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===[[7th Congressional District of Alabama]]===
===[[7th Congressional District of Alabama]]===
* [[Artur Davis]] (D, incumbent), unopposed
* [[Artur Davis]] (D, incumbent), unopposed
==Statewide offices==
===Amendments===
* Amendment 1 (Act 2008-508) establishing a "rainy day fund" for the state's general budget, drawn from the [[Alabama Trust Fund]].
** Yes 954,325 (57%)
** No 729,931 (43%)
* Amendment 2 (Act 2007-225) establishing a judicial commission for [[Shelby County]].
** Yes 660,797 (60%)
** No 434,969 (40%)
*  Amendment 3 (Act 2007-360) equalizing ad valorem tax rates for residents in the Madison City School District, whether they live in Madison or Limestone Counties.
** Yes 573,644 (50%)
** No 564,999 (48%)
*  Amendment 4 (Act 2008-285) preventing the annexation of municipalities partly in [[Blount County]] by cities outside the county without a county-wide referendum
** Yes 629,359 (57%)
** No 477,794 (43%)
*  Amendment 5 (Act 2008-288) authorizing the state legislature to fix, alter and confirm court fees in Russell County
** No 599,930 (55%)
** Yes 492,362 (45%)
*  Amendment 6 (Act 2008-293) providing for election of two members to the utilities board of the City of [[Tuskegee]]
** Yes 613,788 (58%)
** No 451,935 (42%)


=Jefferson County Results=
=Jefferson County Results=
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* write-in: 552 (0.2%)
* write-in: 552 (0.2%)
* Chuck Baldwin (Ind-Constitution) 423 (0.1%)
* Chuck Baldwin (Ind-Constitution) 423 (0.1%)
===United States Senate===
* [[Jeff Sessions]] (R, incumbent) 159,000 (51%)
* [[Vivian Figures]] (D) 154,403 (49%)


===[[6th Congressional District of Alabama]]===
===[[6th Congressional District of Alabama]]===
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==Statewide offices==
==Statewide offices==
===Alabama Public Service Commission===
===Alabama Public Service Commission===
*Place 1
*President
** [[Jan Cook]] (D) 634,575 (54%, winner)
** [[Lucy Baxley]] (D) 174,965 (57%)
** [[John Rice]] (R) 549,070 (46%)
** [[Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh]] (R) 133,324 (43%)
* Place 2
** [[Susan Parker]] (D) 629,298 (53%, winner)
** [[Perry O. Hooper, Jr]] (R) 553,173 (47%)


===Alabama Supreme Court===
===Alabama Supreme Court===
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** [[Deborah Bell Paseur]] (D) 177,454 (57%)
** [[Deborah Bell Paseur]] (D) 177,454 (57%)
** [[Greg Shaw]] (R) 133,447 (43%)
** [[Greg Shaw]] (R) 133,447 (43%)
** write-in, 247 (0.8%)
** write-in: 247 (0.1%)


===Alabama Court of Civil Appeals===
===Alabama Court of Civil Appeals===
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** [[Kimberly Harbison Drake]] (D) 162,182 (53%)
** [[Kimberly Harbison Drake]] (D) 162,182 (53%)
** [[Bill Thompson]] (R) 143,176 (47%)
** [[Bill Thompson]] (R) 143,176 (47%)
** write-in: 182 (0.1%)


===Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals===
===Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals===
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** write-in, 192 (0.6%)
** write-in, 192 (0.6%)
* Place 2
* Place 2
** [[Kelli Wise]] (R)
** [[Aimee Cobb Smith]] (D) 170,748 (56%)
** [[Mary Windom]] (R) 133,962 (44%)
** write-in: 171 (0.1%)
 
===[[Circuit Court of Alabama]]===
* Place 10
** [[Tom King, Jr]] (D) 209,393 (98%)
** write-in: 4,189 (2.0%)
 
===District Court of Alabama, [[10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama]]===
* [[John Amari]] (D) 167,234 (55%)
* [[Norman Winston]] (R) 137,431 (45%)
* write-in: 220 (0.1%)


