Alabama 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Alabama 2011 Off-Year Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2011. Find 2012 elections here.

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Alabama
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2000 Census:	4,461,130	(1.58% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:	9	(1.67% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	7	(1.61% of 435)
2010 Census:	4,802,982	(1.55% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	9	(1.67% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	7	(1.61% of 435)
Capital:	Montgomery

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Alabama State and Local Government

Alabama 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote in the primary, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters.

On 1 March 2011, Representative Steve Clouse (Republican) and others sponsored HB 32. This bill would move the presidential preference primary from the 1st Tuesday in February to the 1st Tuesday in June. The Presidential and partisan primary would then be held concurrently on 5 June 2012.

On 9 June 2011, Governor Robert J. "Bob" Bentley (Republican) signed HB 425 (introduced 31 March 2011 by Representative Steve Clouse [Republican]). In Presidential election years, the law moves the Presidential preference primary (previously on the 1st Tuesday in February) and the regular partisan primary (previously on the 1st Tuesday in June) to the 2nd Tuesday in March. In non-Presidential election years, the regular partisan primary is held, as it was before, on the 1st Tuesday in June.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions, III • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3		Republican	Senator Richard C. Shelby • First elected as a Democrat: 1986; re-elected: 1992; Changed Party affiliation to Republican: 9 November 1994; re-elected as a Republican: 1998, 2004, 2010. [also served in the U.S. House- elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 as a Democrat] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Robert J. Bentley • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. Elected separately from the Governor.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 6 Republican (6 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Josiah Robins "Jo" Bonner • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*		*Congressman Josiah Robins "Jo" Bonner* • FEC H2AL01077; 30 Sep 11; Tot $279,145; Dsb $207,281
		Republican		Peter Hunter Gounares • FEC H0AL01030; 30 Sep 11; Tot $0; Dsb $3
		Republican		Peter "Pete" J. A. Riehm • FEC H2AL01184; 30 Sep 11; Tot $11,396; Dsb $8,593
		Republican		Larry Dean "Dean" Young, Jr. • FEC H2AL01176; 30 Sep 11; Tot $131,112; Dsb $807

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Martha Roby • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*		*Congressman Martha Roby* • FEC H0AL02087; 30 Sep 11; Tot $510,237; Dsb $201,337

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Michael "Mike" Rogers • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*		*Congressman Michael "Mike" Rogers* • FEC H2AL03032; 30 Sep 11; Tot $347,753; Dsb $275,253

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Robert Brown Aderholt • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*		*Congressman Robert Brown Aderholt* • FEC H6AL04098; 30 Sep 11; Tot $453,835; Dsb $195,563

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr. • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*		*Congressman Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr.* • FEC H0AL05163; 30 Sep 11; Tot $345,822; Dsb $56,277

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Spencer T. Bachus • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell* • FEC H0AL07086; 30 Sep 11; Tot $541,649; Dsb $218,309

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Secretary of State Beth Chapman • First elected: 2006, re-elected 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Attorney General Luther Strange • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Treasurer Young Boozer • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Auditor S. Samantha "Sam" Shaw • First elected: 2006, re-elected 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Agriculture and Industries Commissioner John McMillan • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 1 candidate
	• Republican: 15 incumbents, 8 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.