2020 Alabama elections
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Alabama state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Its primary elections were held on March 3, 2020, with runoffs taking place on July 31.[1]
In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Alabama voters will elect the class II U.S. senator from Alabama, 4 of 9 members of the Alabama State Board of Education, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, 2 of 9 seats on the Supreme Court of Alabama, 4 of 10 seats on the Alabama Appellate Court and one seat of the Alabama House of Representatives. It will also vote on five ballot measures.
To vote by mail, registered Alabama voters must request a ballot by October 29, 2020.[2] As of early October some 130,576 voters have requested mail ballots.[3]
Federal offices
[edit]President of the United States
[edit]Alabama has 9 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Donald Trump won all of them with 62% of the popular vote.
United States class II Senate seat
[edit]Republican Tommy Tuberville defeated incumbent Democrat Doug Jones, winning 60% of the vote.
United States House of Representatives
[edit]There were five U.S. Representatives in Alabama that were up for election in addition to two open seats.[4] 6 seats were won by the Republicans while 1 seat was won by the Democrats. No congressional districts changed hands.
Public Service Commission
[edit]President
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Laura Casey | 252,851 | 78.48 | |
Democratic | Robert Mardis III | 69,352 | 21.52 | |
Total votes | 322,203 | 100 |
Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (incumbent) | 462,979 | 73.82 | |
Republican | Robin Litaker | 164,227 | 26.18 | |
Total votes | 627,206 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (incumbent) | 1,403,790 | 61.99 | |
Democratic | Laura Casey | 858,054 | 37.89 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 2,726 | 0.12 | |
Total votes | 2,264,570 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
State Board of Education
[edit]4 of 9 seats of the Alabama State Board of Education are up for election (one is a non-elected position held by the governor).[5] Before the election the composition of that board was:
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Member, District 1
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.
- Tom Holmes (Democratic)
- Jackie Zeigler, incumbent (Republican)
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jackie Zeigler (incumbent) | 212,461 | 72.73% | |
Democratic | Tom Holmes | 79,380 | 27.17% | |
Write-in | 294 | 0.1% | ||
Total votes | 292,135 | 100% |
Member, District 3
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.
- Jarralynne Agee (Democratic)
- Stephanie Bell, incumbent (Republican)
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stephanie Bell (incumbent) | 209,909 | 68.92% | |
Democratic | Jarralynne Agee | 94,375 | 30.99% | |
Write-in | 278 | 0.09% | ||
Total votes | 304,562 | 100% |
Member, District 5
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]- Lesa Keith
Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fred F. Bell | 24,589 | 30.35 | |
Democratic | Tonya Smith Chestnut | 16,044 | 19.8 | |
Democratic | Billie Jean Young | 11,271 | 13.91 | |
Democratic | Ron Davis | 8,957 | 11.05 | |
Democratic | Pamela Laffitte | 6,712 | 8.28 | |
Democratic | Patrice McClammy | 5,932 | 7.32 | |
Democratic | Woodie Pugh Jr. | 5,696 | 7.03 | |
Democratic | Joanne Shum | 1,830 | 2.26 | |
Total votes | 81,031 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tonya Smith Chestnut | 21,230 | 61.35 | |
Democratic | Fred F. Bell | 13,372 | 38.65 | |
Total votes | 34,602 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tonya Smith Chestnut (incumbent) | 161,192 | 62.71% | |
Republican | Lesa Keith | 95,593 | 37.19% | |
Write-in | 245 | 0.10% | ||
Total votes | 257,030 | 100% |
Member, District 7
[edit]General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Belinda Palmer McRae | 230,122 | 98.73% | |
Write-in | 2,957 | 1.27% | ||
Total votes | 233,079 | 100% |
State judiciary
[edit]The state Supreme Court has 9 seats, all of which are currently occupied by Republican incumbents. At the appellate level, 2 of 5 seats on Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and 2 of 5 on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals are up for election. All seats on both courts are currently held by the Republican Party.[7]
State Supreme Court, place one
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]No candidates filed for election to this seat.[8]
Republican primary
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Greg Shaw | Cam Ward | Undecided |
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Mason-Dixon | February 4–6, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 24% | 19% | 57% |
- Results
State House of Representatives
[edit]A special election had been called for November 17, 2020, for District 49 as a result of Republican incumbent April Weaver resigning from the legislature. Primaries were held on August 4 that year, with a Republican runoff set for September 1.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Russell Bedsole | 1,599 | 63.18 | |
Democratic | Cheryl Patton | 930 | 36.74 | |
Write-in | 2 | 0.08 | ||
Total votes | 2,531 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Ballot measures
[edit]Amendment 1 (March)
[edit]In addition to the five amendments that are being voted on in November, Amendment 1 – called the Appointed Education Board Amendment – was defeated in the state's primary. It would have replaced the elected State Board of Education with a Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education whose members would have been appointed by the governor with the approval of the state senate.[11]
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | For Amendment 1 | Against Amendment 1 | Undecided |
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Mason-Dixon/Alabama Daily News/WBRC/WAFF | February 4–6, 2020 | 625 (RV) | ± 4% | 38% | 41% | 21% |
Results
[edit]Choice | Votes | % |
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![]() | 837,234 | 75.1 |
Yes | 277,320 | 24.9 |
Total votes | 1,114,554 | 100.00 |
Amendment 1 (November)
[edit]Choice | Votes | % |
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![]() | 1,535,862 | 77.01 |
No | 458,487 | 22.99 |
Total votes | 1,994,349 | 100.00 |
Amendment 2
[edit]Choice | Votes | % |
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![]() | 919,380 | 51.06 |
Yes | 881,145 | 48.94 |
Total votes | 1,800,525 | 100.00 |
Amendment 3
[edit]Choice | Votes | % |
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![]() | 1,193,532 | 64.84 |
No | 647,305 | 35.16 |
Total votes | 1,840,837 | 100.00 |
Amendment 4
[edit]Choice | Votes | % |
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![]() | 1,222,682 | 66.82 |
No | 607,090 | 33.18 |
Total votes | 1,829,772 | 100.00 |
Amendment 5
[edit]Choice | Votes | % |
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![]() | 1,213,544 | 71.61 |
No | 481,088 | 28.39 |
Total votes | 1,694,632 | 100.00 |
Amendment 6
[edit]Choice | Votes | % |
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![]() | 1,216,008 | 71.61 |
No | 482,189 | 28.39 |
Total votes | 1,698,197 | 100.00 |
Notes
[edit]- Partisan clients
References
[edit]- ^ "Alabama elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com, archived from the original on October 6, 2020
- ^ Michael P. McDonald, "2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics", U.S. Elections Project, retrieved October 10, 2020,
Detailed state statistics
- ^ "Live: Alabama State Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "State Board of Education". Alabama State Department of Education. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Texas 2020 election results". November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c Fiscus, Kirsten (March 3, 2020). "Alabama Supreme Court judge bests state senator for seat on state's highest court". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Love, Joyanna (August 4, 2020). "House District 49 Republican primary ends without majority winner". The Clanton Advertiser. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "CertificationResults-HD49 Special General Election" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Alabama Amendment 1, Appointed Education Board Amendment (March 2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Canvass of Results for the Primary Election held on March 3, 2020" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. March 19, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Canvass of Results for the General Election held on November 3, 2020" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Alabama", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Alabama: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Alabama". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Alabama at Ballotpedia
- "Voting in Alabama", Voting Information by State, Rock the Vote. ("Deadlines, dates, requirements, registration options and information on how to vote in your state")
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020