Robert Kennedy Jr. (Alabama)

Robert Kennedy Jr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Alabama's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Kennedy was a 2017 special election candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Alabama.^[1]

Elections[edit]

2018[edit]

See also: Alabama's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 1

Incumbent Bradley Byrne defeated Robert Kennedy Jr. in the general election for U.S. House Alabama District 1 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Bradley Byrne (R)	63.2	153,228
	Robert Kennedy Jr. (D)	36.8	89,226
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	163

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 242,617 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 1

Robert Kennedy Jr. defeated Lizzetta Hill McConnell in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 1 on June 5, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Robert Kennedy Jr.	80.7	27,651
	Lizzetta Hill McConnell	19.3	6,592

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 34,243
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 1

Incumbent Bradley Byrne advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 1 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Bradley Byrne

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2017[edit]

See also: United States Senate special election in Alabama, 2017

Democratic primary election results[edit]

U.S. Senate, Alabama Democratic primary, August 15, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Doug Jones	66.1%	109,105
	Democrat	Robert Kennedy	17.7%	29,215
	Democrat	Michael Hansen	6.7%	11,105
	Democrat	Will Boyd	4.9%	8,010
	Democrat	Jason Fisher	2.1%	3,478
	Democrat	Brian McGee	0.9%	1,450
	Democrat	Charles Nana	0.9%	1,404
	Democrat	Vann Caldwell	0.8%	1,239
Total Votes				165,006
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

General election results[edit]

U.S. Senate, Alabama general election, December 12, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Doug Jones	50%	673,896
	Republican	Roy Moore	48.3%	651,972
	Independent	Write-in	1.7%	22,852
Total Votes				1,348,720
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

Polls[edit]

U.S. Senate special election in Alabama, Democratic primary
Poll	Robert Kennedy Jr.	Doug Jones	Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Emerson College August 10-12, 2017	23%	40%	37%	+/-7.6	164
FOX10 News/Strategy Research August 7, 2017	40%	30%	30%	+/-2.0	2,000
Raycom News Network/Strategy Research July 24, 2017	49%	28%	23%	+/-2.0	3,000
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Campaign finance[edit]

Combined April and July Quarterly Reports for the Democratic Primary^[2]
Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
Will Boyd	$6,684	$6,625	$59
Jason Fisher	$15,562	$13,719	$1,842
Doug Jones	$158,418	$57,228	$101,190
Robert Kennedy Jr.	$11,600	$398	$11,202

Source: This graphic was generated using data from the FEC.

Campaign themes[edit]

2017[edit]

The following issues are listed on Kennedy's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“

Affordable Healthcare: I support the progress made by the Affordable Care Act, such as expanding access to people with pre-existing conditions and eliminating lifetime limits. However, the law has some flaws that have caused healthcare costs to increase for Alabama families. These flaws need to be fixed. I am in favor of repairing the remaining issues in the Affordable Care Act. I am not in favor of repeal initiatives.

Public Education: As a product of the Mobile County Public School system, I believe that public education is the key to upward mobility and the American dream. We must ensure that every child in Alabama receives the same top-quality education, whether attending a public school in the Black Belt or an elite private school in a metropolitan area.

Fiscal Responsibility: I am a fiscally responsible Democrat who is the product of a government program that worked. Government programs can positively impact people’s lives; however, every government program should have the following three components: a) a goal, b) an evaluation timeframe, and c) a success criteria. Government programs that meet their goals during the evaluation timeframe should continue to receive funding. Programs that do not meet their goals should have their funding revoked.

The Right to Bear Arms: I believe in the 2nd Amendment but we must focus more of our efforts on preventing guns from being sold illegally, and keeping guns out of the hands of criminals.

The Right to Privacy (Family Planning): As a matter of public policy, I believe that the difficult choice to end a pregnancy is a family decision that specifically resides with the woman. As a person guided by faith, I believe our goal should be twofold: a) reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies though education and family-planning resources, and b) provide the women who experience unplanned pregnancies with the support and pre-natal resources to carry babies to term, if they choose to do so. We want women who experience unplanned pregnancies to understand the range of available options.^[3]

”

—Kennedy for U.S. Senate^[4]

External links[edit]

Search Google News for this topic
Robert Kennedy Jr. for U.S. Senate
- Robert Kennedy Jr. on YouTube

Footnotes[edit]

↑ AL.com, "Alabama Senate race updated list: 11 Republicans, 8 Democrats qualify," May 17, 2017
↑ FEC.gov, "Alabama," accessed July 25, 2017
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ Kennedy for U.S. Senate, "The Issues," accessed July 31, 2017

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Alabama's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Katie Britt (R)

Tommy Tuberville (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jerry Carl (R)

District 2

Barry Moore (R)

District 3

Mike Rogers (R)

District 4

Robert Aderholt (R)

District 5

Dale Strong (R)

District 6

Gary Palmer (R)

District 7

Terri Sewell (D)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (1)

[list17-1] AL.com, "Alabama Senate race updated list: 11 Republicans, 8 Democrats qualify," May 17, 2017

[2] FEC.gov, "Alabama," accessed July 25, 2017

[quotedisclaimer-3] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[4] Kennedy for U.S. Senate, "The Issues," accessed July 31, 2017

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Robert Kennedy Jr. (Alabama)

Contents

Elections[edit]

2018[edit]

General election

General election for U.S. House Alabama District 1

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Alabama District 1

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Alabama District 1

2017[edit]

Democratic primary election results[edit]

General election results[edit]

Polls[edit]

Campaign finance[edit]

Campaign themes[edit]

2017[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]