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2014 Alabama elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Alabama on November 4, 2014. All of Alabama's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Alabama's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014, for offices that need to nominate candidates. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate won a majority of the vote, were held on July 15.

Governor

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Main article: 2014 Alabama gubernatorial election

Incumbent Republican Governor Robert J. Bentley, who had served in the office since January 17, 2011, ran for re-election to a second term as governor.[1]

He defeated former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George and retired software company owner and candidate for Mayor of Scottsboro in 2012 Bob Starkey in the Republican primary.[1]

In the Democratic primary, former U.S. Representative Parker Griffith defeated businessman and former professional baseball player Kevin Bass.[1]

Results

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2014 Alabama gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert J. Bentley (incumbent) 750,231 63.6
Democratic Parker Griffith 427,787 36.2
n/a Write-ins 2,395 0.2
Total votes 1,180,413 100.0
Republican hold

Lieutenant governor

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In Alabama, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected separately. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey, who had served in the office since January 17, 2011, ran for re-election to a second term.[1]

Pastor and conservative activist Stan Cooke also ran in the Republican primary.[1]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Kay
Ivey 		Stan
Cooke 		Undecided
Cygnal[3] May 29–30, 2014 1,217 ± 2.81% 58% 32% 10%
Cygnal[4] May 19–20, 2014 1,324 ± 2.69% 35% 18% 47%
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kay Ivey (incumbent) 257,588 61.7
Republican Stan Cooke 160,023 38.3
Total votes 417,611 100.0

Former state representative James C. Fields was the only Democrat running for the office.[1] Scott Ninesling, a fire chief and emergency response supervisor for a liquefied natural gas plant in Angola, had declared his candidacy, but he withdrew before the filing deadline.[6]

2014 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kay Ivey (incumbent) 738,090 63.2
Democratic James C. Fields 428,007 36.7
n/a Write-ins 1,146 0.1
Total votes 1,167,243 100.0
Republican hold

Attorney General

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2014 Alabama Attorney General election
 
← 2010 November 4, 2014 2018 →
     
Nominee Luther Strange Joe Hubbard
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 681,973 483,771
Percentage 58.39% 41.42%
 
County results

Strange:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Hubbard:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Attorney General before election

Luther Strange
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Luther Strange
Republican

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Luther Strange, who had served in the office since January 17, 2011, ran for re-election to a second term.[1]

He was unopposed in the Republican primary. State Representative Joe Hubbard, the great-grandson of former U.S. Senator J. Lister Hill, was the only Democrat running for the office.

2014 Alabama Attorney General election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Luther Strange (incumbent) 681,973 58.39
Democratic Joe Hubbard 483,771 41.42
n/a Write-ins 2,157 0.19
Total votes 1,167,901 100
Republican hold

Secretary of State

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Incumbent Republican Secretary of State James R. Bennett, who had served in the office since July 31, 2013, did not run for re-election, per the terms of his appointment.[1] Bennett, who had previously served as secretary of state from 1993 to 2003, was appointed to the office following the resignation of Beth Chapman.

Running in the Republican primary were former Montgomery County Probate Judge Reese McKinney, State Representative John Merrill, and Crenshaw County Probate Judge James Perdue.[1]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Reese
McKinney 		John
Merrill 		James
Perdue 		Undecided
Cygnal[3] May 29–30, 2014 1,217 ± 2.81% 21% 19% 17.1% 43%
Cygnal[4] May 19–20, 2014 1,324 ± 2.69% 12% 8.5% 9% 71%
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Merrill 143,960 39.57
Republican Reese McKinney 139,763 38.42
Republican Jim Perdue 80,050 22.01
Total votes 363,773 100.00
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Reese
McKinney 		John
Merrill 		Undecided
Cygnal[7] July 7–8, 2014 821 ± 3.42% 23% 24.2% 52.8%
Republican primary runoff results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Merrill 108,664 53.1
Republican Reese McKinney 95,808 46.9
Total votes 204,472 100.0

The only Democrat running was Lula Albert-Kaigler, a retired self-employed worker and candidate for Alabama's 1st congressional district in 2013.[1]

2014 Alabama Secretary of State election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Merrill 733,298 64.2
Democratic Lula Albert-Kaigler 406,373 35.6
n/a Write-ins 1,271 0.1
Total votes 1,140,942 100.0
Republican hold

State Auditor

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2018 Alabama State Auditor election
 
← 2010 November 4, 2014 2018 →
     
Nominee Jim Zeigler Miranda Joseph
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 716,122 420,843
Percentage 62.93% 36.98%
 
County results

Zeigler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Joseph:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
State Auditor before election

Jim Zeigler
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Jim Zeigler
Republican

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Samantha Shaw, who had served in the office since January 15, 2007, was term-limited and not eligible to run for re-election to a third term.[1]

Four Republicans ran for their party's nomination: farmer and candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in 2010 Dale Peterson, former Deputy Conservation Commissioner Hobbie Sealy, secretary of state aide Adam Thompson, and former Public Service Commissioner Jim Zeigler.[1] Attorney Ray Bryan had been running on a platform of abolishing the office,[9] but he was disqualified from the ballot by the Alabama Republican Party for missing the deadline to file a financial statement with the Alabama Ethics Commission. He considered running as an independent, but decided against it.[10]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Dale
Peterson 		Hobbie
Sealy 		Adam
Thompson 		Jim
Zeigler 		Undecided
Cygnal[3] May 29–30, 2014 1,217 ± 2.81% 17% 5% 10% 24% 45%
Cygnal[4] May 19–20, 2014 1,324 ± 2.69% 11% 3% 5% 20% 61%
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Zeigler 164,002 47.07
Republican Dale Peterson 84,828 24.35
Republican Adam Thompson 64,688 18.57
Republican Hobbie Sealy 34,910 10.02
Total votes 348,428 100
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Dale
Peterson 		Jim
Zeigler 		Undecided
Cygnal[7] July 7–8, 2014 821 ± 3.42% 22% 31% 48%
Republican primary runoff results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Zeigler 131,637 64.92
Republican Dale Peterson 71,141 35.08
Total votes 202,778 100

