2020 Alabama elections
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Elections in Alabama |
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Government |
Alabama state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Its
In addition to the
To vote by mail, registered Alabama voters must request a ballot by October 29, 2020.[2] As of early October some 130,576 voters have requested mail ballots.[3]
Federal offices
President of the United States
Alabama has 9 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Donald Trump won all of them with 62% of the popular vote.
United States class II Senate seat
Republican Tommy Tuberville defeated incumbent Democrat Doug Jones, winning 60% of the vote.
United States House of Representatives
There were five U.S. Representatives in Alabama that were up for election in addition to two open seats.[4] 6 seats were won by the Republicans while 1 seat was won by the Democrats. No congressional districts changed hands.
Public Service Commission
President
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Laura Casey | 252,851 | 78.48 | |
Democratic | Robert Mardis III | 69,352 | 21.52 | |
Total votes | 322,203 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (incumbent) | 462,979 | 73.82 | |
Republican | Robin Litaker | 164,227 | 26.18 | |
Total votes | 627,206 | 100 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (incumbent) | 1,403,790 | 61.99 | |
Democratic | Laura Casey | 858,054 | 37.89 | |
n/a
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Write-ins | 2,726 | 0.12 | |
Total votes | 2,264,570 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
State Board of Education
4 of 9 seats of the Alabama State Board of Education are up for election (one is a non-elected position held by the governor).[5] Before the election the composition of that board was:
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Member, District 1
Candidates
Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.
- Tom Holmes (Democratic)
- Jackie Zeigler, incumbent (Republican)
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jackie Zeigler (incumbent) | 212,461 | 72.73% | |
Democratic | Tom Holmes | 79,380 | 27.17% | |
Write-in | 294 | 0.1% | ||
Total votes | 292,135 | 100% |
Member, District 3
Candidates
Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.
- Jarralynne Agee (Democratic)
- Stephanie Bell, incumbent (Republican)
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stephanie Bell (incumbent) | 209,909 | 68.92% | |
Democratic | Jarralynne Agee | 94,375 | 30.99% | |
Write-in | 278 | 0.09% | ||
Total votes | 304,562 | 100% |
Member, District 5
Republican primary
- Lesa Keith
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fred F. Bell | 24,589 | 30.35 | |
Democratic | Tonya Smith Chestnut | 16,044 | 19.8 | |
Democratic | Billie Jean Young | 11,271 | 13.91 | |
Democratic | Ron Davis | 8,957 | 11.05 | |
Democratic | Pamela Laffitte | 6,712 | 8.28 | |
Democratic | Patrice McClammy | 5,932 | 7.32 | |
Democratic | Woodie Pugh Jr. | 5,696 | 7.03 | |
Democratic | Joanne Shum | 1,830 | 2.26 | |
Total votes | 81,031 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tonya Smith Chestnut | 21,230 | 61.35 | |
Democratic | Fred F. Bell | 13,372 | 38.65 | |
Total votes | 34,602 | 100 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tonya Smith Chestnut (incumbent) | 161,192 | 62.71% | |
Republican | Lesa Keith | 95,593 | 37.19% | |
Write-in | 245 | 0.10% | ||
Total votes | 257,030 | 100% |
Member, District 7
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Belinda Palmer McRae | 230,122 | 98.73% | |
Write-in | 2,957 | 1.27% | ||
Total votes | 233,079 | 100% |
State judiciary
The state Supreme Court has 9 seats, all of which are currently occupied by Republican incumbents. At the appellate level, 2 of 5 seats on Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and 2 of 5 on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals are up for election. All seats on both courts are currently held by the Republican Party.[7]
State Supreme Court, place one
Democratic primary
No candidates filed for election to this seat.[8]
Republican primary
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Greg Shaw |
Cam Ward |
Undecided |
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Mason-Dixon | February 4–6, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 24% | 19% | 57% |
- Results
State House of Representatives
A special election had been called for November 17, 2020, for District 49 as a result of Republican incumbent April Weaver resigning from the legislature. Primaries were held on August 4 that year, with a Republican runoff set for September 1.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Russell Bedsole | 1,599 | 63.18 | |
Democratic | Cheryl Patton | 930 | 36.74 | |
Write-in | 2 | 0.08 | ||
Total votes | 2,531 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Ballot measures
Amendment 1 (March)
In addition to the five amendments that are being voted on in November, Amendment 1 – called the Appointed Education Board Amendment – was defeated in the state's primary. It would have replaced the elected State Board of Education with a Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education whose members would have been appointed by the governor with the approval of the state senate.[11]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
For Amendment 1 | Against Amendment 1 | Undecided |
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Mason-Dixon/Alabama Daily News/WBRC/WAFF |
February 4–6, 2020 | 625 (RV) | ± 4% | 38% | 41% | 21% |
Results
Choice | Votes | % |
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No | 837,234 | 75.1 |
Yes | 277,320 | 24.9 |
Total votes | 1,114,554 | 100.00 |
Amendment 1 (November)
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,535,862 | 77.01 |
No | 458,487 | 22.99 |
Total votes | 1,994,349 | 100.00 |
Amendment 2
Choice | Votes | % |
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No | 919,380 | 51.06 |
Yes | 881,145 | 48.94 |
Total votes | 1,800,525 | 100.00 |
Amendment 3
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,193,532 | 64.84 |
No | 647,305 | 35.16 |
Total votes | 1,840,837 | 100.00 |
Amendment 4
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,222,682 | 66.82 |
No | 607,090 | 33.18 |
Total votes | 1,829,772 | 100.00 |
Amendment 5
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,213,544 | 71.61 |
No | 481,088 | 28.39 |
Total votes | 1,694,632 | 100.00 |
Amendment 6
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,216,008 | 71.61 |
No | 482,189 | 28.39 |
Total votes | 1,698,197 | 100.00 |
Notes
- Partisan clients
References
- ^ "Alabama elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- Wired.com, archived from the originalon October 6, 2020
- ^ Michael P. McDonald, "2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics", U.S. Elections Project, retrieved October 10, 2020,
Detailed state statistics
- ^ "Live: Alabama State Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "State Board of Education". Alabama State Department of Education. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Texas 2020 election results". November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c Fiscus, Kirsten (March 3, 2020). "Alabama Supreme Court judge bests state senator for seat on state's highest court". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Love, Joyanna (August 4, 2020). "House District 49 Republican primary ends without majority winner". The Clanton Advertiser. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "CertificationResults-HD49 Special General Election" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Alabama Amendment 1, Appointed Education Board Amendment (March 2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Canvass of Results for the Primary Election held on March 3, 2020" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. March 19, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Canvass of Results for the General Election held on November 3, 2020" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
External links
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Alabama", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Alabama: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Alabama". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Alabama at Ballotpedia
- "Voting in Alabama", Voting Information by State, Rock the Vote. ("Deadlines, dates, requirements, registration options and information on how to vote in your state")
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020