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.

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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 OfficePartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
Governor Republican Bob Riley term-limited Republican Robert J. Bentley 857,16258%
Democratic Ron Sparks 623,49242%

Lieutenant governor

2010 Alabama Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election
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 2006November 2, 20102014 
  Portrait-Governor-Kay-Ivey (cropped).jpg Jim Folsom Jr..jpg
Nominee Kay Ivey Jim Folsom Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote764,112718,636
Percentage51.47%48.40%

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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 OfficePartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
Secretary of State Republican Beth Chapman reelected Republican Beth Chapman 900,619 62%
Democratic Scott Gilliland PVS FTM 543,90238%

Attorney general

Incumbent Attorney General Troy King lost his re-election bid in the GOP primary.

State OfficePartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
Attorney General Republican Troy King lost in primary Republican Luther J. Strange III PVS FTM 865,20359%
Democratic James H. Anderson PVS FTM 604,09241%

State Treasurer

Incumbent Treasurer Kay Ivey did not seek re-election, instead successfully running for Lieutenant Governor.

State OfficePartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
Treasurer Republican Kay Ivey open seat Democratic Charley Grimsley PVS FTM 579,86040%
Republican Young Boozer PVS FTM 872,59660%

Auditor

2010 Alabama State Auditor election
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 2006November 2, 20102014 
 
Nominee Samantha Shaw Miranda Karrine Joseph
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote889,831529,251
Percentage63.3636.64

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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 OfficePartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
Auditor Republican Samantha Shaw running Democratic Miranda Karrine Joseph PVS FTM 529,25136.64
Republican Samantha Shaw 889,83163.36

Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries

State OfficePartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries Democratic Ron Sparks running for Governor Democratic Glen Zorn PVS FTM 580,42840%
Republican John McMillan 859,56560%

Public Service Commissioner

State OfficePartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
1 Democratic Jan Cookrunning Republican Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh PVS FTM 816,48456%
Democratic Jan Cook PVS FTM 629,71644%
2 Democratic Susan Parkerrunning Republican Terry Dunn PVS FTM 792,17455%
Democratic Susan Parker PVS FTM 640,31545%

State Board of Education

State OfficePartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
District 2 Republican Betty Peters Democratic Betty Letlow PVS FTM 69,81739%
Republican Betty Peters PVS FTM 108,87761%
District 4 Democratic Ethel Hall Democratic Yvette M. Richardson PVS FTM 95,43464%
Republican Tom Dooley PVS FTM 53,89036%
District 6 Republican David Byers Democratic Kimberly Harbin Drake PVS FTM 42,87422%
Republican Charles Elliott PVS FTM 152,04778%
District 8 Democratic Mary Jane Caylor Democratic Mary Ruth Yates PVS FTM 71,73837%
Republican Mary Scott Hunter PVS FTM 122,44863%

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 OfficePartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
Place 1 Republican Patricia Smith Democratic Rhonda Chambers535,62337%
Republican Kelli Wise909,03963%
Place 2 Republican Michael Bolin Republican Michael Bolin903,76763%
Democratic Tom Edwards535,97537%
Place 3 Republican Tom Parker Democratic Mac Parsons589,42941%
Republican Tom Parker846,13459%

Civil Appeals Court

State OfficePartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
Place 1 Republican Tommy Bryan Democratic Deborah Paseur590,95241%
Republican Tommy Bryan840,45959%

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.

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