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.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected in 2010.[2] 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.[3]

Prior to entering politics, May worked for AT&T, also serving as a shop steward of Local 6300 of the Communications Workers of America.[4] She received her bachelor's degree from Saint Louis University in business administration, and a master's degree in education from Lindenwood University.[4]

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.[5][6][7]

In 2025, May was the only Democrat to vote against repealing a 2001 law prohibiting same-sex marriage in Missouri.[8]

Electoral history

State representative

Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 3, 2010, District 57[9]
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[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Karla May 7,385 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 7, 2012, District 84[11]
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[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Karla May 15,214 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 84[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Karla May 6,499 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 84[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Karla May 13,649 100.00%

State Senate

Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 7, 2018, District 4[15]
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[16]
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[17]
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[18]
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

  1. ^ Churchill, Lexi (23 April 2018). "Leaders, lawmakers frustrated by chronic underfunding of Missouri's historically black colleges". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Representative Karla May". 99th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session - 2018. Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Karla May: the new consensus pick". St Louis American. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Missouri U.S. Senate Primary Election Results". The New York Times. 2024-08-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Missouri U.S. Senate Democratic primary: Lucas Kunce and Karla May". ksdk.com. 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  8. ^ Suntrup, Jack (2025-02-17). "GOP-dominated Missouri Senate goes on record to say it's still opposed to same-sex marriage". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  9. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "All Results; Election Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "All Results; Election Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "All Results; Election Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "All Results; Election Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "All Results; Election Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  16. ^ "All Results; Election Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "All Results". Missouri Secretary of State. August 26, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
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