===Circuit Court of Alabama, [[10th Judicial Circuit]]===
* Place 1
** [[Joseph L. Boohaker]] (D)
* Place 5
** [[Teresa B. Petelos]] (R)
* Place 6
** [[J. Scott Vowell]] (D)
* Place 7
** [[Bill Cole]] (R) 87,120 (51%, winner)
** [[James Kendrick]] (D) 83,586 (49%)
* Place 8
** [[Mike Graffeo]] (D) 91,779 (53%, winner)
** [[Pat Moore]] (R) 80,796 (47%)
* Place 9
** [[G. William Noble]] (R)
* Place 11
** [[Houston Brown]] (D)
* Place 12
** [[Jill Ganus]] (R) 89,912 (53%, winner)
** [[Minnie Tunstall]] (D) 79,642 (47%)
* Place 13
** [[David A. Sullivan]] (D)
** [[Ed Ramsey]] (R)
* Place 15
** [[Suzanne Childers]] (D) 89,896 (52%, winner)
** [[John C. Calhoun]] (R) 81,452 (48%)
* Place 16
** [[Teresa Pulliam]] (R) 87,461 (51%, winner)
** [[Don Colee]] (D) 82,463 (49%)
* Place 18
** [[Brian Huff]] (R) 84,944 (50.13%, winner, after recount)
** [[Andra Sparks]] (D) 84,493 (49.87%)
* Place 27
** [[Virginia A. Vinson]] (R)


===Amendments===
* Amendment 1 (Act 2005-105) authorizing the city of Prichard to establish an Alabama Foreign Trade Investment Zone under the US System of General Preferences and the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act.
** No 408,900 (50.2%)
** Yes 406,010 (49.8%)
* Amendment 2 (Act 2005-215) requiring ad valorem property tax of at least 10 mills in each school district
** Yes 582,532 (58.6%)
** No 412,127 (41.4%)
*  Amendment 3 (Act 2006-512) providing for the election of a school board in Macon County
** Yes 468,018 (61.2%)
** No 296,386 (38.8%)


===[[Alabama Senate]]===
===[[Alabama Senate]]===

Revision as of 22:31, 8 November 2008

The 2008 general election was held on November 4, 2008. Approximately 50% of Alabama's registered voters filled out ballots. In Jefferson County 318,781 ballots were cast, representing 77% of the county's eligible voters.

Statewide results

Federal offices

President of the United States

  • John McCain (R) 1,264,879 (60%), winner of 9 electoral votes
  • Barack Obama (D) 811,764 (39%)
  • Ralph Nader (Ind) 6,616
  • Bob Barr (Ind-Libertarian) 4,984
  • Chuck Baldwin (Ind-Constitution) 4,303

United States Senate

3rd Congressional District of Alabama

4th Congressional District of Alabama

6th Congressional District of Alabama

7th Congressional District of Alabama

Statewide offices

Amendments

  • Amendment 1 (Act 2008-508) establishing a "rainy day fund" for the state's general budget, drawn from the Alabama Trust Fund.
    • Yes 954,325 (57%)
    • No 729,931 (43%)
  • Amendment 2 (Act 2007-225) establishing a judicial commission for Shelby County.
    • Yes 660,797 (60%)
    • No 434,969 (40%)
  • Amendment 3 (Act 2007-360) equalizing ad valorem tax rates for residents in the Madison City School District, whether they live in Madison or Limestone Counties.
    • Yes 573,644 (50%)
    • No 564,999 (48%)
  • Amendment 4 (Act 2008-285) preventing the annexation of municipalities partly in Blount County by cities outside the county without a county-wide referendum
    • Yes 629,359 (57%)
    • No 477,794 (43%)
  • Amendment 5 (Act 2008-288) authorizing the state legislature to fix, alter and confirm court fees in Russell County
    • No 599,930 (55%)
    • Yes 492,362 (45%)
  • Amendment 6 (Act 2008-293) providing for election of two members to the utilities board of the City of Tuskegee
    • Yes 613,788 (58%)
    • No 451,935 (42%)

Jefferson County Results

Federal offices

President of the United States

  • Barack Obama (D) 166,015 (52%)
  • John McCain (R) 149,843 (47%)
  • Bob Barr (Ind-Libertarian) 793 (0.3%)
  • Ralph Nader (Ind) 712 (0.2%)
  • write-in: 552 (0.2%)
  • Chuck Baldwin (Ind-Constitution) 423 (0.1%)

United States Senate

6th Congressional District of Alabama

7th Congressional District of Alabama

  • Artur Davis (D, incumbent) 124,680 (99%)
  • write-in: 1,143 (0.9%)

Statewide offices

Alabama Public Service Commission

Alabama Supreme Court

Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals

Circuit Court of Alabama

  • Place 10

District Court of Alabama, 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama


Alabama Senate

Alabama House of Representatives

Jefferson County

Sheriff

Circuit Clerk

Jefferson County Commission

Jefferson County District Court

Jefferson County Probate Court

External link

See also

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