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The '''2020 statewide primary elections''' were comprised of the following ballots:
The '''2020 statewide primary elections''' were held on Tuesday, [[March 3]], 2020 ("Super Tuesday") to select candidates for the Democratic and Republican Party nominations for a range of county, state and federal offices to be contested in the [[2020 general election|November general election]], including, notably, the U.S. Senate Seat held by [[Doug Jones]].
* The Democratic and Republican Party primaries were held on Tuesday, [[March 3]], 2020 ("Super Tuesday"). The weather was __.
* Democratic and Republican Party runoffs were held on Tuesday, [[March 31]], 2020. There were no run-offs for presidential candidates, with each party awarding delegates to their respective national conventions based largely on the primary results. The Alabama Democratic Party has seven possible "superdelegates" who can vote as they choose regardless of the primary results. The Alabama Republican Party's three appointed delegates are pledged to the overall winner of the primary.


Overall voter turnout in the primaries was ___. Of those voting in the presidential primaries, ___ voted on the Democratic ballot while ___ voters marked Republican ballots. For the runoffs, turnout was ___.
The weather for the March 3 primary was cloudy with scattered showers and mild temperatures. There were no run-offs for presidential candidates, with each party awarding delegates to their respective national conventions based largely on the primary results, distributed by congressional district. The Alabama Republican Party's 3 appointed delegates are pledged to the overall winner of the state primary. The Alabama Democratic Party has 9 "superdelegates" who can vote as they choose at the party's national convention, regardless of the primary results.
 
Overall, 1,189,069 votes were cast in the primaries, 89,336 fewer than in the more competitive [[2016 primary elections]]. Statewide turnout was 33.3% of 3,576,107 registered voters. Of those voting in the presidential primaries, 452,093 voted on the Democratic ballot while 722,809 voters marked Republican ballots. In Jefferson County, turnout was 35%, with 171,589 ballots cast.
 
The runoff elections were postponed from [[March 31]] to [[July 14]] due to the [[2020 Coronavirus pandemic‎‎]]. With community transmission of COVID-19 still surging in July, the state reported 43,693 applications for absentee ballots, a 65% increase from the March primary. For the runoffs, turnout was 17.4%, with 626,551 ballots cast. In [[Jefferson County]] 75,254 ballots were cast from a pool of 490,448 registered voters, representing 15.3% turnout. Of those voting, most were driven by interest in the Republican U.S. Senate run-off between [[Tommy Tuberville]] and [[Jeff Sessions]].


==Democratic primary==
==Democratic primary==
===Federal offices===
===Federal offices===
* '''President of the United States'''
* '''President of the United States'''
** Michael Bennet
** '''Joe Biden''', 286,067 votes (63.2%), winner of 38 pledged delegates - 67,575 votes (66.4%) in Jefferson County
** Joe Biden
** '''Bernie Sanders''', 74,767 votes (16.6%), winner of 7 pledged delegates - 16,149 votes (15.9%) in Jefferson County
** Michael  Bloomberg
** Michael  Bloomberg, 52,750 (11.7%) - 8,729 votes (8.6%) in Jefferson County
** Cory Booker
** Elizabeth Warren, 25,847 votes (5.7%), 7,311 votes (7.2%) in Jefferson County
** Pete Buttigieg
** uncommitted, 3,800 votes (0.8%)
** Julian Castro
** Michael Bennet (dropped out February 11), 2,250 votes (0.5%)
** John Delaney
** Pete Buttigieg (dropped out March 1), 1,461 votes (0.3%)
** Tulsi Gabbard
** Tulsi Gabbard, 1,061 votes (0.2%)
** Amy Klobuchar
** Tom Steyer (dropped out February 29), 1,048 votes (0.2%)
** Bernie Sanders
** Amy Klobuchar (dropped out March 2), 937 votes (0.2%)
** Tom Steyer
** Andrew Yang (dropped out February 11), 880 votes (0.2%)
** Elizabeth Warren
** Cory Booker (dropped out January 14), 740 votes (0.2%)
** Marianne Williamson
** John Delaney (dropped out January 31), 299 votes (0.1%)
** Andrew Yang
** Marianne Williamson (dropped out January 10), 224 votes (0.0%)
** Julián Castro  (dropped out January 2), 184 votes (0.0%)


