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The '''2014 statewide general election''' was held on [[November 4]], [[2014]], matching the winners of the [[2014 primary elections|Democratic and Republican primaries]] held the previous June, along with a small number of Libertarian and independent candidates and various referenda on amendments to the [[Alabama Constitution of 1901]].
The '''2014 statewide general election''' was held on [[November 4]], [[2014]], matching the winners of the [[2014 primary elections|Democratic and Republican primaries]] held the previous June, along with a small number of Libertarian and independent candidates and various referenda on amendments to the [[Alabama Constitution of 1901]].
Almost half of voters cast "straight ticket" ballots (316,551 for Republicans and 273,655 for Democrats).


==Results==
==Results==
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** '''[[John McMillan]]''' (R, incumbent): 716,219 (65%)
** '''[[John McMillan]]''' (R, incumbent): 716,219 (65%)
** [[Doug Smith]] (D): 389,559 (35%)
** [[Doug Smith]] (D): 389,559 (35%)
<!--* '''State Board of Education, Place 2'''
** [[Betty Peters]] (R, incumbent): 108,950 (60.9%)
** [[Betty Letlow]] (D): 69,906 (39.1%)
* '''State Board of Education, Place 4'''
** [[Yvette Richardson]] (D): 96,175 (63.9%)
** [[Tom Dooley]] (R): 54,427 (36.1%)
* '''State Board of Education, Place 6'''
** [[Charles Elliott]] (R): 153,057 (78.1%)
** [[Kimberly Drake]] (D): 43,046 (21.9%)
* '''State Board of Education, Place 8'''
** [[Mary Scott Hunter]] (R): 122,547 (63.1%)
** [[Mary Ruth Yates]] (D): 71,796 (36.9%)


===Countywide offices===
===Countywide offices===
* '''Jefferson County Commission, District 1'''
* '''Jefferson County Commission, District 1'''
** '''[[George Bowman]]''' (D, incumbent): 31,809 (88.9%)
** '''[[George Bowman]]''' (D, incumbent): unopposed
** [[Greg Stanley]] (R): 3,983 (11.1%)


* '''Jefferson County Commission, District 2'''
* '''Jefferson County Commission, District 2'''
** '''[[Sandra Little Brown]]''' (D): 30,859 (100%)
** '''[[Sandra Little Brown]]''' (D):
** [[Charles Kennedy]] (Libertarian)


* '''Jefferson County Commission, District 3'''
* '''Jefferson County Commission, District 3'''
** '''[[Jimmie Stephens]]''' (R): 30,225 (67.9%)
** '''[[Jimmie Stephens]]''' (R):
** [[Vivian Ford]] (D): 14,284
** [[Vivian Ford]] (D):
** [[Eric Calhoun]] (Libertarian):


* '''Jefferson County Commission, District 4'''
* '''Jefferson County Commission, District 4'''
** '''[[Joe Knight]]''' (R): 30,550 (69.5%)
** '''[[Joe Knight]]''' (R):  
** [[Roy L. Wood, Jr]] (D): 13,401 (30.5%)
** [[Ron Bishop]] (Libertarian):


* '''Jefferson County Commission, District 5'''
* '''Jefferson County Commission, District 5'''
** '''[[David Carrington]]''' (R): 38,102 (100%)
** '''[[David Carrington]]''' (R):  
** [[Steven Tucker]] (Libertarian):


* '''Jefferson County Sheriff'''
* '''Jefferson County Sheriff'''
** '''[[Mike Hale]]''' (R, incumbent): 118,938 (56.5%)
** '''[[Mike Hale]]''' (R, incumbent): 87,873 (55%)
** [[Willie Hill]] (D): 91,496 (43.5%)
** [[Wallace Anger]] (D): 68,487 (43%)
 
** [[Willie Hill]] (Libertarian): 4,589 (2.85%)
* '''Jefferson County District Attorney, Bessemer Division'''
** '''[[Arthur Green]]''' (D): 31,686 (100%)
 
* '''Jefferson County District Attorney, Birmingham Division'''
** '''[[Brandon Falls]]''' (R, incumbent): 108,207 (52.2%)
** [[Theo Lawson]] (D): 99,062 (47.8%)
 
* '''Jefferson County Board of Education, Place 1'''
** '''[[Jennifer Parsons]]''' (R, incumbent): 50,846 (100%)
 
* '''Jefferson County Board of Education, Place 5'''
** '''[[Jacqueline Smith]]''' (D, incumbent): 78,036 (59.0%)
** [[Pam Colbert]] (R): 54,257 (41.0%)


