Robert Kennedy Jr. (Alabama)

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Robert Kennedy Jr.

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November 6, 2018

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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]

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2018
* 1.2 2017
* 1.2.1 Democratic primary election results
* 1.2.2 General election results
* 1.2.3 Polls
* 1.2.4 Campaign finance
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2017
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## 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

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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

|
|
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| 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

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| 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

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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]

## See also[edit]

* United States House of Representatives
* Alabama's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
* Alabama's 1st Congressional District

## External links[edit]

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

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ AL.com, "Alabama Senate race updated list: 11 Republicans, 8 Democrats qualify," May 17, 2017
2. ↑ FEC.gov, "Alabama," accessed July 25, 2017
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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