Senate .
Prior to entering politics, May worked for AT&T , also serving as a shop steward of Local 6300 of the Communications Workers of America . She received her bachelor's degree from Saint Louis University in business administration , and a master's degree in education from Lindenwood University .
May challenged and defeated incumbent State Senator Jacob Hummel (4th district) in the 2018 Democratic primary.
May was a candidate for United States Senate and along with December L. Harmon and Mita Biswas was defeated on August 6, 2024 in the Democratic Primary by attorney Lucas Kunce .
Electoral history
State representative
Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 3, 2010, District 57
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Karla May
1,386
50.60%
Democratic
Hope Whitehead
1,353
49.40%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 57
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Karla May
7,385
100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 7, 2012, District 84
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Karla May
2,470
44.11%
−6.49
Democratic
Mike Owens
1,842
32.90%
Democratic
Hope Whitehead
1,287
22.99%
−26.41
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 84
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Karla May
15,214
100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 84
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Karla May
6,499
100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 84
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Karla May
13,649
100.00%
State Senate
Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 7, 2018, District 4
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Karla May
20,303
57.20%
Democratic
Jacob Hummel (incumbent)
15,189
42.80%
Total votes
35,492
100
Missouri Senate Election, November 6, 2018, District 4
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Karla May
56,883
77.07%
+6.34
Republican
Robert J. Crump
16,927
22.93%
−6.34
Total votes
73,810
100
Missouri Senate Election, November 8, 2022, District 4
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Karla May
51,419
74.17%
−2.90
Republican
Mary Teresa McLean
17,906
25.83%
+2.90
Total votes
69,325
100.00%
US Senate
United States Senator from Missouri, Primary Election, August 5, 2024
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Lucas Kunce
255,775
67.64
Democratic
Karla May
87,908
23.25
Democratic
December L. Harmon
26,804
7.09
Democratic
Mita Biswas
7,647
2.02
Total votes
378,134
100.00
References
Churchill, Lexi (23 April 2018). "Leaders, lawmakers frustrated by chronic underfunding of Missouri's historically black colleges" . Columbia Missourian . Retrieved 1 May 2018.
"Representative Karla May" . 99th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session - 2018 . Missouri House of Representatives . Retrieved 1 May 2018.
McDermott, Kevin (28 March 2018). "Missouri's primary ballot grows as 21 file for U.S. Senate election" . St. Louis Post Dispatch . Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Karla May: the new consensus pick" . St Louis American . 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
"Missouri U.S. Senate Primary Election Results" . The New York Times . 2024-08-06. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-08-07.
"Lucas Kunce wins Missouri's U.S. Senate Democratic primary in bid to unseat Josh Hawley" . KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR . 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
"Missouri U.S. Senate Democratic primary: Lucas Kunce and Karla May" . ksdk.com . 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
"All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
"All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
"All Results; Election Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
"All Results; Election Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
"All Results; Election Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
"All Results; Election Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
"All Results; Election Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
"All Results; Election Results" . Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
"Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State . December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
"All Results" . Missouri Secretary of State . August 26, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
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