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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

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All 7 Alabama seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 3 Seats before 5 2 Seats won 6 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 914,445 418,957 Percentage 66.86% 30.63%
Republican   50–60%   60–70%   80–90%   >90% Democratic   70–80%

The 2010 congressional elections in Alabama were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will represent the state of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives. Alabama has seven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. The primary elections were held on June 1, with the runoff on July 13.

Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 were considered safe seats for the incumbent party (the Democratic Party for District 7 and the Republican Party for the other districts), according to the Cook Political Report and CQ Politics, and as predicted the incumbent party held those seats. Meanwhile, Districts 2 (a Democrat-held seat) and 5 (a Republican-held seat, though the incumbent was a Democrat who switched parties in 2009) were considered up for grabs. The Republican Party gained District 2 and held District 5.

Overview

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama by district:

District 1

2010 Alabama's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Jo Bonner David M. Walter Party Republican Constitution Popular vote 128,802 26,294 Percentage 83.1% 16.9%

County results Bonner:      80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Jo Bonner Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jo Bonner Republican

Republican incumbent Jo Bonner ran for reelection. In the primary, Bonner won against Orange Beach real estate developer Peter Gounares and Clint Moser.

The Democrats did not field a candidate for this seat. Bonner was challenged in the general election by David M. Walter, nominee of the Constitution Party (campaign site, PVS).

• AL - District 1 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Alabama - 1st District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

District 2

2010 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Martha Roby Bobby Bright Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 111,332 106,465 Percentage 51.1% 48.9%

Results Roby:      50–60%      60–70% Bright:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Bobby Bright Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Martha Roby Republican

Democratic incumbent Bobby Bright ran for reelection, and had no primary opponent.

The Republicans ran two candidates in their primary: Montgomery City Councilwoman Martha Roby and Tea Party activist Rick Barber. Roby was endorsed by Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich, and won the primary.

Roby took the general election unseating Bright. Bright later ran for this seat as a Republican in 2018 and lost the primary to Roby, who won a 5th term in the general election.

• AL - District 2 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Alabama - 2nd District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Polling

†Internal poll commissioned by Bobby Bright

District 3

2010 Alabama's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Rogers Steve Segrest Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 117,439 79,990 Percentage 59.5% 40.5%

Rogers:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90% Segrest:      50–60%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Rogers Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Rogers Republican

Republican incumbent Michael Rogers ran for reelection, and defeated Democratic nominee Steve Segrest (PVS) to hold the seat for the Republicans.

• AL - District 3 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Alabama - 3rd District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

District 4

2010 Alabama's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Robert Aderholt Party Republican Popular vote 167,709 Percentage 100%

U.S. Representative before election Robert Aderholt Republican Elected U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt Republican

Republican incumbent Robert Aderholt ran unopposed for reelection in both the primary and general elections.

• AL - District 4 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Alabama - 4th District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

District 5

2010 Alabama's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Mo Brooks Steve Raby Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 130,927 95,078 Percentage 57.9% 42.1%

County results Brooks:      50–60%      60–70% Raby:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Parker Griffith Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mo Brooks Republican

This district was an open seat in the general election, as incumbent Parker Griffith (who changed parties from Democratic to Republican on December 22, 2009), was defeated in the Republican primary by lawyer and county commissioner Mo Brooks.

Democratic nominee small business owner and political consultant Steve Raby ran against Brooks in the general election, but Brooks won to hold the seat for the Republicans.

• AL - District 5 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Alabama - 5th District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Primary

General election

Polling

Results

District 6

2010 Alabama's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Spencer Bachus Party Republican Popular vote 205,288 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representative before election Spencer Bachus Republican Elected U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus Republican

This district is represented by Republican Spencer Bachus, who ran unopposed for reelection in both the primary and general elections.

• AL - District 6 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Alabama - 6th District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

District 7

2010 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Terri Sewell Don Chamberlain Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 135,958 52,672 Percentage 72.1% 27.9%

Sewell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Chamberlain:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Artur Davis Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Terri Sewell Democratic

This was an open seat as, in 2009, Democratic incumbent Artur Davis announced his retirement to run for Governor of Alabama. Following his defeat in the 2010 primary, Davis announced he was through with politics and would return to private life at the conclusion of his current term.

In the Republican primary, Don Chamberlain, a businessman, proceeded to a runoff against Chris Salter, a mortgage banker, after both placed ahead of Michele Waller, a retired microbiology technologist, and Carol Hendrickson, a retired nurse. Chamberlain defeated Salter in the runoff to become the nominee.

In the Democratic primary, Terri Sewell (an attorney) won against Patricia Evans Mokolo, an Air Force veteran and Obama field organizer; State Representative Earl Hilliard Jr., the son of the district's former representative, Earl Hilliard; Jefferson County Commissioner Shelia Smoot; Martha Bozeman, an attorney; and Eddison Walters, a small business owner from Tuscaloosa.

The district, which includes Birmingham, is more than 60% African American and is heavily Democratic; John Kerry won 64% here in 2004.

• AL - District 7 from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Alabama - 7th District from CQ Politics
• Race profile at The New York Times

Democratic primary polling

References

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10. Anzalone-Liszt Research
11. ^ Public Opinion Strategies
12. Charles J. Dean (February 1, 2009). "Alabama U.S. Rep. Artur Davis set to launch run for governor". The Birmingham News. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
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Notes

1. Representative Parker Griffith of the 5th District switched from the Democratic to Republican party on December 22, 2009.

External links

• Elections from the Alabama Secretary of State
• Alabama Votes, government election center
• Alabama U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Alabama from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Alabama General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• 2010 Alabama House Race from Roll Call
• Campaign 2010 news coverage from AL.com

• 2010 United States House of Representatives elections
• United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
• 2010 Alabama elections