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The '''2016 statewide primary election''' were comprised of the following ballots:
The '''2016 statewide primary election''' were comprised of the following ballots:
* The Democratic and Republican Party primaries on Tuesday, [[March 1]], 2016 ("Super Tuesday")
* The Democratic and Republican Party primaries were held on Tuesday, [[March 1]], 2016 ("Super Tuesday"). The weather was clear and mild from morning to mid-afternoon, but storms swept through the [[Birmingham area]] in the early evening.
* Democratic and Republican Party runoffs on Tuesday, [[April 12]], 2016
* Democratic and Republican Party runoffs were held on Tuesday, [[April 12]], 2016. There were no run-offs for presidential candidates, with each party awarding delegates to their respective national conventions based largely on the primary results. The Alabama Democratic Party has seven possible "superdelegates" who can vote as they choose regardless of the primary results. Of those seven, one, [[Redding Pitt]], died just before the election. The Alabama Republican Party's three appointed delegates are pledged to the overall winner of the primary.


<!--Overall voter turnout was low, with about 613,000 people, or 21% of eligible voters across the state casting ballots. Of those voting in the gubernatorial primaries, only 180,000 voted on the Democratic ballot while 433,000 voters on the Republican ballot.-->
Overall voter turnout in the primaries was slightly higher than expected, with 1,269,751 people, or 41.4% of the state's 3,066,732 eligible voters, casting ballots. Of those voting in the presidential primaries, 398,309 voted on the Democratic ballot while 867,235 voters marked Republican ballots. For the runoffs, turnout was very low.


==Democratic primary==
==Democratic primary==
===Federal offices===
===Federal offices===
* '''President of the United States'''
* '''President of the United States'''
** Hillary Clinton
** '''Hillary Clinton''': 310,022 votes (77.83% of 398,309 votes cast statewide), winner of 44 of 53 pledged delegates
** Roque De La Fuente
** Bernard Sanders: 76,446 votes (19.19%), winner of 9 delegates
** Bernard Sanders
** Martin O'Malley: 1,490 votes (0.37%)
** Roque De La Fuente: 814 votes (0.20%)


* '''United States Senate'''
* '''United States Senate'''
** [[Ron Crumpton]]
** '''[[Ron Crumpton]]''': 156,120 votes (56.22% of 277,691 votes cast statewide), winner
** [[Charles Nana]]
** [[Charles Nana]]: 121,571 votes (43.78%)


===[[Jefferson County]] offices===
===[[Jefferson County]] offices===
* '''[[Jefferson County Treasurer]]'''
* '''[[Jefferson County Treasurer]]'''
** [[Andrew Bennett]]
** '''[[Mike Miles]]''': 22,500 votes (33.09%), 5,681 votes (50.59%) in the runoff, winner
** [[Eric Major]]
** [[Eric Major]]: 30,725 votes (45.19%), 5,548 votes (49.41%) in the runoff
** [[Mike Miles]]
** [[Andrew Bennett]]: 14,767 votes (21.72%)


* '''[[Jefferson County Treasurer|Jefferson County Deputy Treasurer]], Bessemer Division'''
* '''[[Jefferson County Treasurer|Jefferson County Deputy Treasurer]], Bessemer Division'''
** [[Tapeka Fennell]]
** '''[[Sherry McClain]]''': 13,182 votes (73.55%), winner
** [[Sherry McClain]]
** [[Tapeka Fennell]]: 4,741 votes (26.45%)


* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] District Attorney, Birmingham Division'''
* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] District Attorney, Birmingham Division'''
** [[Charles Henderson]]
** '''[[Charles Henderson]]''': 38,746 votes (60.74%), winner
** [[Raymond Johnson Jr]]
** [[Raymond Johnson Jr]]: 25,042 (39.26%)


* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] District Attorney, Bessemer Division'''
* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] District Attorney, Bessemer Division'''
** [[Lynneice Olive-Washington]]
** '''[[Lynneice Olive-Washington]]''': 9,818 votes (53.43%), winner
** [[Minnie Tunstall]]
** [[Lonnie Washington Sr]]: 6,457 votes (35.14%)
** [[Lonnie Washington Sr]]
** [[Minnie Tunstall]]: 2,099 votes (11.42%)


* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] Judge, Place 4'''
* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] Judge, Place 4'''
** [[Tony Bell Jr]]
** '''[[Tony Bell]]''': 38,520 votes (75.37%), winner
** [[CH Brantley]]
** [[CH Brantley]]: 12,587 votes (24.63%)


* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] Judge, Place 5'''
* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] Judge, Place 5'''
** [[Pamela Cousins]]
** '''[[Shera Grant]]''': 26,093 votes (51.98%), winner
** [[Shera Grant]]
** [[Pamela Cousins]]: 15,697 votes (31.27%)
** [[John C. Hall]]
** [[John C. Hall]]: 4,526 votes (9.02%)
** [[Bob Shores]]
** [[Bob Shores]]: 3,883 (7.74%)


* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] Judge, Place 10'''
* '''[[Jefferson County District Court]] Judge, Place 10'''
** [[Rudy McCullough]]
** '''[[Debra Winston]]''': 11,103 votes (62.34%), winner
** [[Debra Winston]]
** [[Rudy McCullough]]: 6,706 votes (37.66%)


* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 4'''
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 4'''
** [[Javan Patton]]
** '''[[Javan Patton]]''': 28,407 votes (56.41%), winner
** [[Chuck Price]]
** [[Chuck Price]]: 21,947 votes (43.59%)


* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 11'''
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 11'''
** [[Joe Basgier]]
** '''[[Brendette Brown Green]]''': 16,081 votes (32.19%), 3,854 votes (51.64%) in the runoff
** [[Brendette Brown Green]]
** [[Linda Hall]]: 20,227 votes (40.49%), 3,609 votes (48.36%) in the runoff
** [[Linda Hall]]
** [[Joe Basgier]]: 13,651 votes (27.32%)


* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 17'''
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 17'''
** [[Monica Agee]]
** '''[[Elisabeth French]]''': 41,064 votes (79.26%), winner
** [[Elisabeth French]]
** [[Monica Agee]]: 10,748 votes (20.74%)


* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 22'''
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 22'''
** [[Perryn Carroll]]
** '''[[Tamara Johnson]]''': 28,048 votes (56.98%), winner
** [[Tamara Johnson]]
** [[Perryn Carroll]]: 15,867 votes (32.23%)
** [[Russ Parker]]
** [[Russ Parker]]: 5,312 votes (10.79%)


* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 23'''
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 23'''
** [[Agnes Chappell]]
** '''[[Agnes Chappell]]''': 30,119 votes (61.69%), winner
** [[Carnella Greene-Norman]]
** [[Carnella Greene-Norman]]: 18,701 votes (38.31%)


* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 25'''
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 25'''
** [[Rod Evans]]
** '''[[Reginald Jeter]]''': 8,003 votes (46.48%), 2,673 votes (72.64%) in the runoff, winner
** [[Reginald Jeter]]
** [[Rod Evans]]: 5,052 votes (29.34%), 1,007 votes (27.63%) in the runoff
** [[Yusuf Olufemi]]
** [[Yusuf Olufemi]]: 4,163 votes (24.18%)


* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 26'''
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 26'''
** [[Alaric May]]
** '''[[Michael Streety]]''': 16,195 votes (33.32%), 4,005 votes (53.38%) in the runoff, winner
** [[Michael Streety]]
** [[Everett Wess]]: 20,640 votes (42.46%), 3,498 votes (46.62%) in the runoff
** [[Everett Wess]]
** [[Alaric May]]: 11,770 votes (24.22%)


==Republican Primary==
==Republican Primary==
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===Federal offices===
===Federal offices===
* '''President of the United States'''
* '''President of the United States'''
** Ben Carson
** '''Donald Trump''': 376,353 votes (43.40% of 867,235 votes cast statewide), winner of 36 delegates
** Ted Cruz
** Ted Cruz: 183,168 votes (21.12%), winner of 13 delegates
** Mike Huckabee
** Marco Rubio: 161,518 votes (18.62%), winner of 1 delegate
** John Kasich
** Ben Carson: 88,969 votes (10.26%)
** Marco Rubio
** John Kasich: 38,374 votes (4.42%)
** Rick Santorum
** Jeb Bush: 4,019 votes (0.46%)
** Donald Trump
** Mike Huckabee: 2,568 votes (0.30%)
** Rand Paul: 1,909 votes (0.22%)
** Chris Christie: 863 votes (0.10%)
** Rick Santorum: 625 votes (0.07%)
** Carly Fiorina: 552 votes (0.06%)
** Lindsey Graham: 257 votes (0.03%)


