2010 primary elections
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
The 2010 statewide primary election were comprised of the following ballots:
- The Democratic and Republican Party primaries on June 1, 2010, including referenda
- Democratic and Republican Party runoffs on July 13, 2010
The nominees chosen in the primaries faced off in the 2010 general election in November.
Democratic primary
Federal offices
- United States Senator
- William G. Barnes: 154,167 votes (61%), winner
- Simone De Moore: 98,129 votes (39%)
- United States Representative, 3rd District
- Steve Segrest: unopposed
- United States Representative, 7th District
- Terri Sewell: 31,489 votes (37%), 32,333 votes in runoff (55%)
- Shelia Smoot: 24,376 votes (28%), 26,459 votes in runoff (45%)
- Earl Hilliard Jr: 22,937 votes (27%)
- Martha Bozeman: 6,662 votes (8%)
Statewide offices
- Governor
- Ron Sparks: 199,558 votes (62.4%), winner
- Artur Davis: 120,050 votes (37.6%)
- Lieutenant Governor
- Jim Folsom, Jr (incumbent, unopposed)
- Attorney General
- James Anderson: 136,366 votes (49.7%), 70,197 votes in runoff (60%)
- Giles Perkins: 84,943 votes (31.0%), 46,856 votes in runoff (40%)
- Michel Nicrosi: 53,021 votes (19.3%)
- Commissioner of Agriculture
- Glen Zorn (unopposed)
- Public Service Commission, Place 1
- Jan Cook (incumbent, unopposed)
- Public Service Commission, Place 2
- Susan Parker (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Auditor
- Miranda Joseph (unopposed)
- State Treasurer
- Charley Grimsley: 151,894 votes (60.0%), winner
- Jeremy Sherer: 100,529 votes (40.0%)
- Secretary of State
- Scott Gilliland (unopposed)
- State Board of Education, Place 2
- Betty Letlow (unopposed)
- State Board of Education, Place 4
- Yvette Richardson: 25,376 votes (70%), winner
- Margie Varner: 11,033 votes (30%)
- State Board of Education, Place 6
- Kimberly Drake (unopposed)
Countywide offices
- Jefferson County Commission, District 1
- Johnathan Austin: 3,061 votes (22%), 5,008 votes in runoff (47%)
- George Bowman: 2,823 votes (20%), 5,706 votes in runoff (53%)
- William A. Barnes: 1,910 votes (14%)
- Willie Hardley, Jr: 1,659 votes (12%)
- Orville Ifill: 934 votes (7%)
- Kamau Afrika: 689 votes (6%)
- Christopher Talley: 745 votes (5%)
- Michael R. Jordan: 716 votes (5%)
- Cyrondys Jackson: 672 votes (5%)
- Rodney Huntley: 359 votes (3%)
- Jefferson County Commission, District 2
- Sandra Little Brown: 4,987 votes (35%), 5,931 votes in runoff (54%)
- Gary Richardson: 4,216 votes (29%), 5,134 votes in runoff (46%)
- Steve Small: 2,857 votes (20%)
- Iva Williams III: 1,320 votes (9%)
- Willie Florence: 552 votes (4%)
- Michael Miller: 400 votes (3%)
- Jefferson County Commission, District 3
- Vivian Ford: 2,945 votes (48%), 2,246 votes in runoff (55%)
- Ron Yarbrough: 2,426 votes (39%), 1,808 votes in runoff (45%)
- Chuck Jaeger: 809 votes (13%)
- Jefferson County Commission, District 4
- Roy L. Wood, Jr (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Sheriff
- Willie Hill: 16,504 votes (40%), 17,035 votes in runoff (59%)
- Ron Blankenship: 15,987 votes (39%), 11,752 votes in runoff (41%)
- Wallace Anger: 8,798 votes (21%)
- Jefferson County District Attorney
- Theodore Lawson (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Board of Education, Place 5
- Jacqueline Smith (incumbent, unopposed)
Judgeships
- Supreme Court of Alabama, Place 1
- Rhonda Chambers (unopposed)
- Supreme Court of Alabama, Place 2
- Tom Edwards (unopposed)
- Supreme Court of Alabama, Place 3
- Mac Parsons (unopposed)
- Court of Civil Appeals
- Deborah Bell Paseur (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 2
- Laura Petro (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 3
- David Carpenter (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 4
- Helen Shores Lee (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 12
- Annetta Verin: 5,926 votes (48%), runoff
- Dan King III (incumbent): 3,845 votes (31%), runoff
- Pamela Cousins: 2,435 votes (20%)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 14
- Clyde Jones (incumbent): 18,493 votes (61%), winner
