Elections for the
Alabama House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on
November 4, 2014. The
signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014.
Following the general election, there was no change to the majority control of the Alabama House of Representatives, which was held by the Republican Party. Republicans further solidified their majority by picking up six more seats, rising from 66 to 72; Democratic seats dropped from 37 to 33. In addition to the gains from seats held by Democrats, the Republicans also picked up Independent Richard Laird's seat in the defeat of Democrat Josh Burns and Independent Guy Kelly by Republican Bob Fincher.
Incumbents retiring[edit]
A total of 16 incumbents did not run for re-election in 2014. Those incumbents were:
Majority control[edit]
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Alabama House of Representatives:
| Alabama House of Representatives
|
| Party
|
As of November 3, 2014
|
After November 4, 2014
|
|
|
Democratic Party
|
37
|
33
|
|
|
Republican Party
|
66
|
72
|
|
|
Independent
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
Vacancy
|
1
|
0
|
| Total
|
105
|
105
|
Qualifications[edit]
Members of the House must be 21 at the time of their election, and must have been citizens of Alabama for three years, having lived in their respective districts for at least one year immediately preceding their election.[1]
Competitiveness[edit]
Candidates unopposed by a major party[edit]
In 65 of the 105 districts up for election in 2014, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 18 Democrats and 47 Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.
Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 40 of the 105 districts up for election.
Primary challenges[edit]
A total of 31 incumbents faced primary competition on June 3. 16 incumbents did not seek re-election in 2014 and another 58 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. The state representatives that faced primary competition included:
Retiring incumbents[edit]
16 incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 89 (84.8%) ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, four Democrats, eleven Republicans and one Independent, can be found above.
List of candidates[edit]
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
- Greg Burdine
a - Incumbent Burdine first assumed office in 2010.
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Greg Burdine: 4,652
Phillip Pettus: 4,933 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Lynn Greer
a - Incumbent Greer first assumed office in 2010.
November 4 General election candidates:
Andrew "Andy" Betterton: 5,224
Lynn Greer: 8,561 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
- Marcel Black
a - Incumbent Black first assumed office in 1990.
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Marcel Black: 7,993 
Fred Joly: 5,357
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Micky Hammon
a - Incumbent Hammon first assumed office in 2002.
November 4 General election candidates:
Micky Hammon: 8,473 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Henry A. White: 5,520
Dan Williams: 7,132 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Phil Williams
a - Incumbent Williams first assumed office in 2009.
November 4 General election candidates:
Phil Williams: 8,323 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Ken Johnson
a - Incumbent Johnson first assumed office in 2010.
November 4 General election candidates:
Jody Letson: 5,553
Ken Johnson: 6,072 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Terri Collins
a - Incumbent Collins first assumed office in 2010.
November 4 General election candidates:
Rex Cheatham: 4,195
Terri Collins: 6,270 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Ed Henry: 9,624 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Mike Ball
a - Incumbent Ball first assumed office in 2002.
November 4 General election candidates:
Mike Ball: 8,667 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Randall Shedd: 8,941 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
July 15 Republican primary runoff candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Corey Harbison: 9,455 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Connie Cooner Rowe: 9,482 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Tim Wadsworth: 9,255 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Allen Farley
a - Incumbent Farley first assumed office in 2010.
November 4 General election candidates:
Allen Farley: 10,178 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Daniel H. Boman: 3,430
Kyle South: 10,467 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Don Barnwell: 4,027
Mike Millican: 7,854 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Johnny Mack Morrow: 6,700 
Gerry Wallace: 4,559
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
- Laura Hall
a - Incumbent Hall first assumed office in 1992.
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
Independent candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Laura Hall: 7,615 
A.J. Smith: 1,557
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Howard Sanderford: 12,876 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Jim Patterson
a - Incumbent Patterson first assumed office in 2010.