* '''United States Senate'''
* '''United States Senate'''
** [[Marcus Bowman]]
** '''[[Richard Shelby]]''' (incumbent): 510,229 votes (64.98% of 785,234 votes cast statewide), winner
** [[John Martin]]
** [[Jonathan McConnell]]: 216,094 votes (27.52%)
** [[Jonathan McConnell]]
** [[John W. Martin]]: 23,768 votes (3.03%)
** [[Shadrack McGill]]
** [[Marcus Bowman]]: 19,864 votes (2.53%)
** [[Richard Shelby]] (incumbent)
** [[Shadrack McGill]]: 15,279 (1.95%)


===Statewide offices===
===Statewide offices===
* '''[[Supreme Court of Alabama]], Place 3'''
* '''[[Supreme Court of Alabama]], Place 3'''
** [[Donna Beaulieu]]
** '''[[Tom Parker]]''': 446,952 votes (72.51%), winner
** [[Tom Parker]]
** [[Donna Beaulieu]]: 169,433 (27.49%)


* '''President, [[Alabama Public Service Commission]]'''
* '''President, [[Alabama Public Service Commission]]'''
** [[Twinkle Cavanaugh]]
** '''[[Twinkle Cavanaugh]]''': 437,768 (63.06%), winner
** [[Terry Dunn]]
** [[Terry Dunn]]: 256,457 (36.94%)


* '''[[Alabama State Board of Education]], District 3'''
* '''[[Alabama State Board of Education]], District 3'''
** [[Justin Barkley]]
** '''[[Stephanie Bell]]''': 65,403 votes (60.15%), winner
** [[Stephanie Bell ]]
** [[Justin Barkley]]: 43,331 votes (39.85%)


* '''[[Alabama State Board of Education]], District 7'''
* '''[[Alabama State Board of Education]], District 7'''
** [[Jim Bonner]]
** '''[[Jeff Newman]]''' (incumbent): 34,563 (37.58%), 64% in the runoff, winner
** [[Rhea Fulmer]]
** [[Jim Bonner]]: 41,399 votes (45.01%), 46% in the runoff
** [[Jeff Newman]]
** [[Rhea Fulmer]]: 16,017 (17.41%)


===[[Jefferson County]] offices===
===[[Jefferson County]] offices===
* '''[[Jefferson County Board of Education]], Place 1'''
* '''[[Jefferson County Board of Education]], Place 1'''
** [[Ronnie Dixon]]
** '''[[Donna Pike]]''': 12,931 votes (40.92%), 1,209 votes (50.35%) in the runoff, winner
** [[Samuel Staggs]]
** [[Ronnie Dixon]]: 11,021 votes (34.87%), 1,192 votes (49.65%) in the runoff
** [[Donna Pike]]
** [[Samuel Staggs]]: 7,651 votes (24.21%)


* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 25'''
* '''[[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 25'''
** [[Aaron Dettling]]
** '''[[John Tindle]]''': 13,350 votes (78.36%), winner
** [[John Tindle]]
** [[Aaron Dettling]]: 3,686 votes (21.64%)


===[[Shelby County]] offices===
===[[Shelby County]] offices===
* '''[[Shelby County Commission]], District 4'''
* '''[[Shelby County Commission]], District 4'''
** [[Ron Griggs]]
** '''[[Ward Williams]]''': 1,262 votes (32.29%), 481 votes (52%) in the runoff, winner
** [[Gene Rowley]]
** [[Ron Griggs]]: 1,508 votes (38.59%), 444 votes (48%) in the runoff
** [[Ward Williams]]
** [[Gene Rowley]]: 1,138 (29.12%)


* '''[[Shelby County Commission]], District 9'''
* '''[[Shelby County Commission]], District 9'''
** [[Chris Dunn]]
** '''[[Robbie Hayes]]''': 3,484 votes (60.12%), winner
** [[Robbie Hayes]]
** [[Chris Dunn]]: 2,311 votes (39.88%)


* '''[[Shelby County Board of Education]], Place 1'''
* '''[[Shelby County Board of Education]], Place 1'''
** [[Jane Hampton]]
** '''[[Jane Hampton]]''': 31,703 votes (84.77%), winner
** [[Ramona Rice]]
** [[Ramona Rice]]: 5,698 votes (15.23%)


