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===United States Senate===
===United States Senate===
* [[Jeff Sessions]] (R, incumbent) 1,303,435 () winner
* [[Jeff Sessions]] (R, incumbent) 1,303,435 (63%) winner
* [[Vivian Figures]] (D) 750,755
* [[Vivian Figures]] (D) 750,755 (37%)


===[[3rd Congressional District of Alabama]]===
===[[3rd Congressional District of Alabama]]===
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==Statewide offices==
==Statewide offices==
===Amendments===
===Amendments===
* Amendment 1 (Act 2008-508) establishing a "rainy day fund" for the state's general budget, drawn from the [[Alabama Trust Fund]].
* Amendment 1 (Act 2008-508) establishing a "rainy day fund" for the state's general budget, drawn from the [[Alabama Trust Fund]].
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* Yes: 162,565 (63%)
* Yes: 162,565 (63%)
* No: 95,365 (37%)
* No: 95,365 (37%)
=St Clair County Results=
==Federal offices==
===President of the United States===
* John McCain (R) 27,630 (81%)
* Barack Obama (D) 6,088 (18%)
* Ralph Nader (Ind) 118 (0.4%)
* Chuck Baldwin (Ind-Constitution) 114 (0.3%)
* Bob Barr (Ind-Libertarian) 65 (0.2%)
* write-in: 51 (0.2%)
===United States Senate===
* [[Jeff Sessions]] (R, incumbent) 27,522 (82%)
* [[Vivian Figures]] (D) 5,998 (18%)
===[[4th Congressional District of Alabama]]===
* [[Robert Aderholt]] (R, incumbent) 1,870 (82%)
* [[Nicholas Sparks]] (D) 417 (18%)
* write-in: 5 (0.2%)
===[[6th Congressional District of Alabama]]===
* [[Spencer Bachus]] (R, incumbent) 26,065 (99%)
* write-in: 397 (1.5%)
==Statewide offices==
===Alabama Public Service Commission===
*President
** [[Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh]] (R) 23,330 (70%)
** [[Lucy Baxley]] (D) 9,641 (29%)
===Alabama Supreme Court===
* Place 1
** [[Greg Shaw]] (R) 22,735 (68%)
** [[Deborah Bell Paseur]] (D) 10,462 (31%)
** write-in: 50 (0.2%)
===Alabama Court of Civil Appeals===
* Place 1
** [[Bill Thompson]] (R) 24,434 (76%)
** [[Kimberly Harbison Drake]] (D) 7,842 (24%)
** write-in: 44 (0.1%)
===Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals===
* Place 1
** [[Beth Kellum]] (R) 24,374 (76%)
** [[Clyde Jones]] (D) 7,733 (24%)
** write-in, 47 (0.2%)
* Place 2
** [[Mary Windom]] (R) 23,933 (74%)
** [[Aimee Cobb Smith]] (D) 8,380 (26%)
** write-in: 46 (0.1%)
===Alabama State Board of Education, District 3===
* [[Stephanie Bell]] (R) 22,099 (77%)
* [[Judy West Bell]] (D) 6,475 (23%)
* write-in: 30 (0.1%)
===[[Circuit Court of Alabama]]===
* [[30th Judicial Circuit of Alabama]]
** [[Charles Robinson]] (D) 17,505 (96%)
** write-in: 645 (3.6%)
===District Court of Alabama, St Clair County===
* Place 2
** [[Robert Minor]] (R) 27,873 (99%)
** write-in: 271 (1.0%)
==County offices==
===[[St Clair County Commission District 2]]===
* [[Mike Bowling]] (R) 27,669 (99%)
* write-in: 224 (0.8%)
===[[St Clair County Commission District 3]]===
* [[Paul Manning]] (R) 27,724 (99%)
* write-in: 255 (0.9%)
===[[St Clair County Commission District 4]]===
* [[Jimmy Roberts]] (R) 27,363 (99%)
* write-in: 216 (0.8%)
===St Clair County Revenue Commissioner===
* [[Elizabeth Mealer]] (R) 27,680 (99%)
* write-in: 210 (0.8%)
===St Clair County Board of Education===
* [[Odenville]] District
** [[Allison Gray]] (R) 23,032 (99%)
** write-in: 159 (0.7%)
* [[Ashville]]/[[Steele]] District
** [[Randy Thompson]] (R) 23,097 (99%)
** write-in: 164 (0.7%)
* [[Moody]] District
** [[Scott Suttle]] (Ind) 13,217 (98%)
** write-in: 208 (1.6%)
===Amendments===
* Amendment 1 (Act 2008-508) establishing a "rainy day fund" for the state's general budget, drawn from the [[Alabama Trust Fund]].
** No: 15,213 (52%)
** Yes: 14,211 (48%)
* Amendment 2 (Act 2007-225) establishing a judicial commission for [[Shelby County]].
** Yes: 11,176 (55%)
** No: 9,194 (45%)
*  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.
** No: 11,389 (56%)
** Yes: 8,881 (44%)
*  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: 10,927 (54%)
** No: 9,300 (46%)
*  Amendment 5 (Act 2008-288) authorizing the state legislature to fix, alter and confirm court fees in Russell County
** No: 12,026 (61%)
** Yes: 7,553 (39%)
*  Amendment 6 (Act 2008-293) providing for election of two members to the utilities board of the City of [[Tuskegee]]
** Yes: 9,914 (51%)
** No: 9,485 (49%)
*  Local Amendment 1, prohibiting county officials from becoming supernumerary officials
* Yes: 14,927 (56%)
* No: 11,965 (44%)


