2013 Alabama's 1st congressional district special election

2013 Alabama's 1st congressional district special election
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Alabama's 1st congressional district
U.S. Representative before election; Jo Bonner; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Bradley Byrne; Republican

A special election for Alabama's 1st congressional district was held following the resignation of Jo Bonner on August 2, 2013, 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, candidate for the Alabama State Board of Education in 2012 and candidate for the Tuscaloosa City Council in 2005^[5]
Sharon Powe, entrepreneur, legal assistant for the U.S. Small Business Administration and candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives in 2010^[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

Wells Griffith

Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative and nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2012^[11]

Quin Hillyer

Rick Santorum, U.S. Senator and candidate for President of the United States in 2012^[11]

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^[12]	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

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley Byrne	18,090	34.57%
	Republican	Dean Young	12,011	22.95%
	Republican	Chad Fincher	8,177	15.63%
	Republican	Quin Hillyer	7,260	13.87%
	Republican	Wells Griffith	5,758	11.00%
	Republican	Daniel Dyas	391	0.75%
	Republican	Jessica James	391	0.75%
	Republican	Sharon Powe	184	0.35%
	Republican	David Thornton	72	0.14%
Total votes			52,344	100.00%

Runoff

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bradley Byrne	Dean Young	Other	Undecided
Cygnal^[13]	October 30, 2013	1,027	± 3.03%	40.2%	43.2%	—	16.6%
Wenzel Strategies^[14]	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	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Lula Albert-Kaigler, retired self-employed worker^[5]
Burton LeFlore, real estate agent^[5]

Declined

Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States^[8]
Napoleon Bracy, State Representative^[8]
Lucy Buffett, businesswoman^[7]
Vivian Davis Figures, state senator^[7]
Sam Jones, Mayor of Mobile^[7]
Marc Keahey, state senator^[8]

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	100.00%

Independent

Candidates

Declared

James Hall, former Marine^[15]

General election

Results

2013 Alabama's 1st congressional district special election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley Byrne	36,071	70.17%
	Democratic	Burton LeFlore	14,985	29.32%
	Write-ins	Write-ins	350	0.68%
Total votes			51,406	100.0%
	Republican hold

By county

County	Bradley Byrne Republican		Burton LeFlore Democratic		Write-in Various		Margin		Total
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total
Baldwin	13,048	82.2%	2,668	16.8%	155	1.0%	10,380	65.4%	15,871
Clarke (part)	594	72.7%	221	27.1%	2	0.2%	373	45.6%	817
Escambia	1,659	74.9%	537	24.2%	20	0.9%	1,122	50.7%	2,216
Mobile	18,651	64.2%	10,190	35.3%	154	0.5%	8,371	28.9%	28,905
Monroe	1,230	61.6%	751	37.6%	16	0.8%	479	24.0%	1,997
Washington	979	61.2%	618	38.6%	3	0.2%	361	22.6%	1,600
Totals	36,071	70.17%	14,985	29.15%	350	0.68%	21,086	41.02%	51,046

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". Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. 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. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
↑ Cygnal
↑ Cygnal
↑ Wenzel Strategies
↑ Talbot, George (June 6, 2013). "First-time candidate James Hall to run for AL-01 congressional seat". al.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
↑ "Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 9, 2020.

External links

Election coverage at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
Bradley Byrne for Congress, Republican nominee
James Hall for Congress, independent
Burton LeFlore for Congress, Democratic nominee

[1] "LIVE: Rep. Jo Bonner talks about his resignation from Congress; new job at UA". Blog.al.com. May 23, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.

[2] "9 Republicans, 2 Democrats qualify for AL-01 congressional race". Blog.al.com. August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.

[wapo131217-3] Sullivan, Sean (December 17, 2013). "Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved December 18, 2013.

[rollcall-4] Cahn, Emily (June 3, 2013). "Top Republican to Enter Alabama Special Election #AL01". Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.

[qualifiedcandidates-5] 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.

[6] Talbot, George (July 9, 2013). "Republican Wells Griffith to run for AL-01 congressional seat". al.com. Retrieved July 9, 2013.

[whosout-7] 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.

[first_talbot-8] 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.

[9] Can a convicted felon run for Congress from jail? | PolitiFact

[10] State Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Montrose, rules out bid for Congress | AL.com

[paulryan-11] 1 2 "Paul Ryan Endorses in Special Election". Roll Call. August 7, 2013. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.

[12] Cygnal

[13] Cygnal

[14] Wenzel Strategies

[15] Talbot, George (June 6, 2013). "First-time candidate James Hall to run for AL-01 congressional seat". al.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.

[16] "Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 9, 2020.

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