- Patricia Stephens: 12,032 votes (39%)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 17
- Kenya Marshall: 12,806 votes (42%), 55% in runoff, winner
- Nikki Still (incumbent): 11,829 votes (29%), 45% in runoff
- Peter Davis: 5,600 votes (18%)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 19
- David Hodby (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 20
- Agnes Chappell: 16,199 votes (52%), winner
- Phillip Bahakel: 7,315 votes (25%)
- Gerri Robinson: 6,180 votes (20%)
- R. Leland Lee Lesley: 1,250 votes (4%)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 22
- Caryl Privett (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 23
- Carnella Greene-Norman: 12,167 votes (41%), runoff
- Denise Pomeroy: 11,696 votes (40%), runoff
- Alfred Newell: 5,556 votes (19%)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 24
- Stephen Wallace: 17,155 votes (58%), winner
- Amber Ladner: 12,305 votes (42%)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 25
- Eugene Verin (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 26
- Tommy Nall (unopposed)
- Jefferson County District Court, Place 4
- Sheldon Watkins (unopposed)
- Jefferson County District Court, Place 5
- Jack Lowther (unopposed)
- Jefferson County District Court, Place 7
- Bobby Bynon (unopposed)
- Jefferson County District Court, Place 10
- Lynniece Washington (unopposed)
- Jefferson County District Court, Place 11
- Eric Fancher (unopposed)
Other offices
- State Senator, Alabama Senate District 5
- Brett Wadsworth: 6,407 votes (72%), winner
- Bill Cleghorn: 2,431 votes (27%)
- State Senator, Alabama Senate District 17
- Tommy Hudson (unopposed)
- State Senator, Alabama Senate District 18
- Rodger Smitherman (incumbent): 7,715 votes (71%), winner
- Fred Horn: 3,082 votes (28%)
- State Senator, Alabama Senate District 9
- Priscilla Dunn (incumbent): 10,851 votes (84%), winner
- Nathan Reed: 2,036 votes (16%)
- State Senator, Alabama Senate District 20
- Linda Coleman (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 43
- Virginia Sweet (unopposed)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 45
- Charlene Cannon: 1,610 votes (86%), winner
- Larry Cate: 271 votes (14%)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 52
- John Rogers (incumbent): 2,932 votes (69%), winner
- Frederick Alexander: 1,245 votes (31%)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 53
- Demetrius Newton (incumbent): 2,377 votes (71%), winner
- Alann Johnson: 962 votes (29%)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 54
- Patricia Todd (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 55
- Roderick Scott (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 56
- Lawrence McAdory (incumbent): 2,349 votes (49%), runoff
- Claire Mitchell: 1,449 votes (30%), runoff
- Melanie Bouyer: 558 votes (12%)
- David Vance: 432 votes (9%)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 57
- Merika Coleman (incumbent): 3,441 votes (68%), winner
- Fred Plump: 1,078 votes (21%)
- Carole Marks: 540 votes (11%)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 58
- Oliver Robinson (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 59
- Mary Moore (incumbent): 2,100 votes (80%), winner
- Carl Davis: 511 votes (20%)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 60
- Lee Lee Givan: 1,753 votes (38%), runoff
- John Hilliard: 1,370 votes (30%), runoff
- Ralph Mayes: 683 votes (15%)
- David Russell: 437 votes (9%)
- Sharon Lewis: 279 votes (8%)
- Jefferson County District Attorney, Bessemer Cut-Off
- Arthur Green (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk, Bessemer Cut-Off
- Benny Watson (unopposed)
Republican Primary
Federal offices
- United States Senator
- Richard Shelby (incumbent): 403,408 votes (84.4%), winner
- Clint Moser: 74,782 votes (15.6%)
- United States Representative, 3rd District
- Mike Rogers (incumbent, unopposed)
- United States Representative, 4th District
- Robert Aderholt (incumbent, unopposed))
- United States Representative, 6th District
- Spencer Bachus (incumbent): 80,687 votes (75.6%), winner
- Stan Cooke: 25,895 votes (24.4%)
- United States Representative, 7th District