November 4 General election candidates:
C. Terry Jones: 4,558
Jim Patterson: 9,428 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Dennis W. Stephens: 2,998
Ritchie Whorton: 8,688 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
John Robinson: 3,539
James T. (Tommy) Hanes, Jr.: 5,493 
Note: Incumbent Todd Greeson (R) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
David Beddingfield: 4,338
Nathaniel Ledbetter: 6,877 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Mac McCutcheon: 10,432 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Kerry Rich: 5,679 
Note: Incumbent Wes Long (R) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Jeff McLaughlin: 4,959
Will Ainsworth: 7,355 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
- Craig Ford
a - Incumbent Ford first assumed office in 2000.
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Craig Ford: 6,827 
Doug Sherrod: 3,704
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Michael J. Gladden: 3,948
Becky Nordgren: 6,957 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Mack N. Butler: 9,360 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Mike Holmes
a - Incumbent Holmes first assumed office in 2014.
November 4 General election candidates:
Mike Holmes: 10,944 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
Independent candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Barbara Bigsby Boyd: 6,099 
Angela Fears: 1,812
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Ron Johnson
a - Incumbent Johnson first assumed office in 1978.
November 4 General election candidates:
Anthony Zachero: 2,748
Ron Johnson: 8,343 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
David Standridge: 9,468 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
Note: Stephanie Engle withdrew before the primary.
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Steve Hurst: 9,220 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Randy Wood
a - Incumbent Wood first assumed office in 2002.
November 4 General election candidates:
Randy Wood: 9,023 
Note: Incumbent Richard Laird (I) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
Independent candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Josh Burns: 5,518
Bob Fincher: 5,949 
Guy Kelly: 531
Note: Incumbent DuWayne Bridges (R) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Isaac Whorton: 7,279 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Richard Lindsey: 6,550 
Heath Jones: 4,692
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Ted Copland: 3,035
Koven L. (K.L.) Brown: 7,452 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Mike Hill
a - Incumbent Hill first assumed office in 1986.
November 4 General election candidates:
Mike Hill: 9,223 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
James M. (Jimmy) Martin: 9,416 
Note: Incumbent Mary Sue McClurkin (R) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
July 15 Republican primary runoff candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Arnold Mooney: 11,492 
Note: Incumbent Arthur Payne (R) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Danny Garrett: 10,360 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Dickie Drake
a - Incumbent Drake first assumed office in 2011.
November 4 General election candidates:
Dickie Drake: 9,609 
Note: Incumbent Paul DeMarco (R) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
July 15 Republican primary runoff candidates:
Note: Steve French withdrew on June 12, 2014.[2]
November 4 General election candidates:
David Faulkner: 10,778 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Salvatore Bambinelli: 2,642
Jack Williams: 7,073 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Jim Carns
a - Incumbent Carns first assumed office 2011.
November 4 General election candidates:
Jim Carns: 11,450 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- April Weaver
a - Incumbent Weaver first assumed office in 2010.
November 4 General election candidates:
April Weaver: 7,755 
Note: Incumbent Jim McClendon (R) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Jim Hill: 9,201 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Allen Treadaway: 10,746 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
John W. Rogers, Jr.: 7,305 
Phillip Bahakel: 2,207
Note: Incumbent Anthony "Alann" Johnson (D) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
Note: Elbert Peters (R) withdrew on April 1, 2014, after realizing he did not live in the district.[3]
November 4 General election candidates:
Anthony Daniels: 4,166 
Christopher Horn: 1,190
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Patricia Todd: 7,601 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Roderick "Rod" Scott: 8,453 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
Independent candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Louise Alexander: 7,960 
Darius Foster: 3,680
Rickey Levins: 406
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Merika Coleman: 10,184 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Oliver Robinson: 8,287 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Mary Moore: 7,949 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Juandalynn "LeLe" Givan: 9,584 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Alan Harper: 9,010 
Note: Incumbent John Merrill (R) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Rich Wingo: 8,416 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Bill Poole
a - Incumbent Poole first assumed office in 2010.
