Alabama's 1st congressional district

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Alabama's 1st congressional district
Alabama's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Bradley Byrne (R–Fairhope)
Area 7,182 mi2
Population (2000) 635,300
Median income $34,739
Ethnicity 67.8% White, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 1% Native American, 1% other
Occupation 29.7% blue collar, 54.5% white collar, 15.6% gray collar
Cook PVI R+15[1]

Alabama's 1st congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Alabama, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It includes the counties of Washington, Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia and Monroe counties. It also includes part of Clarke County.

It is currently represented by Republican Bradley Byrne, a former Alabama State Senator who was elected to finish the term of 10-year incumbent Jo Bonner, who vacated the seat on August 2, 2013 to become vice chancellor for the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.

Character

Mobile, Alabama is the focus of this district, which extends north along the Tombigee and Alabama rivers. Timber production remains the biggest source of contributions to the local economy, however recently gulf coast condominium developments in Baldwin county represent new economic possibilities.

Politically, this area was one of the first in Alabama to shake off its Democratic roots. It was one of five districts to swing Republican in 1964, when Barry Goldwater swept the state; the GOP has held the district in every House election since then. However, conservative Democrats continued to hold most state and local offices well into the 1990s.

It supported George W. Bush with 64% in 2004, and 60% in 2000. In 2008, John McCain received 61.01% of the vote in the district while 38.38% supported Barack Obama.

The 1st traditionally gives its congressmen very long tenures in Washington. Only six men have held it in the last century.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2000 President Bush 60 - 38%
2004 President Bush 64 - 35%
2008 President McCain 61 - 39%
2012 President Romney 62 - 37%

List of representatives

A visual representation of party control of the district, 1823-2005.
Cong
ress		 Representative Party Years Notes

Note: Since the list of representatives and parties runs chronologically from past to present, it would be food if the visual representation; right now they are in reverse to each other.

March 4, 1823 District created
18th Gabriel Moore Jacksonian
Republican		 March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 Redistricted from the At-large district
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
19th
20th		 Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 4, 1829
21st
22nd
23rd		 Clement C. Clay Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1835		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
24th Reuben Chapman Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Redistricted to the At-large district
25th
26th		 Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
27th March 3, 1841 –
March 4, 1843		 District inactive, all representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
28th James Dellet Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
29th Edmund S. Dargan Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
30th John Gayle Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
31st William J. Alston Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
32nd John Bragg Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
33rd Philip Phillips Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
34th Percy Walker American March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
35th
36th		 James Adams Stallworth Democratic March 4, 1857 –
January 12, 1861		 Withdrew
36th
37th
38th
39th
40th		 January 12, 1861 –
July 22, 1868		 Civil War and Reconstruction
40th Francis William Kellogg Republican July 22, 1868 –
March 3, 1869		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
41st Alfred Buck Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
42nd Benjamin Sterling Turner Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
43rd Frederick Bromberg Liberal Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
44th Jeremiah Haralson Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
45th James T. Jones Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
46th
47th
48th		 Thomas H. Herndon Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 28, 1883		 Died
48th Vacant March 28, 1883 –
December 3, 1883
48th
49th
50th		 James T. Jones Democratic December 3, 1883 –
March 3, 1889		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
51st
52nd
53rd
54th		 Richard Henry Clarke Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1897		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd		 George W. Taylor Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1915		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
64th
65th		 Oscar Lee Gray Democratic March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd		 John McDuffie Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 2, 1935		 Resigned to become U.S. District Judge
74th Vacant March 2, 1935 –
July 30, 1935
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th		 Frank W. Boykin Democratic July 30, 1935 –
January 3, 1963		 Lost re-election for the at-large seat
88th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965		 District inactive, all representatives elected at-large
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th		 Jack Edwards Republican January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1985		 Retired, endorsed Sonny Callahan as successor
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th		 Sonny Callahan Republican January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 2003		 Retired
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th		 Jo Bonner Republican January 3, 2003 –
August 2, 2013		 Resigned to become vice-chancellor in University of Alabama System[2]
113th Vacant August 2, 2013 –
December 17, 2013
113th
114th–		 Bradley Byrne Republican December 17, 2013 –
present		 First elected to finish Bonner's term.
Re-elected in 2014.

Recent Candidates

Republican candidates

Democratic candidates

Libertarian candidates

Recent election results in congressional races

2002

Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jo Bonner 108,102 60.54%
Democratic Judy Belk 67,507 37.81%
Libertarian Richard "Dick" Coffee 2,957 1.66%
Republican hold

2004

Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jo Bonner 161,067 63.16% Increase 2.62%
Democratic Judy Belk 93,938 36.84% Decrease 0.97%
Republican hold

2006

Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jo Bonner 112,944 68.16% Increase 5.00%
Democratic Vivian Beckerle 52,770 31.84% Decrease 5.00%
Republican hold

2008

Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jo Bonner 210,660 98.30% Increase 30.14%
Republican hold

2010

Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jo Bonner 129,063 82.58% Decrease 15.72%
Constitution David M. Walter 26,357 16.87% Increase 16.87%
Republican hold

2012

Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jo Bonner 196,073 100.00%
Republican hold

2013 (Special)

A special election was held following the resignation of Jo Bonner (R) on August 2, 2013 to become vice chancellor for the University of Alabama.[3] Primary elections were held on September 24. A runoff in the Republican primary took place on November 5 and the general election was pushed back to December 17.[4] Republican Bradley Byrne won the election by a wide margin in the strongly conservative district.[5]

2014

Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bradley Byrne 103,320 68.32% Decrease 31.68%
Democratic Burton LeFlore 47,913 31.68% Increase 31.68%
Republican hold

Living former Members

As of April 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative Term in office Date of birth (and age)
Jack Edwards 1965–1985 September 20, 1928
Sonny Callahan 1985–2003 September 11, 1932
Jo Bonner 2003–2013 November 19, 1959

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/jo-bonner-retirement-reports-91833.html
  3. ↑ "LIVE: Rep. Jo Bonner talks about his resignation from Congress; new job at UA". Blog.al.com. May 23, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ "9 Republicans, 2 Democrats qualify for AL-01 congressional race". Blog.al.com. August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ Sullivan, Sean (December 17, 2013). "Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election". The Washington Post (Washington, DC). Retrieved December 18, 2013.

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