Alabama 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: Alabama 2020 General Election

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Alabama
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.

	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		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

		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

		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

		Scattering	7,312	0.31%	Write-In
Total			2,323,282	100.00%

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

Class 2		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)

		Republican	1,392,076	60.10%	Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville • FEC S0AL00230; 23 Nov 20; Tot $9,527,791; Dsb $9,107,776

		Democratic	920,478	39.74%	Senator Doug Jones • FEC S0AL00156; 23 Nov 20; Tot $31,050,126; Dsb $32,614,723

		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)

		Democratic			former Brighton Mayor Brandaun Lefred Dean • ? • 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.

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

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1 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

		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

		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

		Scattering	301	0.09%	Write-In
Total			329,075	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2 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

		Republican	197,996	65.22%	former state Representative Felix Barry "Barry" Moore • FEC H8AL02171; 23 Nov 20; Tot $799,191; Dsb $833,232

		Democratic	105,286	34.68%	Phyllis Harvey-Hall • FEC H0AL02202; 23 Nov 20; Tot $57,657; Dsb $56,210

		Scattering	287	0.09%	Write-In
Total			303,569	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		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

		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

		Democratic	104,595	32.46%	Adia McClellan "Dr. Dia" Winfrey • FEC H8AL03062; 23 Nov 20; Tot $50,488; Dsb $41,116

		Scattering	255	0.08%	Write-In
Total			322,234	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		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

		Republican	261,553	82.24%	Member of Congress Robert Brown Aderholt • FEC H6AL04098; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,280,965; Dsb $1,336,544

		Democratic	56,237	17.68%	Ricky "Rick" Neighbors • FEC H8AL04086; 31 Dec 20; Tot $47,897; Dsb $47,897

		Scattering	239	0.08%	Write-In
Total			318,029	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5		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

		Republican	253,094	95.81%	Member of Congress Morris J. "Mo" Brooks, Jr. • FEC H0AL05163; 23 Nov 20; Tot $634,450; Dsb $212,297

		Scattering	11,066	4.19%	Write-In
Total			264,160	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6		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

		Republican	274,160	97.13%	Member of Congress Gary Palmer • FEC H4AL06098; 23 Nov 20; Tot $919,638; Dsb $864,485

		Scattering	8,101	2.87%	Write-In
Total			282,261	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7		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

		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

		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.
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
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.