Alabama state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Its primary elections were held on March 3, 2020, with runoffs taking place on July 31.
In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Alabama voters elected the class II U.S. senator from Alabama, 4 of 9 members of the Alabama State Board of Education, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, 2 of 9 seats on the Supreme Court of Alabama, 4 of 10 seats on the Alabama Appellate Court and one seat of the Alabama House of Representatives. They also voted on five ballot measures.
To vote by mail, registered Alabama voters must have requested a ballot by October 29, 2020. As of early October some 130,576 voters had requested mail ballots.
Federal offices
President of the United States
Alabama has 9 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Donald Trump won all of them with 62% of the popular vote.
United States class II Senate seat
Republican Tommy Tuberville defeated incumbent Democrat Doug Jones, winning 60% of the vote.
United States House of Representatives
There were five U.S. Representatives in Alabama that were up for election in addition to two open seats. 6 seats were won by the Republicans while 1 seat was won by the Democrats. No congressional districts changed hands.
Public Service Commission President
Incumbent Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh won re-election to a third term as Alabama Public Service Commission President and fourth term overall.
State Board of Education 4 of 9 seats of the Alabama State Board of Education are up for election (one is a non-elected position held by the governor). Before the election the composition of that board was:
Party # of seats Republican 7 Democratic 1 Independent 1Total9
Member, District 1 Candidates Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively. Tom Holmes (Democratic) Jackie Zeigler, incumbent (Republican) General election
Member, District 3 Candidates Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively. Jarralynne Agee (Democratic) Stephanie Bell, incumbent (Republican) General election
Member, District 5 Republican primary Lesa Keith Democratic primary
General election
Member, District 7 General election
State judiciary Two seats on the Alabama Supreme Court and two seats each on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals were up for election, all of which were held by Republicans. Of these four had contested primaries.
State Supreme Court, Place 1 Democratic primary No candidates filed for election to this seat. Republican primary Candidates Greg Shaw, incumbent. Cam Ward, state senator. Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error GregShaw CamWard UndecidedMason-DixonMason-DixonFebruary 4–6, 2020400 (LV)± 5.0% 24%19%57% Primary results
General election
Court of Civil Appeals, Place 2 Incumbent judge Scott Donaldson decided not to seek re-election. Democratic primary No candidates filed for election to this seat. Republican primary Candidates Matt Fridy, state representative. Philip Bahakel, judge.
Primary results
General election
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 1 Democratic primary No candidates filed for election to this seat. Republican primary Candidates Mary Windom, incumbent. Melvin Hasting, attorney.
Primary results
General election
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2 Democratic primary No candidates filed for election to this seat. Republican primary Candidates J. Elizabeth Kellum ,incumbent. Jill Ganus, judge. William Smith, county commissioner. Primary results
General election
State House of Representatives A special election had been called on November 17 for the 49th District as a result of Republican incumbent April Weaver resigning from the legislature. Primaries were held on August 4 that year, with a Republican runoff set for September 1. Alabaster City Councilmember Russell Bedsole won the general election against Democratic challenger Cheryl Patton. Republican primary
Democratic nominee Cheryl Patton, real estate operative. General election
Ballot measures A total of seven statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot, one in March and six in November. Polling For March 2020 Amendment Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error For March Amendment Against March Amendment UndecidedMason-Dixon/AlabamaDaily News/WBRC/WAFFMason-Dixon/AlabamaDaily News/WBRC/WAFFFebruary 4–6, 2020625 (RV)± 4%38%41%21%
Summary +2020 Alabama ballot measuresNameDescriptionVotesTypeYes%No%Amendment 1 (March)Reforms the state education board, including requiring members to be appointed by the governor.277,32024.88 837,234 75.12 Legislatively referred constitutional amendmentAmendment 1 (November)Allows only a U.S. citizen who is 18 years old or older to vote in Alabama. 1,535,862 77.01458,48722.09Amendment 2Makes certain changes to judicial law and court systems and procedures.881,14548.94 919,380 51.06Amendment 3Provides that a judge, other than a probate judge, appointed to fill a vacancy would serve an initial term until the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January following the next general election after the judge has completed two years in office. 1,193,532 64.84647,30535.16Amendment 4Authorizes the state legislature during the 2022 regular session to recompile the Constitution of Alabama and provide for its ratification. 1,222,682 66.82607,09033.18Amendment 5Provides for a "Stand Your Ground" law applicable to individuals in churches in Franklin County. 1,213,544 71.61481,08828.39Amendment 6Provides for a "Stand Your Ground" law applicable to individuals in churches in Lauderdale County. 1,216,008 71.61482,18928.39Source: Alabama Secretary of State
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External links
(State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
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