Alabama Judicial Elections, 2012 - Circuit Courts

The Alabama judicial elections consisted of a primary on March 13th and the general election on November 6th.^[1][2]

Circuit Courts[edit]

Alabama 10th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SmithermanCarole C. Smitherman   A	No	Democratic	Place 13	73.3%A	52.91%   A
HunterChuck Hunter (Alabama)	No	Republican	Place 11		D
HaskinsDanita Haskins	No	Democratic	Place 15	38.4%
SkinnerDavid C. Skinner	No	Democratic	Place 9	24.9%
CarpenterDavid Carpenter   A	No	Democratic	Place 5		52.15%   A
FaulknerDavid Lawrence Faulkner	No	Republican	Place 6	74.02%A	46.35%   D
SawyerDavid Sawyer (Alabama)	No	Democratic	Place 9	4.7%
BlankenshipDon Blankenship   A	No	Democratic	Place 6		53.59%   A
BrownHouston L. Brown   A	Yes	Democratic	Place 11		98.55%   A
ColeJ. William Cole	Yes	Republican			46.83%   DefeatedD
HuffJames Brian Huff	No	Republican	Place 18		47.13%   DefeatedD
NeillJames Park Neill	No	Republican	Place 27		43.19%   DefeatedD
Hughey IIIJim Hughey III   ApprovedA	No	Democratic	Place 9	28.5%ApprovedA	57.69%   ApprovedA
BoohakerJoseph L. Boohaker   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 1		98.39%   ApprovedA
ClevelandKenneth L. Cleveland	No	Republican	Place 6	25.9%
GraffeoMichael G. Graffeo   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 8		98.48%   ApprovedA
StephensPatricia Ann Stephens   A	No	Democratic	Place 15	61.5%ApprovedA	53.34%   ApprovedA
BallardPatrick J. Ballard	No	Democratic	Place 13	15.9%
DavisPeter Johnson Davis	No	Democratic	Place 13	10.7%
ThetfordPeyton C. Thetford	No	Republican	Place 13	50.2%ApprovedA	46.99%   DefeatedD
ChamblissRaymond Pearson Chambliss   ApprovedA	No	Democratic	Place 18		52.8%   ApprovedA
BoneRoxana Lea Bone	No	Republican	Place 13	49.7%
ChildersSuzanne S. Childers	Yes	Republican			46.59%   DefeatedD
Tamara Harris Johnson
PetelosTeresa Petelos	Yes	Republican	Place 5		47.79%   DefeatedD
PulliamTeresa T. Pulliam   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 16		96.75%   A
ToddTracie A. Todd   ApprovedA	No	Democratic	Place 7		53.1%   ApprovedA
VinsonVirginia A. Vinson   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 27		56.75%   ApprovedA

Alabama 12th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HeadThomas Head   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 1		98.85%   ApprovedA

Alabama 13th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BrooksBen Brooks   ApprovedA	No	Republican	Place 2	67.9%ApprovedA	97.76%   ApprovedA
BanksDonald Banks   A	Yes	Republican	Place 5		97.59%   ApprovedA
BernardEaton Gaston Barnard	No	Republican	Place 2	32.1%
NamanEdmond G. Naman   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 8		97.8%   ApprovedA
LockettJohn Lockett   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 3		98%   ApprovedA
YoungpeterMichael Youngpeter   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 10		97.7%   ApprovedA
SmithRobert H. Smith   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 1		97.73%   ApprovedA
StoutRoderick Stout   A	Yes	Democratic	Place 6		98.11%   ApprovedA
ChambersRosemary Chambers   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 9		97.65%   ApprovedA

Alabama 14th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PayneBlake Alan Payne	No	Republican	Place 3		44.33%   DefeatedD
Farris, Jr.Doug Farris   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 2		98.69%   ApprovedA
Elliott Jr.Hoyt Elliott   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 3		55.57%   A

Alabama 16th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
OgletreeBilly Ogletree   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 2		57.06%   ApprovedA
KimberleyDavid A. Kimberley   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 3		98.13%   ApprovedA
BurnsStewart Burns	No	Democratic	Place 2		42.76%   DefeatedD
MillicanWilliam A. Millican   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 1		97.96%   ApprovedA
Rhea, IIIWilliam H. Rhea, III   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 4		98.43%   ApprovedA

Alabama 17th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Hardaway, Jr.Eddie Hardaway, Jr.   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic			99.4%   A

Alabama 18th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ConwillHewitt L. Conwill   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Position 2		99.07%   ApprovedA
BostickWilliam H. Bostick   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Position 3		99.18%   ApprovedA

Alabama 19th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BushJohn B. Bush   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 1		98.98%   ApprovedA

Alabama Circuit 2

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LovellTerri B. Lovell   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic			99.22%   ApprovedA

Alabama 20th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MoultonKevin Moulton   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 2		98.54%   ApprovedA
ConawayMike Conaway (Alabama)   A	Yes	Republican	Place 1		98.29%   ApprovedA

Alabama 21st Judicial Circuit

Bert W. Rice was re-elected after running unopposed in 2012.^[3][4]

Alabama 22nd Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ShortCharles A. Short   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 1		99.23%   ApprovedA

