The Green Papers: Alabama 2020 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 3 March 2020
✓ Runoffs for US Senate R; US House CD 1 D & R, CD 2 R: Tuesday 14 July 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Friday 8 November 2019 - Filing Deadline with state party - Primary .
Tuesday 3 March 2020 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p CST (1300-0100 UTC).
Tuesday 3 March 2020 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor .
Tuesday 14 July 2020 - Runoffs for US Senate R; US House CD 1 D & R, CD 2 R . Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC).
Thursday 13 August 2020 - Filing Deadline - Independent President (HB 272 for 2020 only) .
Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p CST (1300-0100 UTC).
 
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 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


13 March 2020: Secretary of State John H. Merrill says the 31 March runoff will continue as planned. Voters who are concerned about contracting or spreading an illness may vote by absentee. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is 26 March, and 30 March is last day to postmark or return an absentee ballot by hand.

18 March 2020: COVID-19 update. Governor Kay Ivey, Attorney General Steve Marshall, and Secretary of State John Merrill announced that the Alabama primary runoff elections, originally scheduled for 31 March, will be held on Tuesday 14 July.

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


Upcoming Elections and 2020 Election Information from the Alabama Secretary of State.

Qualified Candidates from the Alabama Republican Party.

Qualified Candidates for March 3, 2020 Primary from the Alabama Democratic Party.

Unofficial Election Night Returns from the Alabama Secretary of State.

3 March 2020 Primary Certified Returns from the Alabama Secretary of State.

14 July 2020 Primary results from a media source.


3 November 2020 returns from the Alabama Secretary of State.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. 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 by State, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2020
 Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)
  Elected Republican 1,441,170 62.03% President Donald John Trump
for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence
(9 Electoral Votes)
FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436
  Candidate Democratic 849,624 36.57% former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.
for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris
FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian) 25,176 1.08% Jo Jorgensen
for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen
FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521
  Candidate Scattering 7,312 0.31% Write-In
Total 2,323,282 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 116th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Senator Doug Jones
First elected in a Special Election 12 December 2017 [re: resignation of Senator Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions, III (Republican) who was confirmed as Attorney General in the Trump administration.]
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)
  Elected Republican 1,392,076 60.10% Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville
FEC S0AL00230; 23 Nov 20; Tot $9,527,791; Dsb $9,107,776
  Candidate Democratic 920,478 39.74% Senator Doug Jones
FEC S0AL00156; 23 Nov 20; Tot $31,050,126; Dsb $32,614,723
  Candidate Scattering 3,891 0.17% Write-In
Total 2,316,445 100.00%  
 

Senator Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions, III (Republican) who was first elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2002, 2008, and 2014 was confirmed as Attorney General in the Trump administration on 8 February 2017 by the U.S. Senate, 52-47.
9 February 2017: Governor Robert J. Bentley (Republican) named state Attorney General Luther Strange to the seat.
On 9 February 2017, Governor Robert J. Bentley (Republican) called a special election concurrent with the regular 6 November 2018 election to fill the remaining 2 years of the term.
18 April 2017: Governor Kay Ivey (Republican) called a Special Election for Tuesday 12 December 2017. The primary is Tuesday 15 August 2017. If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote in the primary, a Tuesday 26 September 2017 runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters.
12 December 2017: Doug Jones (Democratic) is elected in a Special Election.
28 December 2017: Doug Jones (Democratic) is certified as the winner.
3 January 2018: Doug Jones (Democratic) is sworn.


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, 2016.
[also served in the U.S. House- elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 as a Democrat]
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Democratic     former Brighton Mayor Brandaun Lefred Dean
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FEC S2AL00111

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Republican Governor Kay Ivey
Ascended to the chair 10 April 2017 following the resignation of Governor Robert J. Bentley (Republican). First elected: 2018.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
19 September 2019: Announced that she will be undergoing outpatient radiation for a malignant spot on her lung.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. Elected separately from the Governor.

