2013 Alabama's 1st congressional district special election
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A special election for Alabama's 1st congressional district was held following the resignation of Jo Bonner on August 2, 2013, to become vice chancellor for the University of Alabama.[1] Primary elections were held on September 24. A runoff in the Republican primary took place on November 5 and the general election was pushed back to December 17.[2] Republican Bradley Byrne won the election by a wide margin in the strongly conservative district.[3]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Bradley Byrne, former state senator and candidate for Governor of Alabama in 2010[4][5]
- Daniel Dyas, builder[5]
- Chad Fincher, state representative[5]
- Wells Griffith, former RNC deputy chief of staff[5][6]
- Quin Hillyer, newspaper columnist[5]
- Jessica James, real estate agent, candidate for the Alabama State Board of Education in 2012 and candidate for the Tuscaloosa City Council in 2005[5]
- Sharon Powe, entrepreneur, legal assistant for the U.S. Small Business Administration and candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives in 2010[5]
- David Thornton, retired Shell production specialist and retail employee[5]
- Dean Young, businessman and candidate for the seat in 2012[5]
Declined
[edit]- Jim Barton, state representative[7]
- Randy Brinson, political activist and gastroenterologist[8]
- Ben Brooks, Mobile County Circuit Judge and former state senator[8]
- Greg Callahan[8]
- Sam Cochran, Mobile County Sheriff [7]
- Jeff Collier, Mayor of Dauphin Island[7]
- Robert Craft, Mayor of Gulf Shores[7]
- Randy Davis, state representative[7]
- Tucker Dorsey, Baldwin County Commissioner[7]
- Victor Gaston, state representative[7]
- Rusty Glover, state senator[7]
- Peter Gounares, real estate agent and candidate for the seat in 2010 and 2012[7]
- Bill Hightower, state senator[8]
- Connie Hudson, Mobile County Commissioner[8]
- Tim Kant, Mayor of Fairhope[7]
- Tony Kennon, Orange Beach Mayor[8]
- Albert Lipscomb, former Baldwin County Commissioner[8]
- Hoss Mack, Baldwin County Sheriff[7]
- Stephen Nodine, former Mobile County Commissioner and Baldwin County Jail inmate[9]
- Trip Pittman, state senator[10]
- Ashley Rich, Mobile District Attorney[8]
- Pete Riehm, real estate agent and candidate for the seat in 2012[7]
- Tim Russell, Baldwin County Probate Judge[7]
- Sandy Stimpson, Mobile Mayor-Elect[7]
- Robert Wilters, Baldwin County Circuit Judge[8]
Endorsements
[edit]Wells Griffith
- Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative and nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2012[11]
Quin Hillyer
- Rick Santorum, U.S. Senator and candidate for President of the United States in 2012[11]
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bradley Byrne |
Daniel Dyas |
Chad Fincher |
Wells Griffith |
Quin Hillyer |
Jessica James |
Sharon Powe |
David Thornton |
Dean Young |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnal[12] | September 17–18, 2013 | 716 | ± 3.64% | 34% | 2% | 14.9% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 12.1% | 17.5% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bradley Byrne | 18,090 | 34.57% | |
| Republican | Dean Young | 12,011 | 22.95% | |
| Republican | Chad Fincher | 8,177 | 15.63% | |
| Republican | Quin Hillyer | 7,260 | 13.87% | |
| Republican | Wells Griffith | 5,758 | 11.00% | |
| Republican | Daniel Dyas | 391 | 0.75% | |
| Republican | Jessica James | 391 | 0.75% | |
| Republican | Sharon Powe | 184 | 0.35% | |
| Republican | David Thornton | 72 | 0.14% | |
| Total votes | 52,344 | 100.00% | ||
Runoff
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bradley Byrne |
Dean Young |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnal[13] | October 30, 2013 | 1,027 | ± 3.03% | 40.2% | 43.2% | — | 16.6% |
| Wenzel Strategies[14] | October 6–8, 2013 | 412 | ± ?% | 44% | 37% | — | 19% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bradley Byrne | 38,150 | 52.5% | |
| Republican | Dean Young | 34,534 | 47.5% | |
| Total votes | 72,684 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Declined
[edit]- Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States[8]
- Napoleon Bracy, State Representative[8]
- Lucy Buffett, businesswoman[7]
- Vivian Davis Figures, state senator[7]
- Sam Jones, Mayor of Mobile[7]
- Marc Keahey, state senator[8]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Burton LeFlore | 3,129 | 70.2% | |
| Democratic | Lula Albert-Kaigler | 1,328 | 29.8% | |
| Total votes | 4,457 | 100.00% | ||
Independent
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- James Hall, former Marine[15]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bradley Byrne | 36,042 | 71.0 | |
| Democratic | Burton LeFlore | 14,968 | 29.0 | |
| Total votes | 51,010 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "LIVE: Rep. Jo Bonner talks about his resignation from Congress; new job at UA". Blog.al.com. May 23, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "9 Republicans, 2 Democrats qualify for AL-01 congressional race". Blog.al.com. August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ Sullivan, Sean (December 17, 2013). "Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ Cahn, Emily (June 3, 2013). "Top Republican to Enter Alabama Special Election #AL01". Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Talbot, George (August 5, 2013). "9 Republicans, 2 Democrats qualify for AL-01 congressional race". al.com. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ Talbot, George (July 9, 2013). "Republican Wells Griffith to run for AL-01 congressional seat". al.com. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Talbot, George (May 28, 2013). "The list: who's in, who's out of AL-01 congressional race". al.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Talbot, George (May 24, 2013). "First District congressional race: who's in, who's out (updated)". Press-Register. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ Can a convicted felon run for Congress from jail? | PolitiFact
- ^ State Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Montrose, rules out bid for Congress | AL.com
- ^ a b "Paul Ryan Endorses in Special Election". Roll Call. August 7, 2013. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ Cygnal
- ^ Cygnal
- ^ Wenzel Strategies
- ^ Talbot, George (June 6, 2013). "First-time candidate James Hall to run for AL-01 congressional seat". al.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ "Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Election coverage at Ballotpedia
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
- Bradley Byrne for Congress, Republican nominee
- James Hall for Congress, independent
- Burton LeFlore for Congress, Democratic nominee