Alabama 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Alabama 2015 General Election

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Alabama
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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)
Capital:	Montgomery

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Alabama State and Local Government

Alabama 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

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

12 February 2015: The Eleventh Circuit ruled that Alabama's runoff election violates the federal "Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act" because it allows insufficient time between the Primary and Runoff. Reference: United States of America v State of Alabama and Secretary of State of Alabama, 14-11298.

SB 240, introduced by state Senator Quinton Ross (Democratic) on 17 March 2015, would in Presidential election years, move the partisan and Presidential primaries, from the 2nd Tuesday in March to the 1st Tuesday in March. The bill was enrolled on 21 May 2015 and assigned Act No. 2015-239.

~~HB 79, introduced by state Representative Mike Ball (Republican) on 3 March 2015, would abolish the runoff election.~~4 June 2015. Died when the Alabama legislature adjourned.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions, III • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list

		*Republican*		*Senator Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions, III* • FEC S6AL00195

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 regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Democratic		Ronald Steven "Ron" Crumpton • FEC S6AL00302; 30 Sep 15; Tot $462; Dsb $299
		Democratic		Charles Nana

		Republican		Marcus Bowman
		Republican		John Martin • FEC S6AL00328
		Republican		Jonathan Edward McConnell • FEC S6AL00310
		Republican		Shadrack McGill
		*Republican*		*Senator Richard C. Shelby* • FEC S6AL00013; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,548,353; Dsb $238,539

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Robert J. Bentley • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. Elected separately from the Governor.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Lieutenant Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 6 Republican (6 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Bradley Roberts Byrne • First elected in a special election: 17 December 2013 (re: resignation of Congressman Josiah Robins "Jo" Bonner, Jr. [Republican]). • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Republican		Larry Dean "Dean" Young, Jr. • FEC H6AL01060

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Martha Roby • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		former state Representative Nathan Mathis

		Republican		Rebecca Marie "Becky" Gerritson • FEC H6AL02142; 30 Sep 15; Tot $8,466; Dsb $10,951
		*Republican*		*Congressman Martha Roby* • FEC H0AL02087; 30 Sep 15; Tot $471,759; Dsb $229,940
		Republican		Robert L. "Bob" Rogers • FEC H6AL02159

		Independent		Robert E. John, Jr. • FEC H0AL02095

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Michael "Mike" Rogers • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Jesse Smith

		Republican		former Selma City Schools Superintendent Larry DiChiara • FEC H6AL03157
		*Republican*		*Congressman Michael "Mike" Rogers* • FEC H2AL03032; 30 Sep 15; Tot $328,990; Dsb $320,782

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Robert Brown Aderholt • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Robert Brown Aderholt* • FEC H6AL04098; 30 Sep 15; Tot $539,663; Dsb $360,835
		Republican		Phillip Dwight "Phil" Norris • FEC H6AL04148; 30 Sep 15; Tot $105; Dsb $10

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr. • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Willie "Will" Boyd, Jr. • FEC H6AL05202; 30 Sep 15; Tot $8,215; Dsb $7,396

		*Republican*		*Congressman Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr.* • FEC H0AL05163; 30 Sep 15; Tot $197,475; Dsb $35,194

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Gary Palmer • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		David Jeremy Putman • FEC H6AL06127; 30 Sep 15; Tot $5,000; Dsb $247

		*Republican*		*Congressman Gary Palmer* • FEC H4AL06098; 30 Sep 15; Tot $690,832; Dsb $169,349

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell* • FEC H0AL07086; 30 Sep 15; Tot $512,546; Dsb $392,224

		Republican		David Van Williams

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Secretary of State John Harold Merrill • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Attorney General Luther Strange • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Treasurer Young Boozer • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Auditor Jim Zeigler • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Agriculture and Industries Commissioner John McMillan • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

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, 7 candidates
	• Republican: 15 incumbents, 17 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
	• Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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

Election Authority
	• Alabama Secretary of State
	• Alabama Secretary of State
	• AlabamaVotes.gov
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Alabama Legislature
Democratic
	• Alabama Democratic Party
Republican
	• Alabama Republican Party
Third Party
	• Constitution Party of Alabama
	• Constitution Party of Alabama
	• Libertarian Party of Alabama
	• Reform Party of Alabama
	• The Unity Party of Alabama
Media & others
	• al.com - Everything Alabama
	• Alabama News Network - WAKA CBS 8 - WNCF ABC 32 - WBMM CW 22 - Montgomery
	• Alabama Political Reporter
	• Andalusia Star News
	• Daily Mountain Eagle - Jasper
	• Hartselle Enquirer
	• Mobile Register
	• Montgomery Advertiser
	• Politics1.com - Alabama
	• 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
	• WAAY TV - ABC - Huntsville
	• WAFF TV - NBC - Huntsville
	• WAKA TV-8 (ABC - Montgomery)
	• WBRC TV - FOX - Birmingham
	• WHNT TV - Huntsville
	• WIAT TV-42 (CBS - Birmingham)
	• WKRG TV-5 (CBS - Mobile)
	• WNCF TV - ABC - Montgomery
	• WPMI TV-15 (NBC - Mobile)
	• WSFA TV - NBC - Montgomery
	• WVTM TV-13 (NBC - Birmingham)
	• WZDX TV-8 (FOX - Huntsville)
	• Yellowhammer - Montgomery