  Republican Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

116th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
6 Republican (2 Open, 4 Renominated);
1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Open
Republican Member of Congress Bradley Roberts Byrne
First elected in a special election: 17 December 2013 (re: resignation of Member of Congress Josiah Robins "Jo" Bonner, Jr. [Republican]).
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 20 February 2019: Ran for but lost his party's nomination for the Class 2 Senate Seat in 2020.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 211,825 64.37% Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Lee Carl, Jr.
FEC H0AL01055; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,311,827; Dsb $2,218,748
  Candidate Democratic 116,949 35.54% James Averhart
Proceeds to and won the 14 July Runoff

FEC H0AL01097; 23 Nov 20; Tot $79,089; Dsb $73,973
  Candidate Scattering 301 0.09% Write-In
Total 329,075 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Open
Republican Member of Congress Martha Roby
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 26 July 2019: Not seeking election in 2020. "While my name will not be on the ballot in 2020...."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 197,996 65.22% former state Representative Felix Barry "Barry" Moore
FEC H8AL02171; 23 Nov 20; Tot $799,191; Dsb $833,232
  Candidate Democratic 105,286 34.68% Phyllis Harvey-Hall
FEC H0AL02202; 23 Nov 20; Tot $57,657; Dsb $56,210
  Candidate Scattering 287 0.09% Write-In
Total 303,569 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Michael Dennis "Mike" Rogers
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2002
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 217,384 67.46% Member of Congress Michael Dennis "Mike" Rogers
FEC H2AL03032; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,201,440; Dsb $1,097,645
  Candidate Democratic 104,595 32.46% Adia McClellan "Dr. Dia" Winfrey
FEC H8AL03062; 23 Nov 20; Tot $50,488; Dsb $41,116
  Candidate Scattering 255 0.08% Write-In
Total 322,234 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Robert Brown Aderholt
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 1996
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 261,553 82.24% Member of Congress Robert Brown Aderholt
FEC H6AL04098; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,280,965; Dsb $1,336,544
  Candidate Democratic 56,237 17.68% Ricky "Rick" Neighbors
FEC H8AL04086; 31 Dec 20; Tot $47,897; Dsb $47,897
  Candidate Scattering 239 0.08% Write-In
Total 318,029 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 253,094 95.81% Member of Congress Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr.
FEC H0AL05163; 23 Nov 20; Tot $634,450; Dsb $212,297
  Candidate Scattering 11,066 4.19% Write-In
Total 264,160 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Gary Palmer
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 274,160 97.13% Member of Congress Gary Palmer
FEC H4AL06098; 23 Nov 20; Tot $919,638; Dsb $864,485
  Candidate Scattering 8,101 2.87% Write-In
Total 282,261 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress
  Elected Democratic 225,742 97.16% Member of Congress Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell
FEC H0AL07086; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,165,150; Dsb $1,425,780
  Candidate Scattering 6,589 2.84% Write-In
Total 232,331 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Secretary of State John Harold Merrill
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
18 June 2019: Filed with the FEC to run for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Attorney General Steven Troy "Steve" Marshall
Appointed 10 February 2017 re: Attorney General Luther Strange's (Republican) appointment to the state's Senate Class 2 seat. First elected: 2010.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Treasurer John McMillan
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Auditor Jim "Zig" Zeigler
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 

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   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 8 candidates
  Republican: 14 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
  Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 9 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.

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
  AlabamaVotes.gov
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Alabama House of Representatives
  Alabama Legislature
  Alabama State Senate
  Alison - Alabama Legislative Information System OnLine
  Alison - Alabama Legislative Information System OnLine (The "Code of Ala" tab is near the left margin)
Democratic
  Alabama Democratic Party
Republican
  Alabama Republican Party
Third Party
  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
  Politics1.com - Alabama
  The Cullman Times
  The Daily Home - Talladega
  The Daily Sentinel - Scottsboro
  The Decatur Daily
  The Demopolis Times
  The Dothan Eagle
  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
  WAAY TV - ABC - Huntsville
  WAFF TV - NBC - Huntsville
  WAKA TV-8 (ABC - Montgomery)
  WBRC TV - FOX - Birmingham
  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

 


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