* '''Shelby County Sheriff'''
* '''Shelby County Sheriff'''
** '''[[Chris Curry]]''' (R, incumbent): 52,760 (100%)
** '''[[John Samaniego]]''' (R, incumbent): 38,278 (83%)
 
** [[Ken Bailey]] (Libertarian): 7,816 (17%)
* '''Shelby County School Board, Place 1'''
** '''[[Jane Hampton]]''' (R): 52,526 (100%)
 
* '''Shelby County School Board, Place 2'''
** '''[[Aubrey Miller]]''' (R): 52,549 (100%)


* '''Shelby County Coroner'''
* '''Shelby County Coroner'''
** '''[[Diana Hawkins]]''' (R): 52,834 (100%)
** '''[[Diana Steele New]]''' (R, incumbent): 39,140 (86%)
 
** [[Shane Carlisle]] (Libertarian): 6,191 (14%)
* '''Shelby County Superintendent of Education'''
** '''[[Randy Fuller]]''' (R): 52,672 (100%)


===Judgeships===
===Judgeships===
* '''Supreme Court of Alabama, Place 1'''
** [[Kelli Wise]] (R): 912,254 (62.9%)
** [[Rhonda Chambers]] (D): 537,112 (37.1%)
* '''Supreme Court of Alabama, Place 2'''
** [[Mike Bolin]] (R, incumbent): 907.029 (62.8%)
** [[Tom Edwards]] (D): 537,411 (37.2%)
* '''Supreme Court of Alabama, Place 3'''
** [[Tom Parker]] (R, incumbent): 846,106 (59.0%)
** [[Mac Parsons]] (D): 591,133 (41.0%)
* '''Court of Civil Appeals'''
** [[Tommy Bryan]] (R, incumbent): 843,506 (58.7%)
** [[Deborah Bell Paseur]] (D): 592,372 (41.3%)
* '''Court of Criminal Appeals'''
** [[Jim Main]] (R, incumbent): 964,685 (100%)
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 2'''
** '''[[Laura Petro]]''' (D): 126,939 (100%)
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 3'''
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 3'''
** [[Alfred Bahakel]] (R, incumbent): 106,908 (51.5%)
** [[Bill Cole]] (R): 79,549 (50.1%)
** [[David Carpenter]] (D): 100,473 (48.5%)
** [[Martin Weinberg]] (D): 79,137 (49.84%)


* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 4'''
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 10'''
** '''[[Helen Shores Lee]]''' (D): 112,236 (54.2%)
** '''[[Pat Ballard]]''' (D): 81,768 (51.17%)
** [[Chuck Hunter]] (R): 94,722 (45.8%)
** [[Gloria Bahakel]] (R): 77,920 (48.76%)


* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 12'''
* '''Jefferson County District Court, Place 1'''
** '''[[Annetta Verin]]''' (D): 104,489 (50.9%)
** '''[[John Amari]]''' (D): 84,051 (52.78%)
** [[Virginia Meigs]] (R): 100,981 (49.1%)
** [[Suzanne Childers]] (R): 75,068 (47.14%)
 
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 14'''
** '''[[Clyde Jones]]''' (D, incumbent): 125,555 (100%)
 
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 17'''
** '''[[Liz French]]''' (D): 123,712 (100%)
 
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 19'''
** '''[[David Hobdy]]''' (D): 123,808 (100%)
 
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 20'''
** [[Julie Palmer]] (R): 102,668 (50.1%)
** [[Agnes Chappell]] (D): 102,423 (49.9%)
 
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 21'''
** '''[[Bob Vance]]''' (R, incumbent): 126,266 (100%)
 
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 22'''
** '''[[Caryl Privett]]''' (D): 125,161 (100%)
 
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 23'''
** '''[[Dorothea Batiste]]''' (R): 105,486 (51.7%)
** [[Carnella Greene-Norman]] (D): 98,498 (48.3%)
 
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 24'''
** '''[[Stephen Wallace]]''' (D): 106,100 (50.9%)
** [[Gloria Bahakel]] (R, incumbent): 102,485 (49.1%)
 
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 25'''
** '''[[Eugene Verin]]''' (D): 124,846 (100%)
 
* '''Jefferson County Circuit Court, Place 26'''
** '''[[Tommy Nail]]''' (D): 124,986 (100%)
 
* '''Jefferson County District Court, Place 4'''
** '''[[Sheldon Watkins]]''' (D): 68,424 (100%)
 
* '''Jefferson County District Court, Place 5'''
** '''[[Jack Lowther]]''' (D): 67,327 (100%)
 
* '''Jefferson County District Court, Place 7'''
** '''[[Bobby Bynon]]''' (D): 67,477 (100%)
 
