Karla May

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Karla May

|image =

|caption =

|state_senate = Missouri

|state = Missouri

|district = 4th

|term_start = January 9, 2019

|term_end =

|preceded = Jacob Hummel

|succeeded =

|office2 = Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 84th district

|term_start2 = January 9, 2013

|term_end2 = January 9, 2019

|predecessor2 = Don Gosen

|successor2 = Wiley Price IV

|office3 = Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 57th district

|term_start3 = January 5, 2011

|term_end3 = January 9, 2013

|predecessor3 = Hope Whitehead

|successor3 = Wanda Brown

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|6|12}}

|birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri

|party = Democratic

}}

Karla May (born June 12, 1970) is an American politician. She is a member of the Missouri Senate from the 4th district, serving since 2018. She previously represented the 84th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. She is member of the Democratic Party.

Prior to entering politics, May worked for AT&T, also serving as a shop steward of Local 6300 of the Communications Workers of America.{{cite news|title=Karla May: the new consensus pick|url=http://www.stlamerican.com/news/political_eye/karla-may-the-new-consensus-pick/article_f496acb8-fa4e-11e2-8093-001a4bcf887a.html|accessdate=1 May 2018|work=St Louis American|date=1 August 2013}} 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.{{Cite news |date=2024-08-06 |title=Missouri U.S. Senate Primary Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/06/us/elections/results-missouri-us-senate-primary.html |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-07 |title=Lucas Kunce wins Missouri's U.S. Senate Democratic primary in bid to unseat Josh Hawley |url=https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2024-08-06/missouri-senate-election-results-primary-kunce-may-hawley |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-04 |title=Missouri U.S. Senate Democratic primary: Lucas Kunce and Karla May |url=https://www.ksdk.com/video/news/politics/the-record/missouri-us-senate-democratic-primary-lucas-kunce-and-karla-may/63-83974bf1-db61-415c-980c-f95f2811f6cd |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=ksdk.com |language=en-US}}

In 2025, May was the only Democrat to vote against repealing a 2001 law prohibiting same-sex marriage in Missouri.{{Cite web |last=Suntrup |first=Jack |date=2025-02-17 |title=GOP-dominated Missouri Senate goes on record to say it’s still opposed to same-sex marriage |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/gop-dominated-missouri-senate-goes-on-record-to-say-it-s-still-opposed-to-same/article_c66d0d10-ed84-11ef-a7f4-47092206f2e2.html |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=STLtoday.com |language=en}}

Electoral history

=State representative=

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 3, 2010, District 57{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Election Returns|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesAugust2010Primary.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate= April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Karla May

|votes = 1,386

|percentage = 50.60%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Hope Whitehead

|votes = 1,353

|percentage = 49.40%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 57{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Election Returns|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesGeneralNovember2010.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate= April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Karla May

|votes = 7,385

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 7, 2012, District 84{{cite web|title=All Results; Election Results|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002299|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Karla May

|votes = 2,470

|percentage = 44.11%

|change = -6.49

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Mike Owens

|votes = 1,842

|percentage = 32.90%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Hope Whitehead

|votes = 1,287

|percentage = 22.99%

|change = -26.41

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 84{{cite web|title=All Results; Election Results| url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002497|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Karla May

|votes = 15,214

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 84{{cite web|title=All Results; Election Results| url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750003143|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Karla May

|votes = 6,499

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 84{{cite web|title=All Results; Election Results| url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750003949|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Karla May

|votes = 13,649

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

=State Senate=

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 7, 2018, District 4{{cite web|title=All Results; Election Results|publisher= Missouri Secretary of State| url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750004535|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Karla May

|votes = 20,303

|percentage = 57.20%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Jacob Hummel (incumbent)|votes=15,189|percentage=42.80%|change=}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 35,492

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Election, November 6, 2018, District 4{{cite web|title=All Results; Election Results|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/?eid=750004333|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Karla May

|votes = 56,883

|percentage = 77.07%

|change = +6.34

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Robert J. Crump

|votes = 16,927

|percentage = 22.93%

|change = -6.34

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 73,810

|percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate Election, November 8, 2022, District 4{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2022GeneralElection.pdf|date=December 9, 2022|accessdate=January 7, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Karla May

|votes = 51,419

|percentage = 74.17%

|change = -2.90

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Mary Teresa McLean

|votes = 17,906

|percentage = 25.83%

|change = +2.90

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 69,325

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

=US Senate=

{{Election box begin|title=United States Senator from Missouri, Primary Election, August 5, 2024{{cite web|title=All Results|date= August 26, 2024|url=https://enr.sos.mo.gov/|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=October 14, 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Lucas Kunce

|votes = 255,775

|percentage = 67.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Karla May

|votes = 87,908

|percentage = 23.25

}}