Kelvin Datcher, deputy director of community development for the city of Birmingham, won a state House seat in Birmingham, which includes a section of UAB and parts of Fairfield and Homewood, with 84.1% of the vote. (Courtesy Kelvin Datcher)
Democratic nominee Kelvin Datcher Tuesday won a state House seat in Birmingham, defeating Republican nominee Erskine Brown, Jr.
As of 8:18 p.m. Tuesday, Datcher, deputy director of community development for Birmingham, had 1,174 votes (84.1%) in unofficial returns in the general election for House District 52. Brown had 218 votes (15.6%).
In an interview Tuesday night, Datcher said running for the seat gave him the opportunity to meet people in the community, which he called “a great blessing.”
“To have the opportunity to meet so many moms and grandmoms, uncles, dads, brothers — mentors in this community who want to do great things, and they have ideas, and too often they haven’t had people to share them with,” he said.
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