* '''United States Senate'''
* '''United States Senate'''
** [[Doug Jones]] (incumbent, unopposed)
** '''[[Doug Jones]]''' (incumbent, unopposed)
 
===Statewide offices===
* '''President, [[Alabama Public Service Commission]]'''
** '''[[Laura Casey]]''', 250,345 votes (78.5%), winner
** [[Robert Mardis III]], 68,479 votes (21.5%)


===[[Jefferson County]] offices===
===[[Jefferson County]] offices===
* '''[[Jefferson County Treasurer]]'''
* '''[[Jefferson County Treasurer]]'''
** '''[[Eyrika Parker]]''', 36,029 votes (41.6%), 12,356 votes (57.5%) in runoff, winner
** [[Roderick Scott|Rod Scott]], 25,690 votes (29.7%), 9,151 votes (42.6%) in runoff
** [[Mike Miles]] 24,894 votes (28.7%)


* '''[[Jefferson County Tax Collector]]'''
** [[J. T. Smallwood]]''' 48,723 votes (55.3%), winner
** [[Charles Alexander]] 39,410 votes (44.7%)


* '''[[Jefferson County Treasurer|Jefferson County Deputy Treasurer]], Bessemer Division'''
* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] Judge, Place 1'''
 
** '''[[Martha Cook]]''', 44,944 votes (69.1%), winner
 
** [[Gerri Robinson]], 20,097 votes (30.9%)
* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] District Attorney, Birmingham Division'''
 
 
* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] District Attorney, Bessemer Division'''
 
 
* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] Judge, Place 4'''
 
 
* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] Judge, Place 5'''
 
 
* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] Judge, Place 10'''
 
 
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 4'''
 
 
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 11'''
 
 
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 17'''
 
 
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 22'''
 
 
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 23'''
 
 
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 25'''
 


* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 26'''
* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] Judge, Place 7'''
** '''[[Ruby Davis]]''', 35,315 votes (55.0%), winner
** [[Terrika Shaw]], 17,051 votes (26.6%)
** [[Angeline Sperling]], 11,822 votes (18.4%)


* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 1'''
** '''[[Kechia Davis]]''' 40,927 votes (61.4%), winner
** [[Everett Wess]], 14,103 votes (21.2%)
** [[Sandy Lee]], 11,619 votes (17.4%)


==Republican Primary==
==Republican Primary==
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===Federal offices===
===Federal offices===
* '''President of the United States'''
* '''President of the United States'''
** Donald Trump (incumbent)
** '''Donald Trump''' (incumbent), 695,469 votes (98.2%), winner - 65,139 votes (95.2%) in Jefferson County
** Bill Weld
** uncommitted, 16,378 votes (2.27%) - 2,079 votes (3.0%) in Jefferson County
** Bill Weld, 10,962 votes (1.52%) - 1,241 votes (1.8%) in Jefferson County


* '''United States Senate'''
* '''United States Senate'''
** [[Stanley Adair]]
** '''[[Tommy Tuberville]]''', 239,173 votes (33.4%), 333,890 votes (60.7%) in runoff, winner
** [[Bradley Byrne]]
*** 25,515 votes (37.3%) in primary; 29,711 votes (55.4%) in runoff in Jefferson County
** [[Arnold Mooney]]
** [[Jeff Sessions]], 226,675 votes (31.7%), 23,912 votes 44.6%) in runoff
** [[Roy Moore]]
*** 23,210 votes (34.0%) in primary; 29,711 votes (55.4%) in runoff in Jefferson County
** [[Ruth Page Nelson]]
** [[Bradley Byrne]], 178,302 votes (24.9%) - 14,903 votes (21.8%) in Jefferson County
** [[Jeff Sessions]]
** [[Roy Moore]], 51,248 votes (7.2%) - 2,507 votes (3.7%) in Jefferson County
** [[Tommy Tuberville]]
** [[Ruth Page Nelson]], 7,183 votes (1.0%)
** [[Arnold Mooney]], 7,134 votes (1.0%)
** [[Stanley Adair]], 6,584 votes (0.9%)


===Statewide offices===
===Statewide offices===
* '''[[Supreme Court of Alabama]], Place 3'''
* '''[[Supreme Court of Alabama]], Place 1'''
** [[Greg Shaw]]
** [[Cam Ward]]


* '''[[Alabama Court of Civil Appeals]], Place 2'''
** [[Phillip Bahakel]]
** [[Matt Fridy]]


