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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.. The 2010 elections were historic for Republicans in that it won majorities of both chambers of Alabama's State Legislature and swept all statewide races on the ballot; Democrats had held majorities in both of Alabama's state legislative chambers since 1874.
In 1986, Shelby won the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat held by Republican Jeremiah Denton, the first Republican elected to the Senate from Alabama since Reconstruction. He won a very close race as the Democrats regained control of the Senate. He was easily re-elected in 1992 even as Bill Clinton lost Alabama's electoral votes.
The 2010 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. ... Democratic primary results [30] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Ron Sparks : 199,558 :
This district is represented by Republican Spencer Bachus, who ran unopposed for reelection in both the primary and general elections. AL - District 6 from OurCampaigns.com; Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets; 2010 Alabama - 6th District from CQ Politics; Race profile at The New York Times
Voters who participated in either the Democratic or Republican primary for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District on March 5 may only vote in the same party’s primary runoff on Tuesday. In other ...
Democratic primary candidates included activist and mediator Keith G. Allred, [53] and Franklin County laborer Lon Chaney, who unsuccessfully contested the Democratic nomination in 2006. [56] Allred easily defeated Chaney for the Democratic nomination. Former Republican state representative Jana Kemp was an announced independent candidate. [57]
Demographic changes and developments in the 1986 Democratic primary election led to the election of the first Republican governor by majority-white voters in more than a century. This was the beginning of what is now Republican political dominance in the state. One million voters cast ballots in the 1986 Democratic primary.
Brewbaker led in the March primary, capturing 37% of the vote to Dobson’s 24.76%. Dobson, who was raised in Monroe County, lived and practiced law in Texas before returning to Alabama and ...