The only Democrat running was Miranda Joseph, the nominee for State Auditor in 2010.[1]

2014 Alabama State Auditor election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Zeigler 716,122 62.93
Democratic Miranda Joseph 420,843 36.98
n/a Write-ins 1,010 0.09
Total votes 1,137,975 100
Republican hold

State Treasurer

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Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Young Boozer, who had served in the office since January 17, 2011, was running for re-election to a second term.[1]

Boozer was unopposed in the Republican primary. Democrat Joe Cottle, a lobbyist for the Alabama Education Association, had been running, but withdrew from the race.[1]

2014 Alabama State Treasurer election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Young Boozer (incumbent) 748,876 98.0
n/a Write-ins 15,224 2.0
Total votes 764,100 100.0
Republican hold

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

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Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan, who had served in the office since January 17, 2011, was running for re-election to a second term.[1]

McMillan was unopposed in the Republican primary. The only Democrat running was Doug "New Blue" Smith.[1]

2014 Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John McMillan (incumbent) 734,428 64.7
Democratic Doug "New Blue" Smith 400,299 35.2
n/a Write-ins 970 0.1
Total votes 1,135,697 100.0
Republican hold

Public Service Commission

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Both of the Associate Commissioners on the Alabama Public Service Commission are up for election. Republican Jeremy Oden, who was appointed to the commission by Governor Bentley in December 2012, was running for election to a first full term. Republican Terry L. Dunn, who was first elected in 2010, was running for re-election to a second term.[1]

Oden was challenged in the Republican primary by Kathy Peterson, the wife of Dale Peterson and a candidate for Public Service Commission in 2012. No Democrat filed to run.[1]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Jeremy
Oden 		Kathy
Peterson 		Undecided
Cygnal[3] May 29–30, 2014 1,217 ± 2.81% 36% 26% 39%
Cygnal[4] May 19–20, 2014 1,324 ± 2.69% 20% 17% 64%
PSC Place 1 Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeremy Oden 188,971 52.4
Republican Kathy Peterson 171,755 47.6
Total votes 360,726 100.0
2014 Alabama PSC Place 1 election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeremy Oden 735,298 98.0
n/a Write-ins 15,043 2.0
Total votes 750,341 100.0
Republican hold

Dunn faced three opponents in the Republican primary: Jonathan Barbee, former interim press secretary for the Alabama Republican Party; Chris "Chip" Beeker, former Greene County Commissioner; and Phillip Brown, the Chairman of the Alabama Minority GOP. No Democrat filed to run.[1]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Terry L.
Dunn 		Jonathan
Barbee 		Chris "Chip"
Beeker 		Phillip
Brown 		Undecided
Cygnal[3] May 29–30, 2014 1,217 ± 2.81% 13% 12% 23% 7% 45%
Cygnal[4] May 19–20, 2014 1,324 ± 2.69% 10% 6% 17% 5% 63%
PSC Place 2 Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris "Chip" Beeker 133,606 39.0
Republican Terry L. Dunn 111,404 32.5
Republican Jonathan Barbee 54,341 15.9
Republican Phillip Brown 43,097 12.6
Total votes 342,448 100.0
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Terry L.
Dunn 		Chris "Chip"
Beeker 		Undecided
Cygnal[7] July 7–8, 2014 821 ± 3.42% 22% 31% 47%
Republican primary runoff results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris "Chip" Beeker 119,041 59.3
Republican Terry L. Dunn 81,563 40.7
Total votes 200,604 100.0
2014 Alabama PSC Place 2 election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris "Chip" Beeker 735,957 98.0
n/a Write-ins 15,094 2.0
Total votes 751,051 100.0
Republican hold

State Senate

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Main article: 2014 Alabama Senate election

All 35 seats of the Alabama Senate were up for election in 2014.

Prior to the election the Republicans held a 23–11 edge; after the election the Republicans regained control 26–8 with 1 independent going to the GOP side.

State House of Representatives

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Main article: 2014 Alabama House of Representatives election

All 105 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

Prior to the election the Republicans had a 66–37 edge; after the election the Republicans regained control 72–33.

United States Senate

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Main article: 2014 United States Senate election in Alabama

Incumbent Republican senator Jeff Sessions ran for re-election to a fourth term. No other candidates filed before the deadline and so he was unopposed in the primary and general elections.

2014 United States Senate election in Alabama[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Sessions (incumbent) 795,606 97.3
n/a Write-ins 22,484 2.7
Total votes 818,090 100.0
Republican hold

United States House of Representatives

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Main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

All of Alabama's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "List of candidates for major Alabama offices". ABC 3340. February 8, 2014. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Certified General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e Cygnal
  4. ^ a b c d e Cygnal
  5. ^ a b c d e "Official Alabama Secretary of State Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  6. ^ "Democrat Ninesling running for lieutenant governor". Tuscaloosa News. July 16, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c Cygnal
  8. ^ a b c "Alabama Runoff Results". Al.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  9. ^ "Candidate for Alabama auditor seeks to abolish auditor's office". al.com. June 4, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  10. ^ Juanta Coffman (February 26, 2014). "State auditor candidate to sit out 2014". ABC3340. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "Certified General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
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