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The '''2008 primary elections''' were divided into two election days. Presidential primaries and the [[2008 Jefferson County Commission special election]] were held on [[February 5]], while all other primaries are scheduled for [[June 3]].
The '''2008 primary elections''' were divided into two election days. Presidential primaries and the [[2008 Jefferson County Commission special election]] were held on [[February 5]], while all other primaries were held on [[June 3]].


==Statewide presidential primaries==
==Statewide presidential primaries==
With 96% of boxes returned, 1,039,564 votes had been counted, representing more than 38% of registered voters in Alabama.
Approximately 1,100,000 votes were cast in the "Super Tuesday" primary, representing about 42% of registered voters in Alabama.


===Democratic presidential primary===
===Democratic presidential primary===
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* Tom Tancredo: 5 (0%)
* Tom Tancredo: 5 (0%)
* Uncommitted: 59 (0%)
* Uncommitted: 59 (0%)
==June 3 primaries==
Approximately 14% of state voters participated in the June 3 primary elections. In Jefferson County the turnout was nearly 31,000 votes, representing about 8.3% of county voters.
===Democratic races===
* United States Senator
:* [[Vivian Figures]]: 11,632 (79%)
:* Johnny Swanson III: 2,381 (16%)
:* Mark "No NCAA" Townsend: 699 (5%)
* Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 1
:* Clyde Jones: 11,731 (80%)
:* Steve Dodd: 2,858 (20%)
* Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 2
:* Aimee Cobb Smith: 7,669 (56%)
:* Jeff Duffey: 3,860 (28%)
:* Jon Hayden: 2,263 (16%)


==References==
==References==
* [ftp://ftp.jeffcointouch.com/elections/Active%20Election%20Files/Electionreportset.html Jefferson County election results] (FTP)
* [ftp://ftp.jeffcointouch.com/elections/Active%20Election%20Files/Electionreportset.html Jefferson County election results] (FTP)
* [http://www.al.com/election/ al.com election coverage]
* [http://www.al.com/election/ al.com election coverage]
* Hansen, Jeff (June 4, 2008) "Voter turnout 'very disappointing'." ''Birmingham News''


[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:2008 events]]
[[Category:2008 events]]

Revision as of 09:12, 4 June 2008

The 2008 primary elections were divided into two election days. Presidential primaries and the 2008 Jefferson County Commission special election were held on February 5, while all other primaries were held on June 3.

Statewide presidential primaries

Approximately 1,100,000 votes were cast in the "Super Tuesday" primary, representing about 42% of registered voters in Alabama.

Democratic presidential primary

  • Barack Obama: 300,097 (56.0% of 536,240 votes cast)
  • Hillary Clinton: 222,887 (41.6%)
  • John Edwards: 7,865 (1.5%)
  • Joe Biden: 1,175 (0.2%)
  • Bill Richardson: 1,021 (0.2%)
  • Christopher Dodd: 523 (0.1%)
  • Uncommitted: 2,672 (0.5%)

Republican presidential primary

  • Mike Huckabee: 225,659 (40.7% of 553,954 votes cast)
  • John McCain: 206,595 (37.3%)
  • Mitt Romney: 99,836 (18.0%)
  • Ron Paul: 15,052 (2.7%)
  • Rudy Giuliani: 2,174 (0.4%)
  • Fred Thompson: 1,872 (0.3%)
  • Duncan Hunter: 394 (0.1%)
  • Tom Tancredo: 93 (0.0%)
  • Uncommitted: 1,257 (0.2%)

Jefferson County results

Democratic presidential primary

  • Barack Obama: 73,319 (72.2%)
  • Hillary Clinton: 27,318 (26.9%)
  • John Edwards: 485 (0.5%)
  • Joe Biden: 113 (0.1%)
  • Bill Richardson: 93 (0.1%)
  • Christopher Dodd: 65 (0.1%)
  • Uncommitted: 194 (0.2%)

Republican presidential primary

  • Mike Huckabee: 29,169 (39.9%)
  • John McCain: 28,198 (38.6%)
  • Mitt Romney: 12,846 (17.6%)
  • Ron Paul: 2,005 (2.8%)
  • Rudy Giuliani: 265 (0.4%)
  • Fred Thompson: 211 (0.3%)
  • Alan Keyes: 103 (0.1%)
  • Duncan Hunter: 42 (0.1%)
  • Hugh Cort: 35 (0.1%)
  • Tom Tancredo: 9 (0.0%)
  • Uncommitted: 152 (0.2%)

Jefferson County Commission District 1

See main article at 2008 Jefferson County Commission special election.

Shelby County results

Democratic presidential primary

  • Barack Obama: 7,199 (55%)
  • Hillary Clinton: 5,597 (43%)
  • John Edwards: 139 (1%)
  • Joe Biden: 16 (0%)
  • Bill Richardson: 13 (0%)
  • Christopher Dodd: 5 (0%)
  • Uncommitted: 60 (0%)

Republican presidential primary

  • Mike Huckabee: 14,010 (43%)
  • John McCain: 11,438 (35%)
  • Mitt Romney: 6,094 (19%)
  • Ron Paul: 863 (3%)
  • Rudy Giuliani: 101 (0%)
  • Fred Thompson: 90 (0%)
  • Alan Keyes: 42 (0%)
  • Duncan Hunter: 19 (0%)
  • Hugh Cort: 11 (0%)
  • Tom Tancredo: 5 (0%)
  • Uncommitted: 59 (0%)

June 3 primaries

Approximately 14% of state voters participated in the June 3 primary elections. In Jefferson County the turnout was nearly 31,000 votes, representing about 8.3% of county voters.

Democratic races

  • United States Senator
  • Vivian Figures: 11,632 (79%)
  • Johnny Swanson III: 2,381 (16%)
  • Mark "No NCAA" Townsend: 699 (5%)
  • Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 1
  • Clyde Jones: 11,731 (80%)
  • Steve Dodd: 2,858 (20%)
  • Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 2
  • Aimee Cobb Smith: 7,669 (56%)
  • Jeff Duffey: 3,860 (28%)
  • Jon Hayden: 2,263 (16%)

References

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