2010 Alabama elections

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 2010 elections were historic for Republicans in that it won majorities of both chambers of Alabama's State Legislature and swept all statewide races on the ballot; Democrats had held majorities in both of Alabama's state legislative chambers since 1874.

Federal

United States Senate

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Alabama

See also: 2010 United States Senate elections

The nominees were incumbent Richard Shelby (Republican Party) and attorney William G. Barnes (Democratic Party).

United States House

Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

See also: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections

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

2010 Alabama Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election

← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014  →

Nominee Kay Ivey Jim Folsom Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 764,112 718,636 Percentage 51.47% 48.40%

County results Ivey:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Folsom Jr:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Lieutenant Governor before election Jim Folsom Jr. Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey Republican

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%

Results by county

Chapman:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Gilliand:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

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%

Results by county

Strange:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Anderson:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

State 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%

Results by county

Boozer:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Grimsley:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Auditor

2010 Alabama State Auditor election

←  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  →

Nominee Samantha Shaw Miranda Karrine Joseph Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 889,831 529,251 Percentage 63.36% 36.64%

County results Shaw:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Joseph:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

State Auditor before election Samantha Shaw Republican Elected State Auditor Samantha Shaw Republican

State Office	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Auditor		Republican	Samantha Shaw	running		Democratic	Miranda Karrine Joseph	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%

Results by county

McMillan:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Zorn:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

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%

Seat 1 results by county

Cavanaugh:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Cook:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

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Seat 2 results by county

Dunn:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Parker:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

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

Main article: 2010 Alabama Senate election

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

Main article: 2010 Alabama State House of Representatives election

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.

• Alabama judicial elections, 2010 at Judgepedia

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.

• Alabama 2010 ballot measures at Ballotpedia

Amendment 1 (June) results by county

No:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Yes:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Amendment 1 (November) results by county

No:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Yes:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Amendment 2 results by county

No:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Yes:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Amendment 3 results by county

No:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Yes:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Amendment 4 results by county

No:

•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Yes:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Tie:

•   50%

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
• Alabama 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money

Media

• Alabama and National Elections at AL.com