2020 Alabama elections

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2020 Alabama elections
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Alabama state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Its primary elections were held on March 3, 2020, with runoffs taking place on July 31. [1]

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In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Alabama voters will elect the class II U.S. senator from Alabama, 4 of 9 members of the Alabama State Board of Education, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, 2 of 9 seats on the Supreme Court of Alabama, 4 of 10 seats on the Alabama Appellate Court and one seat of the Alabama House of Representatives. It will also vote on five ballot measures.

To vote by mail, registered Alabama voters must request a ballot by October 29, 2020. [2] As of early October some 130,576 voters have requested mail ballots. [3]

Federal offices

President of the United States

Alabama has 9 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Donald Trump won all of them with 62% of the popular vote.

United States class II Senate seat

Republican Tommy Tuberville defeated incumbent Democrat Doug Jones, winning 60% of the vote.

United States House of Representatives

There were five U.S. Representatives in Alabama that were up for election in addition to two open seats. [4] 6 seats were won by the Republicans while 1 seat was won by the Democrats. No congressional districts changed hands.

Public Service Commission

President

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Laura Casey 252,851 78.48
Democratic Robert Mardis III69,35221.52
Total votes322,203 100

Republican primary

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (incumbent) 462,979 73.82
Republican Robin Litaker164,22726.18
Total votes627,206 100

General election

2020 Alabama Public Service Commission President election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (incumbent) 1,403,790 61.99
Democratic Laura Casey858,05437.89
n/a Write-ins2,7260.12
Total votes2,264,570 100
Republican hold
Results by county Cavanaugh: .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Casey: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 2020 Alabama public service commission president election results map by county.svg
Results by county
Cavanaugh:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Casey:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%

State Board of Education

4 of 9 seats of the Alabama State Board of Education are up for election (one is a non-elected position held by the governor). [5] Before the election the composition of that board was:

Member, District 1

Candidates

Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.

  • Tom Holmes (Democratic)
  • Jackie Zeigler, incumbent (Republican)

General election

General election results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jackie Zeigler (incumbent) 212,461 72.73%
Democratic Tom Holmes79,38027.17%
Write-in 2940.1%
Total votes292,135 100%

Member, District 3

Candidates

Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.

  • Jarralynne Agee (Democratic)
  • Stephanie Bell, incumbent (Republican)

General election

General election results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephanie Bell (incumbent) 209,909 68.92%
Democratic Jarralynne Agee94,37530.99%
Write-in 2780.09%
Total votes304,562 100%

Member, District 5

Republican primary

  • Lesa Keith

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Fred F. Bell 24,589 30.35
Democratic Tonya Smith Chestnut 16,044 19.8
Democratic Billie Jean Young11,27113.91
Democratic Ron Davis8,95711.05
Democratic Pamela Laffitte6,7128.28
Democratic Patrice McClammy5,9327.32
Democratic Woodie Pugh Jr.5,6967.03
Democratic Joanne Shum1,8302.26
Total votes81,031 100
Democratic primary runoff results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tonya Smith Chestnut 21,230 61.35
Democratic Fred F. Bell13,37238.65
Total votes34,602 100

General election

General election results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tonya Smith Chestnut (incumbent) 161,192 62.71%
Republican Lesa Keith95,59337.19%
Write-in 2450.10%
Total votes257,030 100%

Member, District 7

General election

General election results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Belinda Palmer McRae 230,122 98.73%
Write-in 2,9571.27%
Total votes233,079 100%

State judiciary

The state Supreme Court has 9 seats, all of which are currently occupied by Republican incumbents. At the appellate level, 2 of 5 seats on Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and 2 of 5 on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals are up for election. All seats on both courts are currently held by the Republican Party. [7]

State Supreme Court, place one

Democratic primary

No candidates filed for election to this seat. [8]

Republican primary

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Greg
Shaw		Cam
Ward		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [9] February 4–6, 2020400 (LV)± 5.0%24%19%57%

Results

State House of Representatives

A special election had been called for November 17, 2020, for District 49 as a result of Republican incumbent April Weaver resigning from the legislature. Primaries were held on August 4 that year, with a Republican runoff set for September 1. [10]