November 4 General election candidates:
Bill Poole: 6,249 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Harry Shiver: 8,781 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
- Elaine Beech
a - Incumbent Beech first assumed office in 2009.
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Elaine Beech: 8,469 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Alan Baker
a - Incumbent Baker first assumed office in 2006.
November 4 General election candidates:
Alan Baker: 7,510 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Darrio Melton: 9,836 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Thomas E. "Action" Jackson: 8,998 
Note: Incumbent David Colston (D) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
Independence Party candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Kelvin J. Lawrence: 9,396 
Loretta G. Grant: 4,340
Cedric Coley: 425
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Christopher John England: 6,799 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Artis "A.J." McCampbell: 9,942 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
July 15 Democratic primary runoff candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Ralph A. Howard: 10,435 
Note: Incumbent Joseph Lister Hubbard (D) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Matt Fridy: 9,183 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Zack Buckner: 3,621
Dimitri Polizos: 9,481 
Note: Incumbent Greg Wren (R) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
Note: Therese Ford withdrew before the primary.
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Reed Ingram: 8,338 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
Note: Maurice Rollins withdrew before the primary.
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Thad McClammy: 8,342 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
- John Knight
a - Incumbent Knight first assumed office in 1992.
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
John Knight: 6,891 
David Grimes: 3,775
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
- Alvin Holmes
a - Incumbent Holmes first assumed office in 1974.
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Alvin Holmes: 6,998 
Tijuana Adetunji: 2,637
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Shirley Scott-Harris: 3,535
Mike Hubbard: 5,136 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Tillman Pugh: 2,241
Lesley Vance: 4,702 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Dylan V. Oliver: 4,352
Mark M. Tuggle: 9,119 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Pebblin W. Warren: 8,455 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
George "Tootie" Bandy: 5,257 
Gary Head: 2,752
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
- Berry Forte
a - Incumbent Forte first assumed office in 2010.
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Berry Forte: 7,365 
Jerry A. McGilvray: 4,316
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Dexter Grimsley: 5,777 
Bobby Lewis: 3,405
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Paul Lee
a - Incumbent Lee first assumed office in 2010.
November 4 General election candidates:
Paul Lee: 9,253 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Donnie Chesteen: 10,404 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Paul Beckman
a - Incumbent Beckman first assumed office in 2010.
November 4 General election candidates:
Paul Beckman: 8,215 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Joel Lee Williams: 5,436
Alan C. Boothe: 5,520 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Walton Hickman: 5,894
Chris Sells: 7,722 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Barry Moore: 7,484 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Mike Jones, Jr.: 7,673 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Steve Clouse
a - Incumbent Clouse first assumed office in 2010.
November 4 General election candidates:
Jennifer Marsden: 2,773
Steve Clouse: 9,139 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Joe Faust
a - Incumbent Faust first assumed office in 2004.
November 4 General election candidates:
Joe Faust: 10,738 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Steve McMillan: 10,336 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
- Randy Davis
a - Incumbent Davis first assumed office in 2002.
November 4 General election candidates:
Randy Davis: 10,007 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Adline C. Clarke: 6,168 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
Note: Darren L. Flott withdrew before the primary.
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
Independent candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Napoleon Bracy, Jr.: 6,134 
Wayne E. Biggs: 3,276
Darren Flott: 1,021
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
James Buskey: 7,586 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Victor Gaston: 7,878 
Note: Incumbent Jamie Ison (R) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Chris Pringle: 7,382 
Note: Incumbent Chad Fincher (R) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
Note: Chris McNeil withdrew before the primary.
November 4 General election candidates:
Jack Williams: 6,688 
Note: Incumbent Joseph C. Mitchell (D) did not run for re-election.
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Barbara Drummond: 5,608 
Ralph Carmichael: 2,065
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
Margie Wilcox: 7,745 
June 3 Democratic primary candidates:
June 3 Republican primary candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
David Sessions: 6,227 
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
Leadership
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