* '''President, [[Alabama Public Service Commission]]'''
* '''[[Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals]], Place 1'''
** [[Melvin Hasting]]
** [[Mary Windom]]


* '''[[Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals]], Place 2'''
** '''[[Beth Kellum]]''', 28,398 votes (61.9%) in runoff, winner
** [[Will Smith]], 17,457 votes (38.1%) in runoff
** [[Jill Ganus]]


* '''[[Alabama State Board of Education]], District 3'''
* '''President, [[Alabama Public Service Commission]]'''
 
** '''[[Twinkle Cavanaugh]]''' (incumbent), 459,027 votes (73.8%), winner
 
** [[Robin Litaker]], 162,968 votes (26.2%)
* '''[[Alabama State Board of Education]], District 7'''
 
 
===[[Jefferson County]] offices===
* '''[[Jefferson County Board of Education]], Place 1'''
 
 
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 25'''
 
 
===[[Shelby County]] offices===
* '''[[Shelby County Commission]], District 4'''
 
 
* '''[[Shelby County Commission]], District 9'''
 
 
* '''[[Shelby County Board of Education]], Place 1'''
 
 
* '''[[Shelby County District Court]] Judge, Place 1'''
 
 
* '''[[Shelby County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 4'''
 


==Other ballot measures==
==Other ballot measures==
* '''Statewide Amendment One''' to change the Alabama State Board of Education from an elected board to a commission appointed by the Governor (Proposed by Act 2019-345).
* '''Statewide Amendment One''' to change the Alabama State Board of Education from an elected board to a commission appointed by the Governor (Proposed by Act 2019-345).
** Yes:  
** '''No''': 835,615 votes (75.1%), defeated
** No:
** Yes: 276,592 votes (24.9%)


==References==
==References==
* Sharp, John (January 8, 2020) "Alabama Senate race: Intriguing theater or snoozer sequel?" {{BN}}
* Sharp, John (January 8, 2020) "Alabama Senate race: Intriguing theater or snoozer sequel?" {{BN}}
* Crain, Trisha Powell (February 17, 2020) "Alabama to vote on whether to fire the state school board. Here are the facts." {{BN}}
* Crain, Trisha Powell (February 17, 2020) "Alabama to vote on whether to fire the state school board. Here are the facts." {{BN}}
* Gore, Leada (May 6, 2020) "How do you apply for an absentee ballot? Primary runoff election is July 14." {{BN}}
* Gore, Leada (July 13, 2020) "43,693 absentee ballots requested ahead of tomorrow’s Alabama primary runoff." {{BN}}
* Gore, Leada (July 14, 2020) "Primary runoff 2020 is today: What time do polls open? Close? What you need to know." {{BN}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/election-information/2020 2020 Election information] at sos.alabama.gov
* [https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/election-information/2020 2020 Election information] at sos.alabama.gov
* [https://www.jccal.org/Default.asp?ID=1480&pg=Elections+Results Elections results] at jccal.org
* [https://issuu.com/gbmvoterguide/docs/gbm_2020_voter_guide Votor Guide, Jefferson County, Alabama] from [[Greater Birmingham Ministries]]
* [https://birminghamwatch.org/candidate-bios/ 2020 primary candidate bios] at [[BirminghamWatch]]


[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:2020 events|Primary elections]]
[[Category:2020 events|Primary elections]]

Latest revision as of 10:15, 18 November 2020

The 2020 statewide primary elections were held on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 ("Super Tuesday") to select candidates for the Democratic and Republican Party nominations for a range of county, state and federal offices to be contested in the November general election, including, notably, the U.S. Senate Seat held by Doug Jones.

The weather for the March 3 primary was cloudy with scattered showers and mild temperatures. There were no run-offs for presidential candidates, with each party awarding delegates to their respective national conventions based largely on the primary results, distributed by congressional district. The Alabama Republican Party's 3 appointed delegates are pledged to the overall winner of the state primary. The Alabama Democratic Party has 9 "superdelegates" who can vote as they choose at the party's national convention, regardless of the primary results.

Overall, 1,189,069 votes were cast in the primaries, 89,336 fewer than in the more competitive 2016 primary elections. Statewide turnout was 33.3% of 3,576,107 registered voters. Of those voting in the presidential primaries, 452,093 voted on the Democratic ballot while 722,809 voters marked Republican ballots. In Jefferson County, turnout was 35%, with 171,589 ballots cast.