- Don Chamberlain: 6,161 votes (37.6%), 11,780 votes in runoff (56%)
- Chris Salter: 4,823 votes (29.4%), 9,348 votes in runoff (44%)
- Michele Waller: 2,800 votes (17.1%)
- Carol Hendrickson: 2,607 votes (15.9%)
Statewide offices
- Governor
- Bradley Byrne: 137,448 votes (27.9%), 204,388 votes in runoff (44%)
- Robert Bentley: 123,959 votes (25.2%), 260,853 votes in runoff (56%), winner
- Tim James: 123,792 votes (25.1%)
- Roy Moore: 95,157 votes (19.3%)
- Bill Johnson: 8,362 votes (1.7%)
- Charles Taylor: 2,522 votes (0.5%)
- James Potts: 1,549 votes (0.3%)
- Lieutenant Governor
- Kay Ivey: 254,174 votes (56.7%), winner
- Hank Erwin: 140,812 votes (31.4%)
- Gene Ponder: 53,510 votes (11.9%)
- Attorney General
- Luther Strange: 283,671 votes (60.2%), winner
- Troy King (incumbent): 187,792 votes (39.8%)
- Commissioner of Agriculture
- John McMillan: 149,504 votes (36.5%), 216,576 votes in runoff (52%), winner
- Dorman Grace: 144,111 votes (35.2%), 200,769 votes in runoff (48%)
- Dale Peterson: 115,763 votes (28.3%)
- Public Service Commission, Place 1
- Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh: 180,106 votes (49%), runoff
- Stephen Evans: 94,967 votes (26%), runoff
- Chip Beeker: 90,693 votes (25%)
- Public Service Commission, Place 2
- Terry Dunn: 168,092 votes (52%), winner
- Chip Brown: 158,091 votes (48%)
- State Auditor
- Samantha Shaw (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Treasurer
- Young Boozer III: 302,152 votes (64.9%), winner
- George Wallace, Jr: 163,598 votes (35.1%)
- Secretary of State
- Beth Chapman (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Board of Education, Place 2
- Betty Peters (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Board of Education, Place 4
- Tom Dooley (unopposed)
- State Board of Education, Place 6
- Charles Elliott: 42,269 votes (60%), winner
- Ron Stone: 29,124 votes (40%)
- State Board of Education, Place 8
Countywide offices
- Jefferson County Commission, District 3
- Bobby Humphryes (incumbent): 6,777 votes (44.9%), 6,518 votes in runoff (44%)
- Jimmie Stephens: 4,735 votes (31.5%), 8,272 votes in runoff (56%), winner
- David Phillips: 1,370 votes (9.1%)
- Jay Miller: 1,171 votes (7.8%)
- Lisa Pack: 1,026 votes (6.8%)
- Jefferson County Commission, District 4
- Joe Knight: 5,083 votes (31.7%), 8,870 votes in runoff (59%), winner
- Ronnie Dixon: 3,461 votes (21.6%), 6,053 votes in runoff (41%)
- Wayne Taylor: 3,369 votes (21.0%)
- Jim Gunter: 3,205 votes (20.0%)
- Ed Henson: 903 votes (5.6%)
- Jefferson County Commission, District 5
- David Carrington: 12,686 votes (66.4%), winner
- Steve Duncan: 3,380 votes (17.7%)
- Jim Atkinson: 3,033 votes (15.9%)
- Jefferson County Sheriff
- Mike Hale (incumbent): 50,885 votes (86.9%), winner
- Jim Woodward: 7,699 votes (13.1%)
- Jefferson County District Attorney
- Brandon Falls (incumbent, unopposed)
- Jefferson County Board of Education, Place 1
- Jennifer Parsons (incumbent): 10,583 votes (47%), runoff
- Mike Grissom: 8,736 votes (39%), runoff
- Jon Griswold: 3,187 votes (14%)
- Jefferson County Board of Education, Place 5
- Thomas Glanton (unopposed)
- Shelby County Sheriff
- Chris Curry (incumbent): 20,475 votes (82.7%), winner
- Ken Bailey: 4,277 votes (17.3%)
- Shelby County School Board, Place 1
- Jane Hampton: 11,179 votes (53%), winner
- David Nichols (incumbent): 10,260 votes (47%)
- Shelby County School Board, Place 2
- Aubrey Miller: 9,482 votes (46%), runoff
- Anne Glass (incumbent): 8,411 votes (41%), runoff
- Nicke Gaspers: 2,840 votes (14%)
- Shelby County Coroner
- Diana Hawkins (unopposed)
- Shelby County Superintendent of Education
- Randy Fuller (unopposed)
Judgeships
- Supreme Court of Alabama, Place 1
- Supreme Court of Alabama, Place 2
- Mike Bolin (incumbent): 245,354 votes (70%), winner
- Tracy Cary: 106,720 votes (30%)
- Supreme Court of Alabama, Place 3
- Tom Parker (incumbent): 205,913 votes (61%), winner
- Eric Johnston: 95,685 votes (28%)
- James Houts: 35,224 votes (10%)
- Court of Civil Appeals
- Tommy Bryan (incumbent, unopposed)
- Court of Criminal Appeals
- Jim Main (incumbent, unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 3