2020 Alabama's 49th House of Representatives district special election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Russell Bedsole 1,599 63.18
Democratic Cheryl Patton93036.74
Write-in 20.08
Total votes2,531 100.0
Republican hold

Ballot measures

Amendment 1 (March)

In addition to the five amendments that are being voted on in November, Amendment 1 – called the Appointed Education Board Amendment – was defeated in the state's primary. It would have replaced the elected State Board of Education with a Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education whose members would have been appointed by the governor with the approval of the state senate. [12]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		For Amendment 1Against Amendment 1Undecided
Mason-Dixon/Alabama
Daily News/WBRC/WAFF [13] 		February 4–6, 2020625 (RV)± 4%38%41%21%

Results

Amendment 1 (March) [14]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No837,23475.1
Yes277,32024.9
Total votes1,114,554100.00
Amendment 1 (March) results by county No: 80-90% 70-80% 60-70% 2020 Alabama March Amendment 1 results map by county.svg
Amendment 1 (March) results by county
No:
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%

Amendment 1 (November)

Amendment 1 (November) [15]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes1,535,86277.01
No458,48722.99
Total votes1,994,349100.00
Amendment 1 (November) results by county Yes: 80-90% 70-80% 60-70% 50-60% No: 50-60% 2020 Alabama Amendment 1 results map by county.svg
Amendment 1 (November) results by county
Yes:
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   50–60%

Amendment 2

Amendment 2 [15]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No919,38051.06
Yes881,14548.94
Total votes1,800,525100.00
Amendment 2 results by county No: 70-80% 60-70% 50-60% Yes: 50-60% 2020 Alabama Amendment 2 results map by county.svg
Amendment 2 results by county
No:
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
Yes:
  •   50–60%

Amendment 3

Amendment 3 [15]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes1,193,53264.84
No647,30535.16
Total votes1,840,837100.00
Amendment 3 results by county Yes: 70-80% 60-70% 50-60% No: 60-70% 50-60% 2020 Alabama Amendment 3 results map by county.svg
Amendment 3 results by county
Yes:
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%

Amendment 4

Amendment 4 [15]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes1,222,68266.82
No607,09033.18
Total votes1,829,772100.00
Amendment 4 results by county Yes: 70-80% 60-70% 50-60% No: 50-60% 2020 Alabama Amendment 4 results map by county.svg
Amendment 4 results by county
Yes:
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   50–60%

Amendment 5

Amendment 5 [15]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes1,213,54471.61
No481,08828.39
Total votes1,694,632100.00
Amendment 5 results by county Yes: 80-90% 70-80% 60-70% 50-60% No: 60-70% 50-60% 2020 Alabama Amendment 5 results map by county.svg
Amendment 5 results by county
Yes:
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%

Amendment 6

Amendment 6 [15]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes1,216,00871.61
No482,18928.39
Total votes1,698,197100.00
Amendment 6 results by county Yes: 80-90% 70-80% 60-70% 50-60% No: 60-70% 50-60% 2020 Alabama Amendment 6 results map by county.svg
Amendment 6 results by county
Yes:
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

    References

    1. ↑ "Alabama elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
    2. ↑ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com , archived from the original on October 6, 2020
    3. ↑ Michael P. McDonald, "2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics", U.S. Elections Project, retrieved October 10, 2020, Detailed state statistics
    4. ↑ "Live: Alabama State Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
    5. ↑ "State Board of Education". Alabama State Department of Education. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
    6. 1 2 3 4 "Texas 2020 election results". November 3, 2020.
    7. ↑ "Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
    8. 1 2 3 Fiscus, Kirsten (March 3, 2020). "Alabama Supreme Court judge bests state senator for seat on state's highest court". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
    9. ↑ Mason-Dixon
    10. ↑ Love, Joyanna (August 4, 2020). "House District 49 Republican primary ends without majority winner". The Clanton Advertiser. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
    11. ↑ "CertificationResults-HD49 Special General Election" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
    12. ↑ "Alabama Amendment 1, Appointed Education Board Amendment (March 2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
    13. ↑ Mason-Dixon/Alabama
      Daily News/WBRC/WAFF
    14. ↑ "Canvass of Results for the Primary Election held on March 3, 2020" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. March 19, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
    15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Canvass of Results for the General Election held on November 3, 2020" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
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