# 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected the 7 U.S. representatives from the state of Alabama. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including the Governor of Alabama.
Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate won a majority of the vote, were held on July 15.

## Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama by district:
| District | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 103,758 | 68.16% | 48,278 | 31.71% | 198 | 0.13% | 152,234 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 113,103 | 67.34% | 54,692 | 32.56% | 157 | 0.09% | 167,952 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 103,558 | 63.72% | 52,816 | 36.22% | 246 | 0.06% | 156,620 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 132,831 | 98.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,921 | 1.43% | 134,752 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 5 | 115,338 | 74.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 39,636 | 25.58% | 154,974 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 6 | 135,945 | 76.18% | 42,291 | 23.70% | 213 | 0.12% | 178,449 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 7 | 0 | 0.00% | 133,687 | 98.37% | 2,212 | 1.63% | 135,899 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 704,533 | 65.18% | 331,764 | 30.69% | 44,583 | 4.13% | 1,080,880 | 100.0% | |
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## District 1

Republican incumbent Bradley Byrne, who had represented the district since a December 2013 special election, ran for re-election.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Bradley Byrne, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Burton LeFlore, real estate agent and nominee for this seat in 2013

### General election
#### Campaign

Byrne was originally believed to be running for re-election unopposed, but LeFlore managed to qualify.

#### Results

Alabama's 1st congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bradley Byrne (incumbent) | 103,758 | 68.2 |
| | Democratic | Burton LeFlore | 48,278 | 31.7 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 198 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 152,234 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 2

Republican incumbent Martha Roby, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Martha Roby, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Erick Wright

### General election
#### Results

Alabama's 2nd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Martha Roby (incumbent) | 113,103 | 67.3 |
| | Democratic | Erick Wright | 54,692 | 32.6 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 157 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 167,952 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 3

Republican incumbent Mike Rogers, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Mike Rogers, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Thomas Casson

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Rogers (incumbent) | 50,372 | 75.9 |
| | Republican | Thomas Casson | 15,999 | 24.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,371 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Jesse T. Smith, U.S. Army veteran

### General election
#### Results

Alabama's 3rd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike D. Rogers (incumbent) | 103,558 | 66.1 |
| | Democratic | Jesse Smith | 52,816 | 33.7 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 246 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 156,620 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 4

Republican incumbent Robert Aderholt, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Robert Aderholt, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Withdrawn

* Thomas E. Drake II

### Democratic primary

No Democrats filed for the office.

### General election
#### Results

Alabama's 4th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Robert Aderholt (incumbent) | 132,831 | 98.6 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 1,921 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,752 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 5

Republican incumbent Mo Brooks, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

### Republican primary

Brooks had defeated the then incumbent Democrat-turned-Republican Parker Griffith, in the 2010 Republican primary and again in 2012. Supporters of Griffith circulated petitions to get him on the ballot as an independent. He considered doing so, but instead re-joined the Democratic Party and ran for Governor.

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Mo Brooks, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Jerry Hill

##### Declined

* Parker Griffith, former U.S. Representative

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mo Brooks (incumbent) | 49,117 | 80.3 |
| | Republican | Jerry Hill | 12,038 | 19.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,155 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates

No Democrats filed to run.

##### Declined

* Parker Griffith, former U.S. Representative

### General election

Mark Bray challenged Brooks as an independent candidate, with Reggie Hill running as a write-in candidate.

#### Results

Alabama's 5th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mo Brooks (incumbent) | 115,338 | 74.4 |
| | Independent | Mark Bray | 39,005 | 25.2 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 631 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 154,974 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 6

Republican incumbent Spencer Bachus, who had represented the 6th district since 1993, did not run for re-election.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Gary Palmer, president of the conservative think tank Alabama Policy Institute

##### Eliminated in primary

* Scott Beason, state senator and candidate for this seat in 2012
* Will Brooke, executive vice president and managing partner of Harbert Management Corporation
* Paul DeMarco, state representative
* Chad Mathis, orthopedic surgeon
* Robert Shattuck, attorney
* Tom Vigneulle, businessman

##### Declined

* Bill Armistead, chairman of the Alabama Republican Party and former state senator
* Spencer Bachus, incumbent U.S. Representative
* Slade Blackwell, state senator
* Greg Canfield, Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce and former state representative
* David Carrington, president of the Jefferson County Commission
* Steve French, former state senator
* Tony Petelos, Jefferson County Manager
* Rob Riley, attorney and son of former governor Riley
* Minda Riley Campbell, attorney and daughter of former governor Bob Riley
* Cliff Sims, blogger
* David Standridge, state representative and candidate for this seat in 2012
* Cam Ward, state senator
* Jack Williams, state representative

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Scott Beason | Will Brooke | Paul DeMarco | Chad Mathis | Gary Palmer | Tom Vignuelle | Undecided |
| Cygnal | May 2014 | – | – | 12% | 11% | 20% | 17% | 18% | 3% | 19% |
| JMC Analytics (R-Mathis) | April 15 & 17, 2014 | 445 | ± 4.6% | 9% | 10% | 15% | 16% | 4% | 2% | 44% |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul DeMarco | 30,894 | 32.7 |
| | Republican | Gary Palmer | 18,655 | 19.7 |
| | Republican | Scott Beason | 14,451 | 15.3 |
| | Republican | Chad Mathis | 14,420 | 15.3 |
| | Republican | Will Brooke | 13,130 | 13.9 |
| | Republican | Tom Vigneulle | 2,397 | 2.5 |
| | Republican | Robert Shattuck | 587 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,534 | 100.0 |
DeMarco and Palmer advanced to a July 15 runoff election to decide the Republican primary.

#### Runoff
##### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Paul DeMarco | Gary Palmer | Undecided |
| Cygnal | July 7–8, 2014 | 647 | ± 3.84% | 29% | 60% | 11% |

##### Results

Republican primary runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary Palmer | 47,491 | 63.5 |
| | Republican | Paul DeMarco | 27,295 | 36.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 74,786 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Avery Vise, businessman

### General election
#### Campaign

Palmer faced Democrat Mark Lester, a professor at Birmingham-Southern College who replaced original nominee Avery Vise.
Robert Shattuck, who lost in the Republican primary, ran as a write-in candidate.
Libertarian Aimee Love had been running, but the Alabama Libertarian Party was unable to secure ballot access for federal elections.

#### Results

Alabama's 6th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary Palmer | 135,945 | 76.2 |
| | Democratic | Mark Lester | 42,291 | 23.7 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 213 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 178,449 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 7

Democratic incumbent Terri Sewell, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Terri Sewell, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Tamara Harris Johnson, former Birmingham City Attorney

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Terri Sewell (incumbent) | 74,953 | 83.9 |
| | Democratic | Tamara Harris Johnson | 14,374 | 16.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,327 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run for the office.

### General election
#### Results

Alabama's 7th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Terri Sewell (incumbent) | 133,687 | 98.4 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 2,212 | 1.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,899 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |