2020 Alabama elections

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]

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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Casey	252,851	78.48
	Democratic	Robert Mardis III	69,352	21.52
Total votes			322,203	100

Republican primary[]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (incumbent)	462,979	73.82
	Republican	Robin Litaker	164,227	26.18
Total votes			627,206	100

General election[]

2020 Alabama Public Service Commission President election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (incumbent)	1,403,790	61.99
	Democratic	Laura Casey	858,054	37.89
	N/A	Write-ins	2,726	0.12
Total votes			2,264,570	100
	Republican hold

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:

Party		# of seats
	Republican	7
	Democratic	1
	Independent	1
Total		9

Member, District 1[]

Candidates[]

Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.

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

General election[]

General election results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jackie Zeigler (incumbent)	212,461	72.73%
	Democratic	Tom Holmes	79,380	27.17%
	Write-in		294	0.1%
Total votes			292,135	100%

Member, District 3[]

Candidates[]

Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.

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

General election[]

General election results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephanie Bell (incumbent)	209,909	68.92%
	Democratic	Jarralynne Agee	94,375	30.99%
	Write-in		278	0.09%
Total votes			304,562	100%

Member, District 5[]

Republican primary[]

Lesa Keith

Democratic primary[]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fred F. Bell	24,589	30.35
	Democratic	Tonya Smith Chestnut	16,044	19.8
	Democratic	Billie Jean Young	11,271	13.91
	Democratic	Ron Davis	8,957	11.05
	Democratic	Pamela Laffitte	6,712	8.28
	Democratic	Patrice McClammy	5,932	7.32
	Democratic	Woodie Pugh Jr.	5,696	7.03
	Democratic	Joanne Shum	1,830	2.26
Total votes			81,031	100

Democratic primary runoff results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tonya Smith Chestnut	21,230	61.35
	Democratic	Fred F. Bell	13,372	38.65
Total votes			34,602	100

General election[]

General election results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tonya Smith Chestnut (incumbent)	161,192	62.71%
	Republican	Lesa Keith	95,593	37.19%
	Write-in		245	0.10%
Total votes			257,030	100%

Member, District 7[]

General election[]

General election results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Belinda Palmer McRae	230,122	98.73%
	Write-in		2,957	1.27%
Total votes			233,079	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[]

Greg Shaw, incumbent^[8]

Eliminated in primary[]

Cam Ward, state senator^[8]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Greg Shaw	Cam Ward	Undecided
Mason-Dixon	February 4–6, 2020	400 (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.^[9]

2020 Alabama's 49th House of Representatives district special election^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell Bedsole	1,599	63.18
	Democratic	Cheryl Patton	930	36.74
	Write-in		2	0.08
Total votes			2,531	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.^[11]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	For Amendment 1	Against Amendment 1	Undecided
Mason-Dixon/Alabama Daily News/WBRC/WAFF	February 4–6, 2020	625 (RV)	± 4%	38%	41%	21%

Results[]

Amendment 1 (March)^[12]
Choice	Votes	%
No	837,234	75.1
Yes	277,320	24.9
Total votes	1,114,554	100.00

Amendment 1 (November)[]

Amendment 1 (November)^[13]
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,535,862	77.01
No	458,487	22.99
Total votes	1,994,349	100.00

Amendment 2[]

Amendment 2^[13]
Choice	Votes	%
No	919,380	51.06
Yes	881,145	48.94
Total votes	1,800,525	100.00

Amendment 3[]

Amendment 3^[13]
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,193,532	64.84
No	647,305	35.16
Total votes	1,840,837	100.00

Amendment 4[]

Amendment 4^[13]
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,222,682	66.82
No	607,090	33.18
Total votes	1,829,772	100.00

Amendment 5[]

Amendment 5^[13]
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,213,544	71.61
No	481,088	28.39
Total votes	1,694,632	100.00

Amendment 6[]

Amendment 6^[13]
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,216,008	71.61
No	482,189	28.39
Total votes	1,698,197	100.00

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

Partisan clients

References[]

^ "Alabama elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
^ 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
^ Michael P. McDonald, "2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics", U.S. Elections Project, retrieved October 10, 2020, Detailed state statistics
^ "Live: Alabama State Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
^ "State Board of Education". Alabama State Department of Education. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Texas 2020 election results". November 3, 2020.
^ "Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ Love, Joyanna (August 4, 2020). "House District 49 Republican primary ends without majority winner". The Clanton Advertiser. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
^ "CertificationResults-HD49 Special General Election" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
^ "Alabama Amendment 1, Appointed Education Board Amendment (March 2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ "Canvass of Results for the Primary Election held on March 3, 2020" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. March 19, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Canvass of Results for the General Election held on November 3, 2020" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

External links[]

Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Alabama", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"Alabama: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of Alabama". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
Alabama at Ballotpedia
"Voting in Alabama", Voting Information by State, Rock the Vote. ("Deadlines, dates, requirements, registration options and information on how to vote in your state")
"State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020

[key-9] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[ballotalabama-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.

[apps.texastribune.org-6] "Texas 2020 election results". November 3, 2020.

[7] "Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

[placeone-8] 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.

[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] "Canvass of Results for the Primary Election held on March 3, 2020" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. March 19, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[novResCan-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "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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