# 2020 Alabama elections

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Alabama state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Its primary elections were held on March 3, 2020, with runoffs taking place on July 31.
In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Alabama voters will elect the class II U.S. senator from Alabama, 4 of 9 members of the Alabama State Board of Education, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, 2 of 9 seats on the Supreme Court of Alabama, 4 of 10 seats on the Alabama Appellate Court and one seat of the Alabama House of Representatives. It will also vote on five ballot measures.
To vote by mail, registered Alabama voters must request a ballot by October 29, 2020. As of early October some 130,576 voters have requested mail ballots.

## Federal offices
### President of the United States

Alabama has 9 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Donald Trump won all of them with 62% of the popular vote.

### United States class II Senate seat

Republican Tommy Tuberville defeated incumbent Democrat Doug Jones, winning 60% of the vote.

### United States House of Representatives

There were five U.S. Representatives in Alabama that were up for election in addition to two open seats. 6 seats were won by the Republicans while 1 seat was won by the Democrats. No congressional districts changed hands.

## Public Service Commission
### President
#### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Laura Casey | 252,851 | 78.48 |
| | Democratic | Robert Mardis III | 69,352 | 21.52 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 322,203 | 100 |

#### Republican primary

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (incumbent) | 462,979 | 73.82 |
| | Republican | Robin Litaker | 164,227 | 26.18 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 627,206 | 100 |

#### General election

2020 Alabama Public Service Commission President election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (incumbent) | 1,403,790 | 61.99 |
| | Democratic | Laura Casey | 858,054 | 37.89 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 2,726 | 0.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,264,570 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## State Board of Education

4 of 9 seats of the Alabama State Board of Education are up for election (one is a non-elected position held by the governor). Before the election the composition of that board was:
| Party | Party | # of seats |
| | Republican | 7 |
| | Democratic | 1 |
| | Independent | 1 |
| Total | Total | 9 |

### Member, District 1
#### Candidates

Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.
* Tom Holmes (Democratic)
* Jackie Zeigler, incumbent (Republican)

#### General election

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jackie Zeigler (incumbent) | 212,461 | 72.73% |
| | Democratic | Tom Holmes | 79,380 | 27.17% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 294 | 0.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 292,135 | 100% |

### Member, District 3
#### Candidates

Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.
* Jarralynne Agee (Democratic)
* Stephanie Bell, incumbent (Republican)

#### General election

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Stephanie Bell (incumbent) | 209,909 | 68.92% |
| | Democratic | Jarralynne Agee | 94,375 | 30.99% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 278 | 0.09% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 304,562 | 100% |

### Member, District 5
#### Republican primary

* Lesa Keith

#### Democratic primary

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fred F. Bell | 24,589 | 30.35 |
| | Democratic | Tonya Smith Chestnut | 16,044 | 19.8 |
| | Democratic | Billie Jean Young | 11,271 | 13.91 |
| | Democratic | Ron Davis | 8,957 | 11.05 |
| | Democratic | Pamela Laffitte | 6,712 | 8.28 |
| | Democratic | Patrice McClammy | 5,932 | 7.32 |
| | Democratic | Woodie Pugh Jr. | 5,696 | 7.03 |
| | Democratic | Joanne Shum | 1,830 | 2.26 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,031 | 100 |
Democratic primary runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tonya Smith Chestnut | 21,230 | 61.35 |
| | Democratic | Fred F. Bell | 13,372 | 38.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,602 | 100 |

#### General election

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tonya Smith Chestnut (incumbent) | 161,192 | 62.71% |
| | Republican | Lesa Keith | 95,593 | 37.19% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 245 | 0.10% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 257,030 | 100% |

### Member, District 7
#### General election

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Belinda Palmer McRae | 230,122 | 98.73% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,957 | 1.27% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 233,079 | 100% |

## State judiciary

The state Supreme Court has 9 seats, all of which are currently occupied by Republican incumbents. At the appellate level, 2 of 5 seats on Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and 2 of 5 on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals are up for election. All seats on both courts are currently held by the Republican Party.

### State Supreme Court, place one
#### Democratic primary

No candidates filed for election to this seat.

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

* Greg Shaw, incumbent

##### Eliminated in primary

* Cam Ward, state senator
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Greg Shaw | Cam Ward | Undecided |
| Mason-Dixon | February 4–6, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 24% | 19% | 57% |
Results

## State House of Representatives

A special election had been called for November 17, 2020, for District 49 as a result of Republican incumbent April Weaver resigning from the legislature. Primaries were held on August 4 that year, with a Republican runoff set for September 1.
2020 Alabama's 49th House of Representatives district special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Russell Bedsole | 1,599 | 63.18 |
| | Democratic | Cheryl Patton | 930 | 36.74 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,531 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Ballot measures
### Amendment 1 (March)

In addition to the five amendments that are being voted on in November, Amendment 1 – called the Appointed Education Board Amendment – was defeated in the state's primary. It would have replaced the elected State Board of Education with a Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education whose members would have been appointed by the governor with the approval of the state senate.

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | For Amendment 1 | Against Amendment 1 | Undecided |
| Mason-Dixon/Alabama Daily News/WBRC/WAFF | February 4–6, 2020 | 625 (RV) | ± 4% | 38% | 41% | 21% |

#### Results

Amendment 1 (March) :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| No | 837,234 | 75.1 |
| Yes | 277,320 | 24.9 |
| Total votes | 1,114,554 | 100.00 |

### Amendment 1 (November)

Amendment 1 (November) :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,535,862 | 77.01 |
| No | 458,487 | 22.99 |
| Total votes | 1,994,349 | 100.00 |

### Amendment 2

Amendment 2 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| No | 919,380 | 51.06 |
| Yes | 881,145 | 48.94 |
| Total votes | 1,800,525 | 100.00 |

### Amendment 3

Amendment 3 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,193,532 | 64.84 |
| No | 647,305 | 35.16 |
| Total votes | 1,840,837 | 100.00 |

### Amendment 4

Amendment 4 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,222,682 | 66.82 |
| No | 607,090 | 33.18 |
| Total votes | 1,829,772 | 100.00 |

### Amendment 5

Amendment 5 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,213,544 | 71.61 |
| No | 481,088 | 28.39 |
| Total votes | 1,694,632 | 100.00 |

### Amendment 6

Amendment 6 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,216,008 | 71.61 |
| No | 482,189 | 28.39 |
| Total votes | 1,698,197 | 100.00 |