==External link==
==External link==
* [ftp://ftp.jeffcointouch.com/elections/Active%20Election%20Files/Electionreportset.html Election results] at Jeffcointouch.com
* [ftp://ftp.jeffcointouch.com/elections/Active%20Election%20Files/Electionreportset.html Jefferson County election results] at Jeffcointouch.com
* [http://216.109.1.250/voting/el45.htm St Clair County election results] at stclairco.com
* [http://www.al.com/election/ Elections] coverage on al.com
* [http://www.al.com/election/ Elections] coverage on al.com


Revision as of 12:26, 9 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

County offices

Jefferson County Commission District 1

Jefferson County Treasurer

Deputy Treasurer, Bessemer Division

Jefferson County Tax Assessor

Assistant Tax Assessor, Bessemer Division

Assistant Tax Assessor, Bessemer Division

Jefferson County Tax Collector

Assistant Tax Collector, Bessemer Division

Jefferson County Board of Education

Amendments

  • Amendment 1 (Act 2008-508) establishing a "rainy day fund" for the state's general budget, drawn from the Alabama Trust Fund.
    • Yes: 145,736 (55%)
    • No: 117,747 (45%)
  • Amendment 2 (Act 2007-225) establishing a judicial commission for Shelby County.
    • Yes: 119,991 (65%)
    • No: 65,751 (35%)
  • 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: 103,143 (55%)
    • No: 84,320 (45%)
  • 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: 115,309 (62%)
    • No: 70,636 (38%)
  • Amendment 5 (Act 2008-288) authorizing the state legislature to fix, alter and confirm court fees in Russell County
    • No: 94,560 (52%)
    • Yes: 86,271 (48%)
  • Amendment 6 (Act 2008-293) providing for election of two members to the utilities board of the City of Tuskegee
    • Yes: 112,276 (64%)
    • No: 62,859 (36%)
  • Amendment 7, releasing landlords from debts incurred to the Jefferson County Sewer System by tenant customers
  • Yes: 162,565 (63%)
  • No: 95,365 (37%)

St Clair County Results

Federal offices

President of the United States

  • John McCain (R) 27,630 (81%)
  • Barack Obama (D) 6,088 (18%)
  • Ralph Nader (Ind) 118 (0.4%)
  • Chuck Baldwin (Ind-Constitution) 114 (0.3%)
  • Bob Barr (Ind-Libertarian) 65 (0.2%)
  • write-in: 51 (0.2%)

United States Senate

4th Congressional District of Alabama

6th Congressional District of Alabama

Statewide offices

Alabama Public Service Commission

Alabama Supreme Court

Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals

Alabama State Board of Education, District 3

Circuit Court of Alabama

District Court of Alabama, St Clair County

County offices

St Clair County Commission District 2

St Clair County Commission District 3

St Clair County Commission District 4

St Clair County Revenue Commissioner

St Clair County Board of Education

Amendments

  • Amendment 1 (Act 2008-508) establishing a "rainy day fund" for the state's general budget, drawn from the Alabama Trust Fund.
    • No: 15,213 (52%)
    • Yes: 14,211 (48%)
  • Amendment 2 (Act 2007-225) establishing a judicial commission for Shelby County.
    • Yes: 11,176 (55%)
    • No: 9,194 (45%)
  • 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.
    • No: 11,389 (56%)
    • Yes: 8,881 (44%)
  • 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: 10,927 (54%)
    • No: 9,300 (46%)
  • Amendment 5 (Act 2008-288) authorizing the state legislature to fix, alter and confirm court fees in Russell County
    • No: 12,026 (61%)
    • Yes: 7,553 (39%)
  • Amendment 6 (Act 2008-293) providing for election of two members to the utilities board of the City of Tuskegee
    • Yes: 9,914 (51%)
    • No: 9,485 (49%)
  • Local Amendment 1, prohibiting county officials from becoming supernumerary officials
  • Yes: 14,927 (56%)
  • No: 11,965 (44%)

External link

See also

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