2010 Alabama elections
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Elections were held in Alabama on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on June 1, 2010, with the run-off on July 13.
The elections were historic for the Republican Party, in that it captured the majority of both chambers of the Alabama Legislature for the first time in 136 years. The Republican Party also swept all statewide races on the 2010 ballot.
Federal
United States Senate
The nominees were incumbent Richard Shelby (Republican Party) and attorney William G. Barnes (Democratic Party).
United States House
All seven Alabama seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.
State
Governor
Incumbent Governor Bob Riley was ineligible for re-election due to term limits.
| State Office | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Republican | Bob Riley | term-limited | Republican | Robert J. Bentley | 857,162 | 58% | ||
| Democratic | Ron Sparks | 623,492 | 42% | ||||||
Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Jim Folsom Jr. was defeated in his bid for an unprecedented fourth term as Lieutenant Governor.
| State Office | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lt. Governor | Democratic | Jim Folsom Jr. | defeated | Republican | Kay Ivey | 761,125 | 52% | ||
| Democratic | Jim Folsom Jr. | 715,965 | 48% | ||||||
Secretary of State
Incumbent Secretary of State Beth Chapman was successful in her bid for a second term.
| State Office | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State | Republican | Beth Chapman | reelected | Republican | Beth Chapman | 900,619 | 62% | ||
| Democratic | Scott Gilliland PVS FTM | 543,902 | 38% | ||||||
Attorney General
Incumbent Attorney General Troy King lost his re-election bid in the GOP primary.
| State Office | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | Republican | Troy King | lost in primary | Republican | Luther J. Strange III PVS FTM | 865,203 | 59% | ||
| Democratic | James H. Anderson PVS FTM | 604,092 | 41% | ||||||
Treasurer
Incumbent Treasurer Kay Ivey did not seek re-election, instead successfully running for Lieutenant Governor.
| State Office | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasurer | Republican | Kay Ivey | open seat | Democratic | Charley Grimsley PVS FTM | 579,860 | 40% | ||
| Republican | Young Boozer PVS FTM | 872,596 | 60% | ||||||
Auditor
| State Office | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditor | Republican | Samantha Shaw | running | Democratic | Miranda Karrine Joseph PVS FTM | 529,251 | 36.64 | ||
| Republican | Samantha Shaw | 889,831 | 63.36 | ||||||
Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries
| State Office | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries | Democratic | Ron Sparks | running for Governor | Democratic | Glen Zorn PVS FTM | 580,428 | 40% | ||
| Republican | John McMillan | 859,565 | 60% | ||||||
Public Service Commissioner
| State Office | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic | Jan Cook | running | Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh PVS FTM | 816,484 | 56% | ||
| Democratic | Jan Cook PVS FTM | 629,716 | 44% | ||||||
| 2 | Democratic | Susan Parker | running | Republican | Terry Dunn PVS FTM | 792,174 | 55% | ||
| Democratic | Susan Parker PVS FTM | 640,315 | 45% | ||||||
State Board of Education
| State Office | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 2 | Republican | Betty Peters | Democratic | Betty Letlow PVS FTM | 69,817 | 39% | |||
| Republican | Betty Peters PVS FTM | 108,877 | 61% | ||||||
| District 4 | Democratic | Ethel Hall | Democratic | Yvette M. Richardson PVS FTM | 95,434 | 64% | |||
| Republican | Tom Dooley PVS FTM | 53,890 | 36% | ||||||
| District 6 | Republican | David Byers | Democratic | Kimberly Harbin Drake PVS FTM | 42,874 | 22% | |||
| Republican | Charles Elliott PVS FTM | 152,047 | 78% | ||||||
| District 8 | Democratic | Mary Jane Caylor | Democratic | Mary Ruth Yates PVS FTM | 71,738 | 37% | |||
| Republican | Mary Scott Hunter PVS FTM | 122,448 | 63% | ||||||
State Senate
All 35 seats of the Alabama Senate were up for election in 2010.
Prior to the election the Democrats held a 20–14 edge; after the election the GOP captured control 22–12 (one seat vacant).
State House of Representatives
All 105 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.
Prior to the election the Democrats had a 60–44 edge; after the election the GOP took control 62–42 (one seat vacant).
Judicial positions
Multiple judicial positions will be up for election in 2010.
Supreme Court
| State Office | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place 1 | Republican | Patricia Smith | Democratic | Rhonda Chambers | 535,623 | 37% | |||
| Republican | Kelli Wise | 909,039 | 63% | ||||||
| Place 2 | Republican | Michael Bolin | Republican | Michael Bolin | 903,767 | 63% | |||
| Democratic | Tom Edwards | 535,975 | 37% | ||||||
| Place 3 | Republican | Tom Parker | Democratic | Mac Parsons | 589,429 | 41% | |||
| Republican | Tom Parker | 846,134 | 59% | ||||||
Civil Appeals Court
| State Office | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place 1 | Republican | Tommy Bryan | Democratic | Deborah Paseur | 590,952 | 41% | |||
| Republican | Tommy Bryan | 840,459 | 59% | ||||||
Ballot measures
Two measures have been certified for the 2010 statewide election. The propane gas amendment on the Jun 1 ballot failed, and the Blount County sales tax measure will be on the November 2 ballot. All four of the measures on the November 2 ballot failed.
Local
Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010.
References
- Primary election results from AL.com
- Runoff election results from MSNBC
External links
- Elections from the Alabama Secretary of State
- Candidates for Alabama State Offices at Project Vote Smart
- Alabama Candidate List at Imagine Election - Search for candidates by address or zip code
- Alabama Polls at Pollster.com
- Finance
- 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Alabama at the Federal Election Commission
- Alabama Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets.org
- Alabama 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money
- Media