Tom Whatley

Thomas McKee Whatley (born August 7, 1970) is an American politician. He is a Republican who represented district 27 in the Alabama State Senate from 2010 to 2022.

This article is about the politician. For the sprinter, see Thomas Whatley.
Tom Whatley
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 27th district
Assumed office
November 3, 2010[1]
Preceded byT. D. Little
Personal details
Born
Thomas McKee Whatley

(1970-08-07) August 7, 1970[2]
Opelika, Alabama, U.S.[3]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLauren Kathryn Cross-Whatley (m. Dec. 12, 2020 - present)
Residence(s)Auburn, Alabama, U.S.
Alma materAuburn University
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law[1]
OccupationAttorney[2]

Political career

In 2010, Whatley defeated Democratic incumbent T. D. Little to win the 27th district's seat in the Alabama State Senate. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2018.

In 2022, Whatley faced Auburn City Councilman, Jay Hovey, in the Primary Election, in May, on the Republican Ballot. On election night, Whatley trailed Hovey by four votes. After the provisional votes were counted, Hovey had won the election by one vote, making him the Republican nominee for Alabama Senate District 27. The results of this election would be questioned by Whatley, who decided to take it to the ALGOP for further examination. This ALGOP intervention would result in weeks of deliberation and a change in the Primary Election result; however, as of July 1, 2022, the ALGOP vacated its earlier decision of counting an illegal vote from, Mrs. Kenney as a tie, resulting in Councilman Hovey as the official Republican nominee for Alabama Senate District 27.

Electoral record
2010 general election: Alabama State Senate, District 27[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Whatley 21,245 55.0%
Democratic T. D. Little 17,379 45.0%
2014 Republican primary: Alabama State Senate, District 27[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Whatley 7,950 53.1%
Republican Andy Carter 7,010 46.9%
2014 general election: Alabama State Senate, District 27[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Whatley 19,808 65.5%
Democratic Haylee Moss 10,358 34.3%
Write-in 56 0.2%

In 2018, Whatley was unopposed in the Republican primary for the 27th district seat.[1]

2018 general election: Alabama State Senate, District 27[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Whatley 29,741 59.0%
Democratic Nancy Carlton Bendinger 20,587 40.9%
Write-in 50 0.1%
2022 primary election: Alabama State Senate, District 27[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Hovey 8,373 50.00%
Republican Tom Whatley 8,372 50.00%

References
  1. "Tom Whatley". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. "Tom Whatley's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. "Senator Whatley, Tom". The Alabama Legislature. Retrieved 27 June 2020.


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