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The '''2012 general election''' was held on [[November 6]], [[2012]]. Approximately 62.6% of Alabama's registered voters filled out ballots. In [[Jefferson County]] 304,521 ballots were cast, representing 75.3% of the county's eligible voters.
The '''2012 general election''' was held on [[November 6]], [[2012]]. Approximately 62.6% of Alabama's registered voters filled out ballots. In [[Jefferson County]] 304,865 ballots were cast, representing 79.1% of the county's 385,364 registered voters.


=Statewide results=
=Statewide results=
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** No:359,767 votes (33.3%)
** No:359,767 votes (33.3%)


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=Jefferson County Results=
==Federal offices==
==Federal offices==
===President of the United States===
===President of the United States===
* Barack Obama (D) 166,015 (52%)
* Barack Obama & Joe Biden (D, incumbent) 159,786 votes (52.5%)
* John McCain (R) 149,843 (47%)
* Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan (R) 141,623 votes (46.5%)
* Bob Barr (Ind-Libertarian) 793 (0.3%)
* Gary Johnson & Jim Gray (Ind-Libertarian) 1,635 votes (0.54%)
* Ralph Nader (Ind) 712 (0.2%)
* (write-in) 605 votes (0.20%)
* write-in: 552 (0.2%)
* Jill Stein & Cheri Honkala (Ind-Green) 438 votes (0.14%)
* Chuck Baldwin (Ind-Constitution) 423 (0.1%)
* Virgil Goode & James Clymer (Ind-Constitution) 284 votes (0.09%)


===United States Senate===
===United States Congress===
* [[Jeff Sessions]] (R, incumbent) 159,000 (51%)
* [[6th Congressional District of Alabama]]
* [[Vivian Figures]] (D) 154,403 (49%)
** [[Spencer Bachus]] (R, incumbent) 113,933 votes (68.9%)
 
** [[Penny Bailey]] (D) 51,217 votes (31.0%)
===[[6th Congressional District of Alabama]]===
* [[7th Congressional District of Alabama]]
* [[Spencer Bachus]] (R, incumbent) 139,835 (97%)
** [[Terri Sewell]] (D, incumbent) 112,575 votes (84.8%)
* write-in: 3,701 (2.6%)
** [[Don Chamberlain]] (R) 20,184 votes (15.2%)


===[[7th Congressional District of Alabama]]===
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* [[Artur Davis]] (D, incumbent) 124,680 (99%)
* write-in: 1,143 (0.9%)
 
==Statewide offices==
===Alabama Public Service Commission===
===Alabama Public Service Commission===
*President
*President
** [[Lucy Baxley]] (D) 174,965 (57%)
** [[Lucy Baxley]] (D, incumbent) 167,113 votes (56.6%)
** [[Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh]] (R) 133,324 (43%)
** [[Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh]] (R) 127,897 votes (43.3%)


===Alabama Supreme Court===
===Alabama Supreme Court===

Revision as of 22:31, 7 November 2012

The 2012 general election was held on November 6, 2012. Approximately 62.6% of Alabama's registered voters filled out ballots. In Jefferson County 304,865 ballots were cast, representing 79.1% of the county's 385,364 registered voters.

Statewide results

Federal offices

President and Vice-President of the United States

  • Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan (R) 1,074,831 votes (61%), winner of 9 electoral votes
  • Barack Obama & Joe Biden (D, incumbent) 680,831 votes (38%)
  • Gary Johnson & Jim Gray (Ind-Libertarian) 10,794 votes (0.6%)
  • Jill Stein & Cheri Honkala (Ind-Green) 4,984 votes (0.16%)
  • Virgil Goode & James Clymer (Ind-Constitution) 4,303 votes (0.14%)

United States Congress

Statewide offices

Alabama Public Service Commission

Alabama Supreme Court

  • Chief Justice
  • Place 1
    • Tommy Bryan (R, unopposed) 1,089,444 votes (100%), winner
  • Place 2
    • Lyn Stuart (R, unopposed) 1,083,711 votes (100%), winner
  • Place 3
  • Place 4
    • Jim Main (R, unopposed) 1,0867,494 votes (100%), winner

Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

  • Place 1
  • Place 2
  • Place 3
    • Terry Moore (R, unopposed) 1,065,419 votes (100%), winner

Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals

  • Place 1
    • Sam Welch (R, unopposed) 1,059,626 votes (100%), winner
  • Place 2
    • Liles Burke (R, unopposed) 1,057,206 votes (100%), winner
  • Place 3

Alabama State Board of Education

Statewide amendments

  • Amendment 1 (Act 2011-315) reauthorizing the Forever Wild Land Trust for 20 years
    • Yes: 1,137,401 votes (75.3%), approved
    • No: 373,400 votes (24.7%)
  • Amendment 2 (Act 2012-567) authorizing a revolving issue of general obligation bonds within a previously approved $750 million cap
    • Yes: 981,740 votes (69.3%), approved
    • No: 433,863 votes (30.7%)
  • Amendment 3 (Act 2011-316) defining the Stockton Landmark District in Baldwin County.
    • Yes: 776,747 votes (68.6%), approved
    • No: 354,761 votes (31.4%)
  • Amendment 4 (Act 2011-353) partially repealing earlier amendments relating to racial segregation and poll taxes
    • No: 881,362 (59.9%), defeated
    • Yes: 590,131 (40.1%)
  • Amendment 5 (Act 2011-543) authorizing a transfer of assets from the Pritchard Water Works to the Mobile Area Water & Sewer System
    • Yes: 793,446 votes (69.1%), approved
    • No: 354,734 votes (30.9%)
  • Amendment 6 (Act 2011-617) prohibiting compulsory participation in health care systems
    • Yes: 838,183 votes (59.2%), approved
    • No: 578,462 votes (40.8%)
  • Amendment 7 (Act 2011-656) establishing a fundamental right to secret ballot in matters of employee representation
    • Yes: 919,988 votes (67.8%), approved
    • No: 437,050 votes (32.2%)
  • Amendment 8 (Act 2011-656) tying legislative compensation to the state's median household income and actual expenses
    • Yes: 957,628 votes (69.1%), approved
    • No: 428,840 votes (30.9%)
  • Amendment 9 (Act 2012-275) modifying constitutional provisions regarding general laws pertaining to private corporations
    • Yes: 765,577 votes (58.3%), approved
    • No: 547,112 votes (41.7%)
  • Amendment 10 (Act 2012-276) modifying constitutional provisions regarding general laws pertaining to banks and banking
    • Yes: 677,420 votes (54.6%), approved
    • No: 562,760 votes (45.4%)
  • Amendment 11 (Act 2012-308) prohibiting municipalities outside Lawrence County from exercising police powers within the county
    • Yes: 721,664 (66.7%), approved
    • No:359,767 votes (33.3%)

Jefferson County Results

Federal offices

President of the United States

  • Barack Obama & Joe Biden (D, incumbent) 159,786 votes (52.5%)
  • Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan (R) 141,623 votes (46.5%)
  • Gary Johnson & Jim Gray (Ind-Libertarian) 1,635 votes (0.54%)
  • (write-in) 605 votes (0.20%)
  • Jill Stein & Cheri Honkala (Ind-Green) 438 votes (0.14%)
  • Virgil Goode & James Clymer (Ind-Constitution) 284 votes (0.09%)

United States Congress


See also

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