The runoff elections were postponed from March 31 to July 14 due to the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic‎‎. With community transmission of COVID-19 still surging in July, the state reported 43,693 applications for absentee ballots, a 65% increase from the March primary. For the runoffs, turnout was 17.4%, with 626,551 ballots cast. In Jefferson County 75,254 ballots were cast from a pool of 490,448 registered voters, representing 15.3% turnout. Of those voting, most were driven by interest in the Republican U.S. Senate run-off between Tommy Tuberville and Jeff Sessions.

Democratic primary

Federal offices

  • President of the United States
    • Joe Biden, 286,067 votes (63.2%), winner of 38 pledged delegates - 67,575 votes (66.4%) in Jefferson County
    • Bernie Sanders, 74,767 votes (16.6%), winner of 7 pledged delegates - 16,149 votes (15.9%) in Jefferson County
    • Michael Bloomberg, 52,750 (11.7%) - 8,729 votes (8.6%) in Jefferson County
    • Elizabeth Warren, 25,847 votes (5.7%), 7,311 votes (7.2%) in Jefferson County
    • uncommitted, 3,800 votes (0.8%)
    • Michael Bennet (dropped out February 11), 2,250 votes (0.5%)
    • Pete Buttigieg (dropped out March 1), 1,461 votes (0.3%)
    • Tulsi Gabbard, 1,061 votes (0.2%)
    • Tom Steyer (dropped out February 29), 1,048 votes (0.2%)
    • Amy Klobuchar (dropped out March 2), 937 votes (0.2%)
    • Andrew Yang (dropped out February 11), 880 votes (0.2%)
    • Cory Booker (dropped out January 14), 740 votes (0.2%)
    • John Delaney (dropped out January 31), 299 votes (0.1%)
    • Marianne Williamson (dropped out January 10), 224 votes (0.0%)
    • Julián Castro (dropped out January 2), 184 votes (0.0%)
  • United States Senate

Statewide offices

Jefferson County offices

Republican Primary

Federal offices

  • President of the United States
    • Donald Trump (incumbent), 695,469 votes (98.2%), winner - 65,139 votes (95.2%) in Jefferson County
    • uncommitted, 16,378 votes (2.27%) - 2,079 votes (3.0%) in Jefferson County
    • Bill Weld, 10,962 votes (1.52%) - 1,241 votes (1.8%) in Jefferson County
  • United States Senate
    • Tommy Tuberville, 239,173 votes (33.4%), 333,890 votes (60.7%) in runoff, winner
      • 25,515 votes (37.3%) in primary; 29,711 votes (55.4%) in runoff in Jefferson County
    • Jeff Sessions, 226,675 votes (31.7%), 23,912 votes 44.6%) in runoff
      • 23,210 votes (34.0%) in primary; 29,711 votes (55.4%) in runoff in Jefferson County
    • Bradley Byrne, 178,302 votes (24.9%) - 14,903 votes (21.8%) in Jefferson County
    • Roy Moore, 51,248 votes (7.2%) - 2,507 votes (3.7%) in Jefferson County
    • Ruth Page Nelson, 7,183 votes (1.0%)
    • Arnold Mooney, 7,134 votes (1.0%)
    • Stanley Adair, 6,584 votes (0.9%)

Statewide offices

Other ballot measures

  • Statewide Amendment One to change the Alabama State Board of Education from an elected board to a commission appointed by the Governor (Proposed by Act 2019-345).
    • No: 835,615 votes (75.1%), defeated
    • Yes: 276,592 votes (24.9%)

References

  • Sharp, John (January 8, 2020) "Alabama Senate race: Intriguing theater or snoozer sequel?" The Birmingham News
  • Crain, Trisha Powell (February 17, 2020) "Alabama to vote on whether to fire the state school board. Here are the facts." The Birmingham News
  • Gore, Leada (May 6, 2020) "How do you apply for an absentee ballot? Primary runoff election is July 14." The Birmingham News
  • Gore, Leada (July 13, 2020) "43,693 absentee ballots requested ahead of tomorrow’s Alabama primary runoff." The Birmingham News
  • Gore, Leada (July 14, 2020) "Primary runoff 2020 is today: What time do polls open? Close? What you need to know." The Birmingham News

External links

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