United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2010

The 2010 congressional elections in Alabama were held on November 2, 2010, to determine will represent the state of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives. Alabama has seven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013. The primary elections were held June 1, with the runoff on July 13.

Districts 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 were considered safe seats for the incumbent party (the Democratic Party for District 7 and the Republican Party for the other districts), according to the Cook Political Report and CQ Politics, and as predicted the incumbent party held those seats. Meanwhile, Districts 2 (a Democrat-held seat) and 5 (a Republican-held seat, though the incumbent was a Democrat who switched parties in 2009) were considered up for grabs. The Republican Party gained District 2 and held District 5.

Overview

The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Alabama. In addition, the voter turnout and the number of votes not valid will be listed below.

United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2010[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	540,173	54.8%	6	+2
	Democratic	417,491	42.2%	1	-2
	Others	26,265	3.0%	0	+/-0
Valid votes
Invalid or blank votes
Totals		983,929	100%	7	—
Voter turnout

District 1

See also: Alabama's 1st congressional district

Alabama's 1st district

Republican incumbent Jo Bonner ran for reelection. In the primary, Bonner won against Orange Beach real estate developer Peter Gounares and Clint Moser.^[2][3]

The Democrats did not field a candidate for this seat. Bonner was challenged in the general election by David M. Walter, nominee of the Constitution Party (campaign site, PVS).

• AL - District 1 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets.org
• 2010 Alabama - 1st District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2010[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Jo Bonner (incumbent)	128,802	83.1%
	Constitution	David M. Walter	26,294	16.9%
Totals			155,096	100%
	Republican hold

District 2*

See also: Alabama's 2nd congressional district

Alabama's 2nd district

Democratic incumbent Bobby Bright ran for reelection, and had no primary opponent.

The Republicans ran two candidates in their primary: Montgomery City Councilwoman Martha Roby and Tea Party activist Rick Barber. Roby was endorsed by Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich, and won the primary.^[4][5]

Roby took the general election unseating Bright.

• AL - District 2 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
• 2010 Alabama - 2nd District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Bobby Bright (D)	Martha Roby (R)
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research	October 9-12, 2010	51%	39%
Public Opinion Strategies	October 3-4, 2010	43%	45%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research	September 26-28, 2010	52%	43%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research	August 23–26, 2010	52%	43%
Anzalone-Liszt Research†	February 8–11, 2010	54%	30%

†Internal poll commissioned by Bobby Bright

Alabama's 2nd congressional district election, 2010[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Martha Roby	111,332	51.1%
	Democratic	Bobby Bright (incumbent)	106,465	48.9%
Totals			217,797	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

See also: Alabama's 3rd congressional district

Alabama's 3rd district

Republican incumbent Michael Rogers ran for reelection, and defeated Democratic nominee Steve Segrest (PVS) to hold the seat for the Republicans.

• AL - District 3 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets.org
• 2010 Alabama - 3rd District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Alabama's 3rd congressional district election, 2010[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Mike Rogers (incumbent)	117,439	59.5%
	Democratic	Steve Segrest	79,990	40.5%
Totals			197,429	100%
	Republican hold

District 4

See also: Alabama's 4th congressional district

Alabama's 4th district

Republican incumbent Robert Aderholt ran unopposed for reelection in both the primary and general elections.

• AL - District 4 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets.org
• 2010 Alabama - 4th District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2010[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)		%
	Independent	Write-in candidates		%
Totals			'	%
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: Alabama's 5th congressional district

Alabama's 5th congressional district

This district was an open seat in the general election, as incumbent Parker Griffith (who changed parties from Democratic to Republican on December 22, 2009), was defeated in the Republican primary by lawyer and county commissioner Mo Brooks.

Democratic nominee small business owner and political consultant Steve Raby ran against Brooks in the general election, but Brooks won to hold the seat for the Republicans.

• AL - District 5 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
• 2010 Alabama - 5th District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Mo Brooks (R)	Steve Raby (D)
Public Opinion Strategies	August 22–23, 2010	48%	37%
Public Opinion Strategies	June 2010	48%	40%

Alabama's 5th congressional district election, 2010[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Mo Brooks	130,927	57.9%
	Democratic	Steve Raby	95,078	42.1%
Totals			226,005	100%
	Republican hold

District 6

See also: Alabama's 6th congressional district

Alabama's 6th district

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.org
• 2010 Alabama - 6th District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Alabama's 6th congressional district election, 2010[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Spencer Bachus (incumbent)		%
	Independent	Write-in candidates		%
Totals			'	%
	Republican hold

District 7

See also: Alabama's 7th congressional district

Alabama's 7th congressional district

This was an open seat as, in 2009, Democratic incumbent Artur Davis announced his retirement to run for Governor of Alabama.^[6] Following his defeat in the 2010 primary, Davis announced he was through with politics and would return to private life at the conclusion of his current term.^[7]

Don Chamberlain (campaign site, PVS) won the Republican primary.

In the Democratic primary, Terri Sewell (an attorney) won against Patricia Evans Mokolo, an Air Force veteran and Obama field organizer; State Representatives Earl Hilliard, Jr., the son of the district's former representative, Earl Hilliard; Jefferson County Commissioner Shelia Smoot; Martha Bozeman, an attorney; and Eddison Walters, a small business owner from Tuscaloosa.^[8]

The district, which includes Birmingham, is more than 60% African American and is heavily Democratic; John Kerry won 64% here in 2004.

• AL - District 7 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets.org
• 2010 Alabama - 7th District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Democratic Primary polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Shelia Smoot	Earl Hilliard, Jr.	Terri Sewell	Martha Bozeman	Undecided
Anzalone Liszt Research	June 13–16, 2010	33%	-	53%	-	14%
Anzalone Liszt Research	May 13–16, 2010	22%	20%	22%	7%	-
Smoot internal poll	April, 2010	33%	28%	13%	-	-
Anzalone Liszt Research	January, 2010	29%	25%	9%	-	-

Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 2010[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Terri Sewell	135,958	72.1%
	Republican	Don Chamberlain	52,672	27.9%
Totals			188,630	100%
	Democratic hold

Key

* A district that has a PVI of a party that is represented by the opposite party, and applies to an EVEN score

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "New York Times Election Results 2010". The New York Times. http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/house. 
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5. ^ Tea party favorite falls in Alabama GOP race, Bob Johnson, MSNBC, July 14, 2010
6. ^ Charles J. Dean (2009-02-01). "Alabama U.S. Rep. Artur Davis set to launch run for governor". The Birmingham News. http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/02/alabama_us_rep_artur_davis_set.html. Retrieved 2009-02-02. 
7. ^ "Ala. Rep. Davis through with politics after loss". Washingtonpost.com. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/03/AR2010060303926.html. Retrieved 2010-06-06. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ "Bozeman running for Congress - Breaking News from The Birmingham News - al.com". Blog.al.com. 2009-07-07. http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/07/bozeman_running_for_congress.html. Retrieved 2009-07-28. 

External links

• Elections from the Alabama Secretary of State
• U.S. Congress Candidates for Alabama at Project Vote Smart
• Alabama U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Alabama from OpenSecrets.org
• 2010 Alabama General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• House - Alabama from the Cook Political Report
• Campaign 2010 news coverage from AL.com