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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
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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 Steady Steady
Popular vote 704,533 331,764
Percentage 65.18% 30.69%
Swing Increase 1.38% Decrease 5.18%

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

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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 1 103,758 68.16% 48,278 31.71% 198 0.13% 152,234 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 113,103 67.34% 54,692 32.56% 157 0.09% 167,952 100.0% Republican hold
District 3 103,558 63.72% 52,816 36.22% 246 0.06% 156,620 100.0% Republican hold
District 4 132,831 98.57% 0 0.00% 1,921 1.43% 134,752 100.0% Republican hold
District 5 115,338 74.42% 0 0.00% 39,636 25.58% 154,974 100.0% Republican hold
District 6 135,945 76.18% 42,291 23.70% 213 0.12% 178,449 100.0% Republican hold
District 7 0 0.00% 133,687 98.37% 2,212 1.63% 135,899 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 704,533 65.18% 331,764 30.69% 44,583 4.13% 1,080,880 100.0%

District 1

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See also: Alabama's 1st congressional district
See also: 2013 Alabama's 1st congressional district special election

Republican incumbent Bradley Byrne, who had represented the district since a December 2013 special election,[2] ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Burton LeFlore, real estate agent and nominee for this seat in 2013

General election

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Campaign

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Byrne was originally believed to be running for re-election unopposed, but LeFlore managed to qualify.[3][4]

Results

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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

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See also: Alabama's 2nd congressional district

Republican incumbent Martha Roby, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Erick Wright[3]

General election

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Results

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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

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See also: Alabama's 3rd congressional district

Republican incumbent Mike Rogers, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Thomas Casson

Results

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

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Jesse T. Smith, U.S. Army veteran[3]

General election

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Results

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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

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See also: Alabama's 4th congressional district

Republican incumbent Robert Aderholt, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Withdrawn
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  • Thomas E. Drake II

Democratic primary

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No Democrats filed for the office.[3]

General election

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Results

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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

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See also: Alabama's 5th congressional district

Republican incumbent Mo Brooks, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Brooks had defeated the then incumbent Democrat-turned-Republican Parker Griffith, in the 2010 Republican primary and again in 2012. Supporters of Griffith circulated petitions to get him on the ballot as an independent.[7] He considered doing so, but instead re-joined the Democratic Party and ran for Governor.

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Jerry Hill
Declined
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Results

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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

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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No Democrats filed to run.

Declined
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General election

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Mark Bray challenged Brooks as an independent candidate,[8] with Reggie Hill running as a write-in candidate.[9]

Results

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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

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See also: Alabama's 6th congressional district

Republican incumbent Spencer Bachus, who had represented the 6th district since 1993, did not run for re-election.[10]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Gary Palmer, president of the conservative think tank Alabama Policy Institute[3]
Eliminated in primary
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Declined
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Polling

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

Results

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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.[17]

Runoff

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Polling
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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Paul
DeMarco 		Gary
Palmer 		Undecided
Cygnal[15] July 7–8, 2014 647 ± 3.84% 29% 60% 11%
Results
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Republican primary runoff results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Palmer 47,491 63.5
Republican Paul DeMarco 27,295 36.5
Total votes 74,786 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Avery Vise, businessman

General election

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Campaign

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Palmer faced Democrat Mark Lester, a professor at Birmingham-Southern College who replaced original nominee Avery Vise.[4][19]

Robert Shattuck, who lost in the Republican primary, ran as a write-in candidate.[20]

Libertarian Aimee Love had been running, but the Alabama Libertarian Party was unable to secure ballot access for federal elections.

Results

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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

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See also: Alabama's 7th congressional district

Democrat incumbent Terri Sewell, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Tamara Harris Johnson, former Birmingham City Attorney

Results

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Democratic primary results[21]
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

Republican primary

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No Republicans filed to run for the office.[3]

General election

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Results

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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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  1. ^ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Sean (December 17, 2013). "Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "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. ^ a b "Alabama Democrats". Alabama Democratic Party. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Certified General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c 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. October 31, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  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.
  11. ^ "Ala state Rep. Paul DeMarco running for Congress - ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, Sports". ABC 33/40. October 24, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cahn, Emily (September 30, 2013). "Crowded GOP Race Expected in Bachus District | #AL06". Roll Call. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  13. ^ a b Dean, Charles J. (September 30, 2013). "Let's get ready to rumble In the race to succeed Spencer Bachus in Congress". The Birmingham News. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  14. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b http://cygn.al/polls/al-06-runoff-flash-poll-070914/ Cygnal
  16. ^ http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/04/chad_mathis_leads_a_tight_pack.html JMC Analytics (R-Mathis)
  17. ^ Cahn, Emily. "Gary Palmer Marks Second Chance for Club for Growth in Alabama Race". Atr.rollcall.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  18. ^ "Alabama Runoff Results". Al.com. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  19. ^ Cason, Mike (August 16, 2014). "Alabama Democratic Party nominates Birmingham-Southern professor Mark Lester in 6th congressional district". AL.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "Alabama Democratic Primary Results". alabamavote.gov. June 3, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
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