2014 United States Senate election in Alabama
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The 2014 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate for Alabama.
Incumbent Republican Senator Jeff Sessions, who served in the position since 1997, ran for re-election to a fourth term in office. As the Democrats did not field a candidate, he was the only candidate to file before the deadline and was therefore unopposed in the Republican primary election and only faced write-in opposition in the general election.[1]
Sessions was re-elected with 97.25% of the vote with the remaining votes being write-ins. This alongside the concurrent gubernatorial election is the last time Jefferson County voted Republican in a statewide election.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jeff Sessions, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1997[2]
Independents
[edit]An independent candidate would have been able to challenge Sessions if at least 44,828 signatures had been submitted by June 3, 2014.[3] None did so.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]On ballot
[edit]- Jeff Sessions (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator
Write-in
[edit]Fundraising
[edit] |
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Sessions (R) | $1,369,672 | $1,151,690 | $3,343,748 |
| Victor Sanchez Williams (D) | $4,497 | $4,247 | $250 |
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[6] | Solid R | November 3, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[8] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Real Clear Politics[9] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jeff Sessions (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov[10] | October 16–23, 2014 | 661 | ± 6.0% | 63% | 11% | 27% |
| YouGov[11] | September 20 – October 1, 2014 | 692 | ± 4.0% | 61% | 13% | 26% |
| YouGov[12] | August 18 – September 2, 2014 | 741 | ± 5.0% | 54% | 12% | 34% |
| YouGov[13] | July 5–24, 2014 | 1,036 | ± 5.2% | 65% | 10% | 26% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Sessions (incumbent) | 795,606 | 97.25% | +33.89% | |
| Write-in | 22,484 | 2.75% | +2.63% | ||
| Total votes | 818,090 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]- Sumter (largest municipality: Livingston)
- Greene (largest municipality: Eutaw)
- Hale (largest municipality: Moundville)
- Perry (largest municipality: Marion)
- Dallas (largest municipality: Selma)
- Wilcox (largest municipality: Camden)
- Lowndes (largest municipality: Fort Deposit)
- Montgomery (largest municipality: Montgomery)
- Macon (largest municipality: Tuskegee)
- Bullock (largest municipality: Union Springs)
- Russell (largest city: Phenix City)
Aftermath
[edit]Sessions did not complete this term, which ran through January 3, 2021; he resigned on February 9, 2017, to become Attorney General under the Trump administration. This triggered the interim appointment of Luther Strange to fill the vacancy until Democrat Doug Jones won a special election later that year. On November 7, 2019, Sessions announced that he would stand for this US Senate seat again in 2020 when it was due for its regularly-scheduled election,[15] though he was defeated in the runoff primary by football coach Tommy Tuberville, who would go onto win the general election.
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ Cason, Mike (February 7, 2014). "Democrats pick up a handful of candidates; governor only contested statewide race in primary". AL.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ Phillip Rawls (January 16, 2013). "Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions will seek re-election in 2014". The Republic. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "Independent Candidate Ballot Access" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. August 20, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Arkansas native proposes challenge to unopposed Republican senator in Alabama
- ^ WILLIAMS, VICTOR SANCHEZ
- ^ "2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "2014 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "2014 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2014". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ YouGov
- ^ YouGov
- ^ YouGov
- ^ YouGov
- ^ "Certified General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ "Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions praises Trump in announcing run for his old US Senate seat". November 8, 2019.
External links
[edit]- U.S. Senate elections in Alabama, 2014 at Ballotpedia
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
- Jeff Sessions for U.S. Senate
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