* '''Jefferson County District Court, Place 10'''
** '''[[Eddie Vines]]''' (R, incumbent): 107,390 (52.7%)
** [[Lynniece Washington]] (D): 96,558 (47.3%)
 
* '''Jefferson County District Court, Place 11'''
** '''[[Eric Fancher]]''' (D): 123,162 (100%)


* '''Jefferson County District Court, Place 2'''
** '''[[Shanta Owens]]''' (D): 80,982 (51.15%)
** [[Davis Lawley]] (R): 77,252 (48.8%)
<!--
* '''Shelby County Circuit Court, Place 1'''
* '''Shelby County Circuit Court, Place 1'''
** '''[[Hub Harrington]]''' (R): 52,556 (100%)
** '''[[Hub Harrington]]''' (R): 52,556 (100%)
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* '''Shelby County Circuit Court, Place 4'''
* '''Shelby County Circuit Court, Place 4'''
** '''[[Dan Reeves]]''' (R): 52,704 (100%)-->
** '''[[Dan Reeves]]''' (R): 52,704 (100%)-->
===Other offices===
===Other offices===
* '''State Senator, [[Alabama Senate District 11]]'''
* '''State Senator, [[Alabama Senate District 11]]'''
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** '''[[Jabo Waggoner]]''' (R, incumbent): 28,052 (77%)
** '''[[Jabo Waggoner]]''' (R, incumbent): 28,052 (77%)
** [[Cindy Bell]] (D): 8,255 (23%)
** [[Cindy Bell]] (D): 8,255 (23%)
* '''State Legislator, [[Alabama House District 16]]'''
** '''[[Kyle South]]''' (R): 10,467 (75%)
** [[Daniel Boman]] (D, incumbent) 3,430 (25%)
* '''State Legislator, [[Alabama House District 46]]'''
** '''[[David Faulkner]]''' (R): unopposed


* '''State Legislator, [[Alabama House District 47]]'''
* '''State Legislator, [[Alabama House District 47]]'''
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** [[Darius Foster]] (R): 3,676 (31%)
** [[Darius Foster]] (R): 3,676 (31%)
** [[Rickey Levins]] (independent): 406 (3%)
** [[Rickey Levins]] (independent): 406 (3%)
<!--
 
==Referenda on constitutional amendments==
==Referenda on constitutional amendments==
* '''Statewide Amendment 1''': "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to prohibit the State of Alabama from giving full faith and credit to public acts, records, or judicial proceedings of another state that violate the public policy of the State of Alabama and to prohibit the application of foreign law in violation of rights guaranteed natural citizens by the United States and Alabama Constitutions, and the statutes, laws, and public policy thereof, but without application to business entities. (Proposed by Act 2013-269)".
** '''Yes''': 677,916 (72%)
** No: 259,852 (28%)
* '''Statewide Amendment 2''': "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, relating to the Capital Improvement Trust Fund, to increase the amount of the General Obligation Bonds authorized herein; to provide for additional payments from the Alabama Trust Fund to fund any bond issued; to provide for competitive bidding of the bonds; and to provide for the distribution of the proceeds for plans, construction, and maintenance of Alabama National Guard armories. (Proposed by Act 2013-266)".
** '''Yes''': 466,110 (50.4%)
** No: 458,301 (49.6%)
* '''Statewide Amendment 3''': "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that every citizen has a fundamental right to bear arms and that any restriction on this right would be subject to strict scrutiny; and to provide that no international treaty or law shall prohibit, limit, or otherwise interfere with a citizen's fundamental right to bear arms. (Proposed by Act 2013-267)".
** '''Yes''': 714,576 (72%)
** No: 271,171 (28%)
* '''Statewide Amendment 4''': "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to prohibit a general law, whose purpose or effect is to require a new or increased expenditure of at least $50,000 of local funds annually, from becoming effective with regard to a city or county board of education without enactment by a 2/3 vote. (Proposed by Act 2014-185)".
** '''Yes''': 521,474 (56%)
** No: 405,714 (44%)
* '''Statewide Amendment 5''': "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to amend Amendment 597, now appearing as Section 36.02 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to clarify that the people have the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife subject to reasonable regulations that promote conservation and management of fish and wildlife and preserve the future of hunting and fishing. (Proposed by Act 2014-286)".
** '''Yes''': 769,865 (80%)
** No: 194,018 (20%)
* '''Cullman County Amendment''': "Relating to Cullman County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to phase out the supernumerary system for certain public officials and allow elected or appointed county officials including the sheriff to participate in the Employees' Retirement System. (Proposed by Act 2014-84)".
** '''Yes''': 10,062 (59%)
** No: 6,951 (41%)