Alabama 23rd Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ComerChristian M. Comer   ApprovedA	No	Republican	Place 6		55.35%   ApprovedA
PateDonna Pate   ApprovedA	No	Republican	Place 5		98.24%   ApprovedA
HallKaren K. Hall   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 1		98.31%   ApprovedA
SherrodMartha Lynn Sherrod	No	Democratic	Madison County		44.53%   D
HallRuth Ann Hall   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 3		98.26%   ApprovedA

Alabama 24th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MooreJames W. Moore   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic			98.89%   ApprovedA

Alabama 25th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CarterLee Carter   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 2		99.45%   ApprovedA

Alabama 27th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HawkHoward Hawk   ApprovedA	Yes	Independent	Place 2		54.88%   ApprovedA
BakerJerry Baker	No	Republican	Place 2		45.01%   D
RileyTimothy Riley   ApprovedA	No		Place 2		99.31%   ApprovedA

Alabama 28th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
NortonC. Joseph Norton   ApprovedA	No	Republican	Place 1		99.14%   ApprovedA
BishopJody Bishop   ApprovedA	No	Republican	Place 2	70.7%ApprovedA	99.14%   ApprovedA
NewcombJudy Newcomb	No	Republican	Place 2	29.2%

Alabama 29th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KingJulian M. King   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 1		98.25%   ApprovedA
KingWilliam E. Hollingsworth, III   A	Yes	Democratic	Place 2		98.49%   ApprovedA

Alabama 30th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SeayPhil Seay   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 2		99.34%   ApprovedA

Alabama 31st Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Hughston, Jr.Harold V. Hughston, Jr.   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Position 2		98.5%   ApprovedA
HatcherJacqueline M. Hatcher   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Position 1		98.44%   ApprovedA

Alabama 32nd Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
JohnstonEmily N. Johnston	No	Republican	Place 2	18.3%
NicholasGreg Nicholas   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 1		99.54%   A
HastingJames M. Hasting	No	Republican	Place 2	17.7%
WeldonKenneth H. Weldon	No	Republican	Place 2	15.3%
WilliamsMartha E. Williams   ApprovedA	No	Republican	Place 2	ApprovedA	99.57%   ApprovedA
SmithSteven C. Smith	No	Republican	Place 2
PorterWilliam C. Porter	No	Republican	Place 2	8%

Alabama 33rd Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
QuattlebaumKenneth W. Quattlebaum   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 2		98.48%   ApprovedA
SmithStuart K. Smith	No	Republican	Place 1	30.1%
FillmoreWilliam H. Fillmore   ApprovedA	No	Republican	Place 1	69.8%ApprovedA	98.7%   ApprovedA

Alabama 34th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DempseyTerry L. Dempsey   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic			98.31%   A

Alabama 35th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HareDawn Wiggins Hare	Yes	Democratic		40.4%
WeaverJack B. Weaver   ApprovedA	No	Democratic		59.1%ApprovedA	98.77%   ApprovedA
Stallworth, Jr.Leston Stallworth, Jr.	No	Democratic		17.6%

Alabama 38th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GrahamJohn H. Graham   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 1		98.62%   ApprovedA

Alabama 4th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Pettaway, Jr.Collins Pettaway, Jr.   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 1	58.5%ApprovedA	97.55%   ApprovedA
JonesThomas Jones (Alabama)	Yes	Democratic	Place 1	41.5%

Alabama 40th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SimpsonGeorge Simpson   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic			98.21%   ApprovedA

Alabama 41st Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ReidGregory J. Reid	No	Republican	Place 1	34%
KingSteven David King   ApprovedA	No	Republican	Place 1	65.9%A	99.33%   ApprovedA

Alabama 5th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PerrymanSteve Perryman   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 3		98.71%   ApprovedA
Young, Jr.Tom Young (Alabama)   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 2		98.58%   ApprovedA

Alabama 6th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HamnerElizabeth Hamner   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 3		97.62%   ApprovedA
Robert, Jr.James H. Roberts, Jr.   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 2		97.57%   ApprovedA

Alabama 7th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HowellBrian Howell   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 2		98.6%   ApprovedA
MarshallFoster Marshall	No	Democratic	Place 1		33.61%   D

Alabama 8th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BrownBuddie R. Brown	No	Republican	Place 2		47.18%   DefeatedD
ThompsonGlenn E. Thompson   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 2		52.75%   ApprovedA
HowellJennifer M. Howell   ApprovedA	No	Republican	Place 1	52.7%ApprovedA	56.23%   ApprovedA
SummerfordRobert E. Summerford	No	Republican	Place 1	47.2%
PalerSherrie Paler	Yes	Democratic	Place 1		43.7%   DefeatedD
HaddockSteven Haddock   ApprovedA	Yes	Republican	Place 3		98.98%   ApprovedA

Alabama 9th Judicial Circuit

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
RainsDavid Rains	Yes	Democratic	Place 1		45.17%   D
ColeRandall Cole   ApprovedA	Yes	Democratic	Place 2		98.1%   ApprovedA
BellShaunathan Clint Bell   ApprovedA	No	Republican	Place 1		54.75%   ApprovedA

Appellate courts[edit]

For appellate races, please visit: Alabama judicial elections, 2012.

District Courts[edit]

For information on the Circuit Court elections, see Alabama judicial elections, 2012 - District Courts.

Footnotes[edit]

External links[edit]

• Alabama Votes.gov

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