Alabama's 1st congressional district special election, 2013
Alabama's 1st congressional district special election, 2013
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A special election for Alabama's 1st congressional district was held following the resignation of Jo Bonner on August 2 to become vice chancellor for the University of Alabama.[1] 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.[2] Republican Bradley Byrne won the election by a wide margin in the strongly conservative district.[3]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Bradley Byrne, former State Senator and candidate for Governor of Alabama in 2010[4][5]
- Daniel Dyas, builder[5]
- Chad Fincher, State Representative[5]
- Wells Griffith, former RNC deputy chief of staff[5][6]
- Quin Hillyer, newspaper columnist[5]
- Jessica James, real estate agent[5]
- Sharon Powe, entrepreneur, legal assistant for the U.S. Small Business Administration[5]
- David Thornton, retired Shell production specialist and retail employee[5]
- Dean Young, businessman and candidate for the seat in 2012[5]
Declined
- Jim Barton, State Representative[7]
- Randy Brinson, political activist and gastroenterologist[8]
- Ben Brooks, Mobile County Circuit Judge and former State Senator[8]
- Greg Callahan[8]
- Sam Cochran, Mobile County Sheriff [7]
- Jeff Collier, Mayor of Dauphin Island[7]
- Robert Craft, Mayor of Gulf Shores[7]
- Randy Davis, State Representative[7]
- Tucker Dorsey, Baldwin County Commissioner[7]
- Victor Gaston, State Representative[7]
- Rusty Glover, State Senator[7]
- Peter Gounares, real estate agent and candidate for the seat in 2010 and 2012[7]
- Bill Hightower, State Senator[8]
- Connie Hudson, Mobile County Commissioner[8]
- Tim Kant, Mayor of Fairhope[7]
- Tony Kennon, Orange Beach Mayor[8]
- Albert Lipscomb, former Baldwin County Commissioner[8]
- Hoss Mack, Baldwin County Sheriff[7]
- Stephen Nodine, former Mobile County Commissioner and Baldwin County Jail inmate[9]
- Trip Pittman, State Senator[10]
- Ashley Rich, Mobile District Attorney[8]
- Pete Riehm, real estate agent and candidate for the seat in 2012[7]
- Tim Russell, Baldwin County Probate Judge[7]
- Sandy Stimpson, Mobile Mayor-Elect[7]
- Robert Wilters, Baldwin County Circuit Judge[8]
Endorsements
Polling
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Bradley
Byrne |
Daniel
Dyas |
Chad
Fincher |
Wells
Griffith |
Quin
Hillyer |
Jessica
James |
Sharon
Powe |
David
Thornton |
Dean
Young |
Undecided |
| Cygnal |
September 17–18, 2013 |
716 |
± 3.64% |
34% |
2% |
14.9% |
8.3% |
9.1% |
0.7% |
1.1% |
0.3% |
12.1% |
17.5% |
Results
Runoff
Polling
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Bradley
Byrne |
Dean
Young |
Other |
Undecided |
| Cygnal |
October 30, 2013 |
1,027 |
± 3.03% |
40.2% |
43.2% |
— |
16.6% |
| Wenzel Strategies |
October 6–8, 2013 |
412 |
± ?% |
44% |
37% |
— |
19% |
Results
| Republican primary runoff results |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Bradley Byrne |
38,150 |
52.5 |
|
Republican |
Dean Young |
34,534 |
47.5 |
| Total votes |
72,684 |
100 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Lula Albert-Kaigler, retired self-employed worker[5]
- Burton LeFlore, real estate agent[5]
Declined
Results
| Democratic primary results |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Burton LeFlore |
3,129 |
70.2 |
|
Democratic |
Lula Albert-Kaigler |
1,328 |
29.8 |
| Total votes |
4,457 |
100 |
Independent
Candidates
Declared
- James Hall, former Marine[12]
References
- ↑ "LIVE: Rep. Jo Bonner talks about his resignation from Congress; new job at UA". Blog.al.com. May 23, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ↑ "9 Republicans, 2 Democrats qualify for AL-01 congressional race". Blog.al.com. August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ↑ Sullivan, Sean (December 17, 2013). "Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election". The Washington Post (Washington, DC). Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ↑ Cahn, Emily (June 3, 2013). "Top Republican to Enter Alabama Special Election #AL01". Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Talbot, George (August 5, 2013). "9 Republicans, 2 Democrats qualify for AL-01 congressional race". al.com. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ↑ Talbot, George (July 9, 2013). "Republican Wells Griffith to run for AL-01 congressional seat". al.com. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Talbot, George (May 28, 2013). "The list: who's in, who's out of AL-01 congressional race". al.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Talbot, George (May 24, 2013). "First District congressional race: who's in, who's out (updated)". Press-Register. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ↑ Can a convicted felon run for Congress from jail? | PolitiFact
- ↑ State Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Montrose, rules out bid for Congress | AL.com
- 1 2 "Paul Ryan Endorses in Special Election". Roll Call. August 7, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ Talbot, George (June 6, 2013). "First-time candidate James Hall to run for AL-01 congressional seat". al.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
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