The Green Papers: Alabama 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 13 March 2012
Runoff: Tuesday 24 April 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
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)
2000 Census:4,461,130 (1.58% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:9(1.67% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:7(1.61% of 435)
Capital:Montgomery
Tuesday 13 March 2012 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 24 April 2012 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC).
 

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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.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th 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. Elected separately from the Governor
  Republican Lieutenant Governor  Kay Ivey
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
6 Republican (3 Undetermined, 3 Renominated);
1 Democratic (1 Renominated)
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Josiah Robins "Jo" Bonner, Jr.
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Josiah Robins "Jo" Bonner, Jr.
• FEC H2AL01077; 31 Dec 11; Tot $422,443; Dsb $330,974
  Candidate Republican     Peter Hunter Gounares
• FEC H0AL01030; 31 Dec 11; Tot $2,420; Dsb $1,068
  Candidate Republican     Peter "Pete" J. A. Riehm
• FEC H2AL01184; 31 Dec 11; Tot $39,834; Dsb $32,300
  Candidate Republican     Larry Dean "Dean" Young, Jr.
• FEC H2AL01176; 31 Dec 11; Tot $227,780; Dsb $198,184
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Curtis Monroe Railey
• FEC H2AL01192
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Martha Roby
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 13 March 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Therese Ford
• FEC H2AL02141
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Martha Roby
• FEC H0AL02087; 31 Dec 11; Tot $648,296; Dsb $244,254
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Michael "Mike" Rogers
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 13 March 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Lee County Commissioner John Andrew Harris
• FEC H2AL03099
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Michael "Mike" Rogers
• FEC H2AL03032; 31 Dec 11; Tot $514,809; Dsb $348,407
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Robert Brown Aderholt
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 13 March 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Daniel H. Boman
• May 2011: Switched party affiliation from Republican to Democratic.
• FEC H2AL04055
  Candidate Democratic     Rick Neighbors
• FEC H2AL04063
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Robert Brown Aderholt
• FEC H6AL04098; 31 Dec 11; Tot $582,362; Dsb $311,797
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr.
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Charlie L. "C.L." Holley
• FEC H2AL05094
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr.
• FEC H0AL05163; 31 Dec 11; Tot $380,122; Dsb $78,167
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Rolf Parker "Parker" Griffith, Jr.
• Elected to Congress as a Democrat in 2008; changed from the Democratic to Republican Party on 22 December 2009. Unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination in 2010.
• FEC H8AL05109; 31 Mar 11; Tot $5,409; Dsb $5,725
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Spencer T. Bachus
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Penny Huggins Bailey
• FEC H2AL06142
  Candidate Democratic     William G. Barnes
• FEC H2AL06159
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Spencer T. Bachus
• FEC H2AL06035; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,431,643; Dsb $790,604
    Republican     Justin Barkley - apparently not a candidate
• 27 January 2012: Withdrew
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Scott Beason
• FEC H2AL06126
  Candidate Republican     Al Mickle
• FEC H2AL06134
  Candidate Republican     Stan Pate
• 20 February 2012: Media reports indicate a withdrawal.
  Candidate Republican     Blount County Probate Judge  Jack David "David" Standridge
• FEC H2AL06100
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 13 March 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell
• FEC H0AL07086; 31 Dec 11; Tot $671,719; Dsb $330,413
  Candidate Republican     Donald Norwood "Don" Chamberlain
• FEC H0AL07177; 30 Jun 11; Tot $0; Dsb $120
  Candidate Republican     Phillip Dwight "Phil" Norris
• FEC H2AL07165; 31 Dec 11; Tot $3,698; Dsb $3,598
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, 8 candidates
 • Republican: 15 incumbents, 16 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Libertarian
 • Reform (affiliates)
Independents
 • Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
 
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.

Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Alabama Legislative Information System OnLine (ALISON)
Election Authority
 • Alabama Secretary of State
 • AlabamaVotes.gov
 • Elections Division / Alabama Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Alabama House of Representatives
 • Alabama Legislature
 • Alabama State Senate
 • Alison - Alabama Legislative Information System OnLine
Democratic
 • Alabama Democratic Party
Republican
 • Alabama Republican Party
Third Party
 • Constitution Party of Alabama
 • Libertarian Party of Alabama
 • Libertarian Party of Alabama
 • Reform Party of Alabama
Media & others
 • al.com - Everything Alabama
 • Alabama Court Records from Research Public Records
 • Andalusia Star News
 • Daily Mountain Eagle - Jasper
 • DC's Political Report - Alabama
 • Doc's Political Parlor and Home of Lawn Mower Repair
 • Hartselle Enquirer
 • Mobile Register
 • Montgomery Advertiser
 • Politics1.com - Alabama
 • The Clanton Advertiser
 • The Cullman Times
 • The Daily Home - Talladega
 • The Daily Sentinel - Scottsboro
 • The Decatur Daily
 • The Demopolis Times
 • The Dothan Eagle
 • The Gadsden Times
 • The Messinger - Troy
 • The Opelika-Auburn News - Opelika
 • The Outlook - Alexander City & Lake Martin
 • The Star - Anniston
 • The Times-Journal - Fort Payne
 • The Valley Times-News - Lanett
 • Times Daily - Florence
 • Tuscaloosa News
 • Voter News Network
 • WAAY TV - ABC - Huntsville
 • WAFF TV - NBC - Huntsville
 • WAKA TV - CBS - Montgomery
 • WBRC TV - FOX - Birmingham
 • WHNT TV - Huntsville
 • WNCF TV - ABC - Montgomery
 • WPMI TV - NBC - Mobile - Pensacola - Ft. Walton Beach
 • WSFA TV - NBC - Montgomery
 • WVTM TV - NBC - Birmingham
 

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  U.S. Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party  
  U.S. House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less  
  Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority  
 
2012 Primaries and Runoffs for Statewide offices/Congress
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  2012 Partisan Composition by State  
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  Senate Electoral Classes  
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History
  Political Party Floor Leaders in the Congress of the United States  
  Dates of DIRECT PRIMARY Elections re: Major Party Nominations for Statewide and/or Federal Office  
  Length of Terms of Office of STATE Governors throughout American History  

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