The Green Papers: Alabama 2021 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:5,030,053 (1.62% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:9(1.67% of 538)
2022-2030 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


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. 117th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Republican Senator Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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
Open Seat - 8 February 2021: Senator Shelby, 86, will not run for re-election. "Today I announce that I will not seek a seventh term in the United State Senate in 2022."
 Candidate list (11)
  Candidate Democratic     former Brighton Mayor Brandaun Lefred Dean
FEC S2AL00111
  Candidate Republican     Lillie Boddie
FEC S2AL00194
  Candidate Republican     Katie Boyd Britt
FEC S2AL00145; 30 Sep 21; Tot $3,763,661; Dsb $427,738
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr.
CD 5

FEC S8AL00381; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,768,201; Dsb $1,048,292
  Candidate Republican     Michael Blake "Mike" Dunn
FEC S2AL00178
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Mike" Durant
FEC S2AL00202
  Candidate Republican     Jennifer Lynn "Jenn" Flory
FEC S2AL00129
  Candidate Republican     Jacob Marc "Jake" Schafer
FEC S2AL00160; 30 Sep 21; Tot $3,000; Dsb $0
  Candidate Republican     Jessica Taylor
FEC S2AL00152; 30 Sep 21; Tot $150,849; Dsb $82,510
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Richard Adam Bowers
FEC S2AL00210
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Jarmal Jabbar Sander
FEC S2AL00186

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.
 Candidate list (7)
  Candidate Democratic     Christopher A. "Chris" Countryman
  Candidate Republican     former Ambassador to Slovenia Lindy Blanchard
3 December 2021: Media reports indicate she will run for Governor.
  Candidate Republican     former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George
  Candidate Republican     Governor Kay Ivey
2 June 2021: Announced re-election bid.
  Candidate Republican     Tim James
  Candidate Republican     Dean Odle
  Candidate Republican     Auditor Jim "Zig" Zeigler
 19 September 2019: Governor Kay Ivey 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.

117th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
6 Republican (5 Undetermined, 1 Open);
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1 Republican Member of Congress Jerry Lee Carl, Jr.
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Peter David Alcorn
FEC H2AL01200
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Jerry Lee Carl, Jr.
FEC H0AL01055; 30 Sep 21; Tot $392,759; Dsb $179,027

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2 Republican Member of Congress Felix Barry "Barry" Moore
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Reginald Terell "Terell" Anderson
FEC H2AL02158
  Candidate Democratic     Phyllis Harvey-Hall
FEC H0AL02202; 30 Sep 21; Tot $0; Dsb $0
  Candidate Democratic     Vimal Patel
FEC H2AL02166
  Candidate Democratic     Jack Slate
FEC H2AL02174
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Felix Barry "Barry" Moore
FEC H8AL02171; 30 Sep 21; Tot $350,504; Dsb $132,187

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3 Republican Member of Congress Michael Dennis "Mike" Rogers
First elected: 2002
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Michael Dennis "Mike" Rogers
FEC H2AL03032; 30 Sep 21; Tot $436,610; Dsb $455,652
  Candidate Independent     Douglas A. "Doug" Bell
FEC H2AL03107; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,901; Dsb $2,723

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4 Republican Member of Congress Robert Brown Aderholt
First elected: 1996
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Rhonda Gore
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Robert Brown Aderholt
FEC H6AL04098; 30 Sep 21; Tot $491,016; Dsb $253,462
  Candidate Republican     Joshua "Josh" Gaddis
FEC H2AL04071

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5 Republican Member of Congress Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr.
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Open Seat - 22 March 2021: Member of Congress Mo Brooks is a candidate for the Senate Class 3 in 2022.
 Candidate list (9) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Charles W. "Charlie" Thompson, III
FEC H2AL05185 or H2AL05144

FEC H2AL05144
  Candidate Democratic     Kathy L. Warner-Stanton
FEC H2AL05177
  Candidate Republican     Kevin Andrew "Andy" Blalock
FEC H2AL05110; 30 Sep 21; Tot $14,375; Dsb $10,981
  Candidate Republican     Dexter Donnell
FEC H2AL05193
  Candidate Republican     John Roberts
FEC H2AL05169; 30 Sep 21; Tot $117,359; Dsb $32,339
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Paul Sanford
  Candidate Republican     Madison County Commissioner Dale Whitney Strong
FEC H2AL05102; 30 Sep 21; Tot $533,284; Dsb $240,741
  Candidate Republican     former Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Casey Wardynski
FEC H2AL05128; 30 Sep 21; Tot $266,682; Dsb $92,791
  Candidate Republican     Harrison Gage Woodard Wright
FEC H2AL05136; 15 Oct 21; Tot $340; Dsb $0

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6 Republican Member of Congress Gary Palmer
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Gary Palmer
FEC H4AL06098; 30 Sep 21; Tot $429,785; Dsb $357,431

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7 Democratic Member of Congress Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Terrycina Andrea "Terri" Sewell
FEC H0AL07086; 30 Sep 21; Tot $607,567; Dsb $380,701
  Candidate Republican     Beatrice Jackson Nichols
FEC H2AL07173; 31 Dec 21; Tot $10,103; Dsb $6,925

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
Open Seat - 7 April 2021: Admitted to having an affair. Will not seek re-election or another office.
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Wes Allen
  Candidate Republican     Christopher "Chris" Horn

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 Young Boozer
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014; at term limit in 2018. Appointed 17 September 2021 [re: resignation of Treasurer John McMillan].
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Treasurer John McMillan (Republican), who was first elected in 2018, resigned on 17 September 2021 in order to serve as the Executive Director for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. Treasurer McMillan's resignation is effective September 30, 2021. Governor Kay Ivey (Republican) appointed, effective 1 October 2021, former State Treasurer Young Boozer (Republican) to serve for the remainder of the term.

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
Open Seat - At Term Limit.
21 June 2021: Forming an exploratory committee for a possible run for Governor.
 Candidate list (3)
  Candidate Republican     Stan Cooke
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Rusty Glover
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Andrew Sorrell

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): 1 incumbent, 10 candidates
  Republican: 15 incumbents, 34 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
  Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
  No Party Affiliation: 1 candidate
  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.

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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