Alabama 2008 General Election

The Green Papers: Alabama 2008 General Election

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Alabama
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 3 June 2008
Runoff (CD 2 R, CD 5 R): Tuesday 15 July 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Electoral Votes:	9	(1.67% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	7	(1.61% of 435)
2000 Census:	4,461,130	(1.58% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	3,333,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	2,528,963
Capital:	Montgomery
Tuesday 3 June 2008 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 15 July 2008 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC).

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Alabama State and Local Government

Alabama 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

4 December 2008: Certified General Election Results - Complete with write-in appendix (Certified 11/25/2008).

22 September 2008: Synchronized with Alabama Secretary of State - General Election - November 4, 2008.

If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote in the Tuesday 3 June primary, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters on Tuesday 15 July.

3 June 2008 Primary Results from a media source



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 9 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


	Republican	1,266,546	60.32%	Senator John Sidney McCain, III (9 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin • FEC P80002801: $399,826,076

	Democratic	813,479	38.74%	Senator Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338: $778,642,047

	Independent	6,788	0.32%	Ralph Nader • Vice President: Matt Gonzalez • FEC P20000527: $4,520,160
	Independent; (Libertarian)	4,991	0.24%	former Congressman Bob Barr • Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root • FEC P80005580: $1,405,899
	Independent; (Constitution)	4,310	0.21%	Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin • Vice President: Darrell L. Castle • FEC P80005499: $262,010

	Scattering	3,705	0.18%	Write-In

	Write-in; (Green)			former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney • Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente • FEC P80004930: $240,360
	Write-in			Frank Moore • Vice President: Susan Block
Total		2,099,819	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2	Republican	Senator Jefferson B. "Jeff" Sessions • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
	Polls: Republican Senator Jefferson B. "Jeff" Sessions

	Republican	1,305,383	63.36%	Senator Jefferson B. "Jeff" Sessions • FEC S6AL00195: $4,956,130

	Democratic	752,391	36.52%	state Senator Vivian Davis Figures • FEC S8AL00282: $332,750

	Scattering	2,417	0.12%	Write-Ins

	Write-in; (Boston Tea)			Darryl W. Perry • Alabama Statesmen; Boston Tea Party; Christians for Life and Liberty
Total		2,060,191	100.00%

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. [also served in the U.S. House- elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 as a Democrat] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

	Republican	Governor Bob Riley • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit

	Republican			Treasurer Kay Ivey
	Republican			Tim James

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. Elected separately from the Governor.

	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor James Elisha "Jim" Folsom, Jr. • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

110^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (4 Renominated, 1 Open); 2 Democratic (1 Open, 1 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}	Republican	Congressman Josiah Robins "Jo" Bonner • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Josiah Robins "Jo" Bonner
		Uncontested Race

	Republican	210,660	98.27%	Congressman Josiah Robins "Jo" Bonner • FEC H2AL01077: $842,270

	Scattering	3,707	1.73%	Write-Ins
Total		214,367	100.00%

CD 2 {map} Open	Republican	Congressman Terry Everett • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - 26 September 2007: Announced that he is retiring and will not seek re-election.
	Polls: Toss-up - Republican state Representative Jay K. Love vs. Montgomery Mayor Bobby Neal Bright, Sr.
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Democratic	144,368	50.23%	Montgomery Mayor Bobby Neal Bright, Sr. • FEC H8AL02130: $1,236,100

	Republican	142,578	49.61%	state Representative Jay K. Love • Received 35.48% in the Tuesday 3 June 2008 primary. Proceeds to Runoff 15 July 2008. Won the runoff with 53% of the vote. • FEC H8AL02080: $2,446,492

	Scattering	448	0.16%	Write-In
Total		287,394	100.00%

CD 3 {map}	Republican	Congressman Michael "Mike" Rogers • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Michael "Mike" Rogers

	Republican	142,708	54.03%	Congressman Michael "Mike" Rogers • FEC H2AL03032: $1,480,933

	Democratic	121,080	45.84%	Joshua Steven "Josh" Segall • FEC H8AL03047: $1,090,145

	Scattering	332	0.13%	Write-Ins
Total		264,120	100.00%

CD 4 {map}	Republican	Congressman Robert B. Aderholt • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Robert B. Aderholt

	Republican	196,741	74.76%	Congressman Robert B. Aderholt • FEC H6AL04098: $666,973

	Democratic	66,077	25.11%	Nicholas Bernell Sparks • FEC H8AL04052: $24,879

	Scattering	349	0.13%	Write-Ins
Total		263,167	100.00%

CD 5 {map} Open	Democratic	Congressman Robert Edward "Bud" Cramer, Jr. • First elected: 1990 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - Announced he would not seek re-election 13 March 2008.
	Polls: Leans Democratic - WATCH - Democratic state Senator R. Parker "Parker" Griffith
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Democratic	158,324	51.52%	state Senator R. Parker "Parker" Griffith • FEC H8AL05109: $1,843,945

	Republican	147,314	47.94%	Wayne Parker, Jr. • Received 48.80% in the Tuesday 3 June 2008 primary. Proceeds to Runoff 15 July 2008. Won the runoff with 79% of the vote. • FEC H4AL05025: $1,279,164

	Scattering	1,644	0.54%	Write-Ins
Total		307,282	100.00%

CD 6 {map}	Republican	Congressman Spencer T. Bachus • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Spencer T. Bachus
		Uncontested Race

	Republican	280,902	97.79%	Congressman Spencer T. Bachus • FEC H2AL06035: $1,460,646

	Scattering	6,335	2.21%	Write-Ins
Total		287,237	100.00%

CD 7 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Artur Genestre Davis • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman Artur Genestre Davis
		Uncontested Race

	Democratic	228,518	98.63%	Congressman Artur Genestre Davis • FEC H0AL07060: $1,692,708

	Scattering	3,183	1.37%	Write-Ins
Total		231,701	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Secretary of State Beth Chapman • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Attorney General Troy King • Appointed as 8 March 2004 by Governor Bob Riley; First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Treasurer Kay Ivey • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Possible candidate for Governor in 2010

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Auditor S. Samantha "Sam" Shaw • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Democratic	Agriculture and Industry Commissioner Ron Sparks • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

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): 4 incumbents, 7 candidates
	• Republican: 12 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Boston Tea: 1 candidate
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 3 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 9 candidates
	• Write-in: 3 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 an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.