A buoyant crowd of friends, family, volunteers, city officials and mentees gathered Tuesday night at The Alcove Birmingham to celebrate GiGi Hayes’ win in the Democratic runoff for state House District 52.
“God is so good. I told y’all day one, this ain’t about a donkey. This ain’t about an elephant. This is about the Lamb of God,” Hayes trumpeted during her victory speech. “It’s time for a change, and I know what I’m supposed to be.”
Hayes, a lawyer and professor at Miles College, won 74.89% of the vote in her race against community organizer LaTonya Millhouse for the Democratic nomination to the seat, according to unofficial results reported by Jefferson County. No Republican is running for the office, making Hayes’ runoff win tantamount to a victory in November, barring an independent candidate staging a last-minute campaign. Incumbent Rep. Kelvin Datcher ran for reelection but came in third in the initial Democratic primary last month…