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.
Federal United States Senate
The nominees were incumbent Richard Shelby (Republican) and attorney William G. Barnes (Democratic). United States House
All seven Alabama seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.
Governor
Incumbent Governor Bob Riley was ineligible for re-election due to term limits.
Lieutenant governor
Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Jim Folsom Jr. lost to Republican Treasurer Kay Ivey.
Secretary of State
Incumbent Secretary of State Beth Chapman was successful in her bid for a second term. Republican nominee Beth Chapman, incumbent Democratic nominee Scott Gilliland, attorney from Vestavia Hills
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Attorney general
Incumbent Attorney General Troy King lost his re-election bid in the Republican primary to Luther Strange. Republican primary Candidates Luther Strange, attorney from Birmingham and Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006 Troy King, incumbent Endorsements
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Democratic primary Candidates Giles Perkins, attorney from Birmingham Michel Nicrosi, former assistant United States Attorney from Mobile James Anderson, attorney from Montgomery First round endorsements
First round results
Runoff endorsements
Runoff results
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State Treasurer
Incumbent Treasurer Kay Ivey did not seek re-election and instead ran successfully for lieutenant governor after initially eyeing the governor's seat. Republican primary Candidates George Wallace Jr., former state treasurer of Alabama (1987–1995) and son of George Wallace Young Boozer, former banker from Montgomery Endorsements
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Democratic primary Candidates Jeremy Sherer, attorney from Birmingham Charley Grimsley, former state Conservation Commissioner (1993–1995) Endorsements
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Auditor
Incumbent Auditor Samantha Shaw was successful in her bid for a second term. Republican nominee Samantha Shaw, incumbent Democratic nominee Miranda Joseph, certified internal auditor General election Endorsements
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Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries
Incumbent Democratic Commissioner Ron Sparks was term-limited and unsuccessfully ran for governor. Republican primary Candidates Dorman Grace, farmer Dale Peterson, farmer and businessman John McMillan, former state Conservation Commissioner (1980–1983) First round endorsements
First round results
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Runoff results
Democratic nominee Glen Zorn, farmer and businessman General election Endorsements
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Public Service Commissioner Republicans flipped both seats, defeating incumbent Democrats and regaining majority. Place 1
Democratic nominee Jan Cook, incumbent Republican primary Candidates Stephen Evans, retirement plan adviser Chip Beeker, former Greene County commission chairman Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, former Alabama Republican Party chairwoman and Republican candidate for PSC President in 2008 First round endorsements
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Runoff results
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Place 2
Democratic nominee Susan Parker, incumbent Republican primary Candidates Terry Dunn, general contractor Chip Brown, real estate agent Results
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State Board of Education Republicans flipped one district.
State Legislature State Senate
All 35 seats of the Alabama Senate were up for election in 2010.
Prior to the election the Democrats held a 20–14 edge; after the election the GOP captured control 22–12 (one seat vacant).
State House of Representatives
All 105 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.
Prior to the election the Democrats had a 60–44 edge; after the election the GOP took control 62–42 (one seat vacant).
State Supreme Court Three seats on the Supreme Court of Alabama were up for election in 2010. Associate Justice, Place 1 Incumbent Justice Patricia M. Smith chose not to seek re-election and retired at the end of her term. Republican nominee Alisa Kelli Wise, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals judge Democratic nominee Rhonda Chambers, attorney from Birmingham General election Endorsements
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Associate Justice, Place 2 Incumbent Justice Michael F. Bolin chose to run for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Michael F. Bolin, incumbent Tracy Cary, attorney from Dothan Primary endorsements
Primary results
Democratic nominee Tom Edwards, lawyer from Montgomery General election Endorsements
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Associate Justice, Place 3 Incumbent Justice Tom Parker chose to run for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Tom Parker, incumbent Eric Johnston, law practitioner from Birmingham James Houts, chief assistant district attorney for Autauga, Elmore and Chilton counties Primary endorsements
Primary results
Democratic nominee Mac Parsons, Jefferson County circuit judge General election Endorsements
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State Appellate Court Two seats from the state appellate courts in Alabama were up for election, with one of them being contested. Court of Civil Appeals Republican nominee Tommy Bryan, incumbent Democratic nominee Deborah Paseur, former Lauderdale County district judge General election Endorsements
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Ballot measures Five statewide measures were on the ballot in Alabama - one in June and four in November. All five of them were rejected by voters. +2010 Alabama ballot measuresNameDescriptionVotesTypeYes%No%Amendment 1 (June)Enacts legislation to assess the propane gas industry for financial promotion programs.272,45740.03 408,266 59.97 Legislatively referred constitutional amendmentAmendment 1 (November)Changes the Alabama Constitution to state that any prohibition against collections of any new taxes levied apply only to ad valorem taxes levied under the provisions of Amendment 778, enacted in 2006.502,72645.15 610,643 54.85Amendment 2Provides that special county educational taxes be levied by a majority vote instead of a three-fifths vote.552,52547.68 606,357 52.32Amendment 3Calls for a ten-year road and bridge construction program to be funded by appropriations from the Alabama Trust Fund.530,01743.01 702,340 56.99Amendment 4Settles a local sales tax dispute in Blount County.468,16449.64 474,867 50.36Source: Alabama Secretary of State
References
Primary election results from AL.com Runoff election results from MSNBC
External links Elections from the Alabama Secretary of State Candidates for Alabama State Offices at Project Vote Smart Alabama Candidate List at Imagine Election - Search for candidates by address or zip code Alabama Polls at Pollster.com
Finance 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Alabama at the Federal Election Commission Alabama Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets Alabama 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money Media Alabama and National Elections at AL.com