- Alfred Bahakel (incumbent, unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 4
- Chuck Hunter (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 12
- Virginia Meigs (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 20
- Julie Palmer: 20,550 votes (61%), winner
- Lee Powell: 13,382 votes (39%)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 21
- Bob Vance (incumbent, unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 23
- Dorothea Batiste (unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 24
- Gloria Bahakel (incumbent, unopposed)
- Jefferson County District Court, Place 10
- Edward Vines (incumbent, unopposed)
- Shelby County Circuit Court, Place 4
- Dan Reeves: 15,946 votes (72%), winner
- Ferris Ritchey: 6,196 votes (28%)
Other offices
- State Senator, Alabama Senate District 5
- Greg Reed: 7,375 votes (52%), winner
- Thad Turnipseed: 6,894 (48%)
- State Senator, Alabama Senate District 14
- Cam Ward (unopposed)
- State Senator, Alabama Senate District 15
- Slade Blackwell: 14,161 votes (60%), winner
- Steve French (incumbent): 9,598 votes (40%)
- State Senator, Alabama Senate District 16
- Jabo Waggoner (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Senator, Alabama Senate District 17
- Scott Beason (incumbent): 14,247 votes (63%), winner
- Jim Murphree: 8,365 votes (37%)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 15
- Allen Farley: 4,116 votes (58%), winner
- Pat Moore (incumbent): 3,016 votes (42%)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 41
- Mike Hill (incumbent): 6,402 votes (76%), winner
- Stephen Bryant: 2,029 votes (24%)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 43
- Mary Sue McClurkin (incumbent): 51 votes (67%), winner
- Brittany Tate: 25 votes (33%)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 44
- Arthur Payne (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 45
- Owen Drake (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 46
- Paul DeMarco (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 47
- Jack Williams (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 48
- Greg Canfield (incumbent, unopposed)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 49
- April Weaver: 3,346 votes (53%), winner
- Jim McClain: 1,587 votes (25%)
- James Lee: 794 votes (13%)
- Jack Gray: 555 votes (9%)
- State Legislator, Alabama House District 51
- Allen Treadaway (incumbent, unopposed)
- Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk, Bessemer Cut-Off
- James O. Rice (unopposed)
Referendum on constitutional amendment
- Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to the promotion of propane gas by authorizing the Legislature to enact legislation providing for an assessment on the members of the propane gas industry for the purpose of financing promotion programs.(Proposed by Act 2009-547)
- No: 370,548 votes (60%)
- Yes: 247,046 votes (40%)
Special election for Jefferson County Commission District 1
A special election was held to fill the vacant seat left by William Bell when he became Mayor of Birmingham. George Bowman won the June 22 runoff, in which only 6% of eligible voters showed up at the polls. He was sworn into office soon after. Many of the same candidates also appeared on the ballot for the full four-year term to be decided in the 2010 general election on November 2:
- George Bowman (D): 3,046 votes (21%), 2,188 votes in runoff (56%)
- Johnathan Austin (D): 2,802 votes (20%), 1,751 votes in runoff (44%)
- William A. Barnes (D): 1,678 votes (12%)
- Willie Hardley, Jr (D): 1,597 votes (11%)
- Orville Ifill (D): 950 votes (7%)
- Christopher Talley (D) 823 votes (6%)
- Kamau Afrika (D): 821 votes (6%)
- Michael R. Jordan (D): 653 votes (5%)
- Cyrondys Jackson (D): 618 votes (4%)
- Margie George (R): 578 votes (4%)
- Rodney Huntley (D): 357 votes (2%)
- Greg Stanley (I): 147 votes (1%)
- John Carter (R): 122 votes (1%)
- Eric Lathan (R): 98 votes (1%)
References
- Wright, Barnett (May 16, 2010) "Campaign 2010: 14 candidates seek Jefferson County Commission's District 1 seat." Birmingham News
External links
- Election information at sos.state.al.us