Alabama elections, 2010

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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.

Alabama State of the United States of America

Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.

A primary election is the process by which voters, either the general public or members of a political party, can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election, thus narrowing the field of candidates.

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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.

Alabama Legislature legislative branch of the state government of Alabama

The Alabama Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of Alabama. It is a bicameral body composed of the House of Representatives and Senate. It is one of the few state legislatures in which members of both chambers serve four-year terms and in which all are elected in the same cycle. The most recent election was on November 6, 2018. The new legislature assumes office immediately following the certification of the election results by the Alabama Secretary of State which occurs within a few days following the election.

Federal

United States Senate

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

Richard Shelby Republican U.S. Senator from Alabama

Richard Craig Shelby is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he is the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, succeeding Thad Cochran. He previously served as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. He is the longest serving U.S. Senator from the State of Alabama, surpassing Senator John Sparkman who held the previous record.

United States House

All seven Alabama seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.

United States House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the legislature of the United States.

State

Governor

Incumbent Governor Bob Riley was ineligible for re-election due to term limits.

Bob Riley Alabama politician

Robert Renfroe Riley is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party who served as the 52nd Governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011.

A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for life". This is intended to protect a democracy from becoming a de facto dictatorship. Sometimes, there is an absolute or lifetime limit on the number of terms an officeholder may serve; sometimes, the restrictions are merely on the number of consecutive terms he or she may serve.

State Office Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
Governor Republican Bob Riley term-limited Republican Robert J. Bentley 857,16258%
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 761,12552%
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 865,20359%
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 872,59660%

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 889,83163.36

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 859,56560%

Public Service Commissioner

State Office Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
1 Democratic Jan Cook running Republican Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh PVS FTM 816,48456%
Democratic Jan Cook PVS FTM 629,716 44%
2 Democratic Susan Parker running Republican Terry Dunn PVS FTM 792,17455%
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 108,87761%
District 4 Democratic Ethel Hall Democratic Yvette M. Richardson PVS FTM 95,43464%
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 152,04778%
District 8 Democratic Mary Jane Caylor Democratic Mary Ruth Yates PVS FTM 71,738 37%
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 is 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 is 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 Wise909,03963%
Place 2 Republican Michael Bolin Republican Michael Bolin903,76763%
Democratic Tom Edwards 535,975 37%
Place 3 Republican Tom Parker Democratic Mac Parsons 589,429 41%
Republican Tom Parker846,13459%

Civil Appeals Court

State Office Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
Place 1 Republican Tommy Bryan Democratic Deborah Paseur 590,952 41%
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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