2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected the 7 U.S. Representatives from the state of Alabama. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including the Governor of Alabama.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)

All 7 Alabama seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 6 1
Seats won 6 1
Seat change
Popular vote 704,533 331,764
Percentage 65.18% 30.69%
Swing 1.38% 5.18%

Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate won a majority of the vote, were held on July 15.

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama by district:[1]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1103,75868.16%48,27831.71%1980.13%152,234100.0%Republican hold
District 2113,10367.34%54,69232.56%1570.09%167,952100.0%Republican hold
District 3103,55863.72%52,81636.22%2460.06%156,620100.0%Republican hold
District 4132,83198.57%00.00%1,9211.43%134,752100.0%Republican hold
District 5115,33874.42%00.00%39,63625.58%154,974100.0%Republican hold
District 6135,94576.18%42,29123.70%2130.12%178,449100.0%Republican hold
District 700.00%133,68798.37%2,2121.63%135,899100.0%Democratic hold
Total704,53365.18%331,76430.69%44,5834.13%1,080,880100.0%

District 1

Republican Bradley Byrne won the December 2013 special election held after the resignation of Jo Bonner.[2] He was originally believed to be running for re-election unopposed, but Burton LeFlore, his Democratic opponent in the 2013 special election, managed to qualify.[3][4]

General election

Alabama's 1st congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bradley Byrne (incumbent) 103,758 68.2
Democratic Burton LeFlore 48,278 31.7
n/a Write-ins 198 0.1
Total votes 152,234 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

Republican Martha Roby has represented the district since being elected in 2010. She faced Democrat Erick Wright, the only other candidate to file for the office.[3]

General election

Alabama's 2nd congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Martha Roby (incumbent) 113,103 67.3
Democratic Erick Wright 54,692 32.6
n/a Write-ins 157 0.1
Total votes 167,952 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

Republican Mike D. Rogers has represented the district since being elected in 2002. He defeated challenger Thomas Casson in the Republican primary. Democrat Jesse T. Smith is also running.[3]

Primary results

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike D. Rogers (incumbent) 50,372 75.9
Republican Thomas Casson 15,999 24.1
Total votes 66,371 100.0

General election

Alabama's 3rd congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike D. Rogers (incumbent) 103,558 66.1
Democratic Jesse Smith 52,816 33.7
n/a Write-ins 246 0.2
Total votes 156,620 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

Republican Robert Aderholt has represented the district since being elected in 1996. He was challenged in the Republican primary by Thomas E. Drake II. No Democrat filed for the office.[3]

General election

Alabama's 4th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Aderholt (incumbent) 132,831 98.6
n/a Write-ins 1,921 1.4
Total votes 134,752 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

Republican Mo Brooks has represented the district since being elected in 2010, after defeating the incumbent, party switching Democrat-turned-Republican Parker Griffith, in the Republican primary. Griffith ran again in the Republican primary in 2012, and Brooks won again. Supporters of Griffith circulated petitions to get Griffith on the ballot as an independent.[7] He considered doing so, but instead rejoined the Democratic Party and is running for Governor. No Democrat filed to run. Brooks defeated challenger Jerry Hill in the Republican primary.[3] Mark Bray is challenging Brooks as an independent candidate.[8] Reggie Hill is running as a write-in candidate.[9]

Primary results

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mo Brooks (incumbent) 49,117 80.3
Republican Jerry Hill 12,038 19.7
Total votes 61,155 100.0

General election

Alabama's 5th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mo Brooks (incumbent) 115,338 74.4
Independent Mark Bray 39,005 25.2
n/a Write-ins 631 0.4
Total votes 154,974 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

Republican incumbent Spencer Bachus, who has represented the 6th district since 1993, is not running for re-election.[10]

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Scott
Beason
Will
Brooke
Paul
DeMarco
Chad
Mathis
Gary
Palmer
Tom
Vignuelle
Undecided
Cygnal May 2014 12% 11% 20% 17% 18% 3% 19%
JMC Analytics (R-Mathis) April 15 & 17, 2014 445 ± 4.6% 9% 10% 15% 16% 4% 2% 44%

Results

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul DeMarco 30,894 32.7
Republican Gary Palmer 18,655 19.7
Republican Scott Beason 14,451 15.3
Republican Chad Mathis 14,420 15.3
Republican Will Brooke 13,130 13.9
Republican Tom Vigneulle 2,397 2.5
Republican Robert Shattuck 587 0.5
Total votes 94,534 100.0

DeMarco and Palmer advanced to a July 15 runoff election to decide the Republican primary, which Palmer won.[15]

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Paul
DeMarco
Gary
Palmer
Undecided
Cygnal July 7–8, 2014 647 ± 3.84% 29% 60% 11%
Results
Republican primary runoff results[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Palmer 47,491 63.5
Republican Paul DeMarco 27,295 36.5
Total votes 74,786 100.0

General election

Palmer faced Democrat Mark Lester, a professor at Birmingham-Southern College who replaced original nominee Avery Vise, in November.[4][17] Robert Shattuck, who lost in the Republican primary, will run as a write-in candidate.[18] Libertarian Aimee Love had been running, but the Alabama Libertarian Party was unable to secure ballot access for federal elections.

Alabama's 6th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Palmer 135,945 76.2
Democratic Mark Lester 42,291 23.7
n/a Write-ins 213 0.1
Total votes 178,449 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

Democrat Terri Sewell has represented the district since being elected in 2010. She faced a primary challenge from former Birmingham City Attorney Tamara Harris Johnson. No Republican filed to run for the office.[3]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Terri Sewell (incumbent) 74,953 83.9
Democratic Tamara Harris Johnson 14,374 16.1
Total votes 89,327 100.0

General election

Alabama's 7th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Terri Sewell (incumbent) 133,687 98.4
n/a Write-ins 2,212 1.6
Total votes 135,899 100.0
Democratic hold

References

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  2. Sullivan, Sean (December 17, 2013). "Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  3. "List of candidates for major Alabama offices". ABC 3340. February 8, 2014. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  4. "Alabama Democrats". Alabama Democratic Party. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  5. "Certified General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  6. Official Alabama Secretary of State Results Archived July 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Parker Griffith to challenge Mo Brooks as an independent candidate for Congress? | AL.com". Blog.al.com. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  8. Gattis, Paul (June 3, 2014). "Huntsville's Mark Bray expects to qualify as independent to run for Congress". AL.com. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  9. Gattis, Paul (July 18, 2014). "Huntsville's Reggie Hill to run for Congress as write-in candidate". AL.com. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  10. "Alabama Rep. Spencer Bachus won't seek re-election". Fox News. Associated Press. September 30, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
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  14. "Sen. Ward, Rep. Williams won't seek Alabama's 6th Congressional District". The Republic. Associated Press. October 2, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  15. Cahn, Emily. "Gary Palmer Marks Second Chance for Club for Growth in Alabama Race". Atr.rollcall.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  16. "Alabama Runoff Results". Al.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  17. Cason, Mike (August 16, 2014). "Alabama Democratic Party nominates Birmingham-Southern professor Mark Lester in 6th congressional district". AL.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  18. Stinson, Jim (July 17, 2014). "Robert Shattuck, defeated early in GOP primary for 6th Congressional District, weighs write-in run". AL.com. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
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