* '''Statewide Amendment 1''': Proposing an amendment to the [[Constitution of Alabama of 1901]] affecting some minor county tax and fee collection issue.
* '''Shelby County Amendment''': "Relating to Shelby County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that the Judge of Probate of Shelby County would be required to be an attorney licensed in this state. (Proposed by Act 2013-260)".
** '''No''':
** '''Yes''': 35,955 (79%)
** Yes:
** No: 9,661 (21%)
* '''Statewide Amendment 2''': Proposing an amendment to the [[Constitution of Alabama of 1901]] allowing county educational taxes to pass by a simple majority rather than a three-fifth's majority.
** '''No''':
** Yes:
* '''Statewide Amendment 3''': Proposing an amendment to the [[Constitution of Alabama of 1901]] requiring funds from the [[Alabama Trust Fund]] to be distributed to road construction projects around the state.
** '''No''':
** Yes:
* '''Statewide Amendment 4''': Proposing an amendment to the [[Constitution of Alabama of 1901]] preventing municipalities located outside Blount County from imposing fees on residents of Blount County in their police jurisdictions.
** '''No''':
** Yes:
* '''Jefferson County Amendment''': Proposing an amendment to the [[Constitution of Alabama of 1901]] to allow residents admitted into full-time nursing care to continue to claim a homestead exemption for their previous residence.
** '''Yes''': 141,875 (78.1%)
** No: 39,812 (21.9%)-->


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:29, 6 November 2018

The 2014 statewide general election was held on November 4, 2014, matching the winners of the Democratic and Republican primaries held the previous June, along with a small number of Libertarian and independent candidates and various referenda on amendments to the Alabama Constitution of 1901.

Almost half of voters cast "straight ticket" ballots (316,551 for Republicans and 273,655 for Democrats).

Results

Federal offices

Statewide offices

  • Lieutenant Governor

Countywide offices

  • Jefferson County Commission, District 1

Judgeships

Other offices

Referenda on constitutional amendments

  • Statewide Amendment 1: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to prohibit the State of Alabama from giving full faith and credit to public acts, records, or judicial proceedings of another state that violate the public policy of the State of Alabama and to prohibit the application of foreign law in violation of rights guaranteed natural citizens by the United States and Alabama Constitutions, and the statutes, laws, and public policy thereof, but without application to business entities. (Proposed by Act 2013-269)".
    • Yes: 677,916 (72%)
    • No: 259,852 (28%)
  • Statewide Amendment 2: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, relating to the Capital Improvement Trust Fund, to increase the amount of the General Obligation Bonds authorized herein; to provide for additional payments from the Alabama Trust Fund to fund any bond issued; to provide for competitive bidding of the bonds; and to provide for the distribution of the proceeds for plans, construction, and maintenance of Alabama National Guard armories. (Proposed by Act 2013-266)".
    • Yes: 466,110 (50.4%)
    • No: 458,301 (49.6%)
  • Statewide Amendment 3: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that every citizen has a fundamental right to bear arms and that any restriction on this right would be subject to strict scrutiny; and to provide that no international treaty or law shall prohibit, limit, or otherwise interfere with a citizen's fundamental right to bear arms. (Proposed by Act 2013-267)".
    • Yes: 714,576 (72%)
    • No: 271,171 (28%)
  • Statewide Amendment 4: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to prohibit a general law, whose purpose or effect is to require a new or increased expenditure of at least $50,000 of local funds annually, from becoming effective with regard to a city or county board of education without enactment by a 2/3 vote. (Proposed by Act 2014-185)".
    • Yes: 521,474 (56%)
    • No: 405,714 (44%)
  • Statewide Amendment 5: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to amend Amendment 597, now appearing as Section 36.02 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to clarify that the people have the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife subject to reasonable regulations that promote conservation and management of fish and wildlife and preserve the future of hunting and fishing. (Proposed by Act 2014-286)".
    • Yes: 769,865 (80%)
    • No: 194,018 (20%)
  • Cullman County Amendment: "Relating to Cullman County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to phase out the supernumerary system for certain public officials and allow elected or appointed county officials including the sheriff to participate in the Employees' Retirement System. (Proposed by Act 2014-84)".
    • Yes: 10,062 (59%)
    • No: 6,951 (41%)
  • Shelby County Amendment: "Relating to Shelby County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that the Judge of Probate of Shelby County would be required to be an attorney licensed in this state. (Proposed by Act 2013-260)".
    • Yes: 35,955 (79%)
    • No: 9,661 (21%)

References

External links

See also

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