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

November 4, 2014
All 7 Alabama seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Republican Democratic Last election 6 1 Seats won 6 1 Seat change Popular vote 704,533 331,764 Percentage 65.18% 30.69% Swing 1.38% 5.18%
Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold

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

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

Republican Bradley Byrne won the December 2013 special election held after the resignation of Jo Bonner.[2] He was originally believed to be running for re-election unopposed, but Burton LeFlore, his Democratic opponent in the 2013 special election, managed to qualify.[3][4]

General election

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

Republican Martha Roby has represented the district since being elected in 2010. She faced Democrat Erick Wright, the only other candidate to file for the office.[3]

General election

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

Republican Mike D. Rogers has represented the district since being elected in 2002. He defeated challenger Thomas Casson in the Republican primary. Democrat Jesse T. Smith is also running.[3]

Primary results

Republican primary results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike D. Rogers (incumbent)	50,372	75.9
	Republican	Thomas Casson	15,999	24.1
Total votes			66,371	100.0

General election

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

Republican Robert Aderholt has represented the district since being elected in 1996. He was challenged in the Republican primary by Thomas E. Drake II. No Democrat filed for the office.[3]

General election

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

Republican Mo Brooks has represented the district since being elected in 2010, after defeating the incumbent, party switching Democrat-turned-Republican Parker Griffith, in the Republican primary. Griffith ran again in the Republican primary in 2012, and Brooks won again. Supporters of Griffith circulated petitions to get Griffith on the ballot as an independent.[7] He considered doing so, but instead rejoined the Democratic Party and is running for Governor. No Democrat filed to run. Brooks defeated challenger Jerry Hill in the Republican primary.[3] Mark Bray is challenging Brooks as an independent candidate.[8] Reggie Hill is running as a write-in candidate.[9]

Primary results

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

General election

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

Republican incumbent Spencer Bachus, who has represented the 6th district since 1993, is not running for re-election.[10]

Candidates

Declared

• Scott Beason, state senator and candidate for the seat in 2012[3]
• Will Brooke, executive vice president and managing partner of Harbert Management Corporation[3]
• Paul DeMarco, state representative[11]
• Chad Mathis, orthopedic surgeon[3]
• Gary Palmer, president of the conservative think tank Alabama Policy Institute[3]
• Robert Shattuck, attorney[3]
• Tom Vigneulle, businessman[3]

Declined

• Spencer Bachus, incumbent U.S. Representative[12][13]
• Slade Blackwell, state senator[12]
• Bill Armistead, chairman of the Alabama Republican Party and former state senator[12][13]
• Greg Canfield, Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce and former state representative[12]
• David Carrington, president of the Jefferson County Commission[12]
• Steve French, former state senator[14]
• Tony Petelos, Jefferson County Manager[12]
• Minda Riley Campbell, attorney and daughter of former governor Bob Riley[12]
• Rob Riley, attorney and son of former governor Riley[12]
• Cliff Sims, blogger[14]
• David Standridge, state representative and candidate for the seat in 2012[12]
• Cam Ward, state senator[14]
• Jack Williams, state representative[14]

Polling

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

Results

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, which Palmer won.[15]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Paul DeMarco	Gary Palmer	Undecided
Cygnal	July 7–8, 2014	647	± 3.84%	29%	60%	11%

Results

Republican primary runoff results[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Palmer	47,491	63.5
	Republican	Paul DeMarco	27,295	36.5
Total votes			74,786	100.0

General election

Palmer faced Democrat Mark Lester, a professor at Birmingham-Southern College who replaced original nominee Avery Vise, in November.[4][17] Robert Shattuck, who lost in the Republican primary, will run as a write-in candidate.[18] Libertarian Aimee Love had been running, but the Alabama Libertarian Party was unable to secure ballot access for federal elections.

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

Democrat Terri Sewell has represented the district since being elected in 2010. She faced a primary challenge from former Birmingham City Attorney Tamara Harris Johnson. No Republican filed to run for the office.[3]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[19]

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

General election

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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2. Sullivan, Sean (December 17, 2013). "Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
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4. "Alabama Democrats". Alabama Democratic Party. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
5. "Certified General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
6. 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. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
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.
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12. Cahn, Emily (September 30, 2013). "Crowded GOP Race Expected in Bachus District | #AL06". Roll Call. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
13. 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. "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. Cahn, Emily. "Gary Palmer Marks Second Chance for Club for Growth in Alabama Race". Atr.rollcall.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
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17. Cason, Mike (August 16, 2014). "Alabama Democratic Party nominates Birmingham-Southern professor Mark Lester in 6th congressional district". AL.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
18. 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.
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External links

• U.S. House elections in Alabama, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org