* '''[[Shelby County District Court]] Judge, Place 1'''
* '''[[Shelby County District Court]] Judge, Place 1'''
** [[Lori Frasure]]
** '''[[Jim Kramer]]''': 25,148 votes (63.53%), winner
** [[Jim Kramer]]
** [[Lori Frasure]]: 14,434 votes (36.47%)


* '''[[Shelby County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 4'''
* '''[[Shelby County Circuit Court]] Judge, Place 4'''
** [[Laura Alvis]]
** '''[[Laura Alvis]]''': 18,678 votes (45.26%), 4,049 votes (51.04%) in the runoff, winner
** [[Patrick Kennedy]]
** [[Patrick Kennedy]]: 16,235 votes (39.34%), 3,884 votes (48.96%) in the runoff
** [[Tim Smith]]
** [[Tim Smith]]: 6,355 (15.40%)


==Other ballot measures==
==Other ballot measures==
* '''Statewide Amendment One''' to establish a retirement savings program for district attorneys and circuit clerks taking office after November 2016
* '''Statewide Amendment One''' to establish a retirement savings program for district attorneys and circuit clerks taking office after November 2016
** '''Yes''': 679,956 votes (62.84%)
** No: 402,060 votes (37.16%)


* '''[[Shelby County]]''' referendum to allow Sunday afternoon alcohol sales
* '''[[Shelby County]]''' referendum to allow Sunday afternoon alcohol sales
** '''Yes''': 43,067 votes (69.85%)
** No: 18,585 votes (30.15%)
==References==
* Gore, Leada (February 29, 2016) "How many superdelegates does Alabama have? Who are they?" {{BN}}
* Faulk, Kent (March 2, 2016) "Results: Birmingham mayor's son among Jefferson County judicial nominees." {{BN}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.alabamavotes.gov/ElectionInfo/ElectionInfo2016.aspx 2016 election information] at alabamavotes.gov
* [http://www.alabamavotes.gov/electionnight/statewideResultsByContest.aspx?ecode=3000100 2016 election results] at alabamavotes.gov
* [http://birminghamwatch.org/ 2016 Primary Voter Guide] at birminghamwatch.org
* [http://birminghamwatch.org/ 2016 Primary Voter Guide] at birminghamwatch.org
* [http://www.lwval.org/learn-vote/election2016/ 2016 Alabama primaries] from the League of Women Voters
* [http://www.lwval.org/learn-vote/election2016/ 2016 Alabama primaries] from the League of Women Voters

Latest revision as of 09:48, 17 February 2017

The 2016 statewide primary election were comprised of the following ballots:

  • The Democratic and Republican Party primaries were held on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 ("Super Tuesday"). The weather was clear and mild from morning to mid-afternoon, but storms swept through the Birmingham area in the early evening.
  • Democratic and Republican Party runoffs were held on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. There were no run-offs for presidential candidates, with each party awarding delegates to their respective national conventions based largely on the primary results. The Alabama Democratic Party has seven possible "superdelegates" who can vote as they choose regardless of the primary results. Of those seven, one, Redding Pitt, died just before the election. The Alabama Republican Party's three appointed delegates are pledged to the overall winner of the primary.

Overall voter turnout in the primaries was slightly higher than expected, with 1,269,751 people, or 41.4% of the state's 3,066,732 eligible voters, casting ballots. Of those voting in the presidential primaries, 398,309 voted on the Democratic ballot while 867,235 voters marked Republican ballots. For the runoffs, turnout was very low.

Democratic primary

Federal offices

  • President of the United States
    • Hillary Clinton: 310,022 votes (77.83% of 398,309 votes cast statewide), winner of 44 of 53 pledged delegates
    • Bernard Sanders: 76,446 votes (19.19%), winner of 9 delegates
    • Martin O'Malley: 1,490 votes (0.37%)
    • Roque De La Fuente: 814 votes (0.20%)
  • United States Senate

Jefferson County offices

Republican Primary

Federal offices

  • President of the United States
    • Donald Trump: 376,353 votes (43.40% of 867,235 votes cast statewide), winner of 36 delegates
    • Ted Cruz: 183,168 votes (21.12%), winner of 13 delegates
    • Marco Rubio: 161,518 votes (18.62%), winner of 1 delegate
    • Ben Carson: 88,969 votes (10.26%)
    • John Kasich: 38,374 votes (4.42%)
    • Jeb Bush: 4,019 votes (0.46%)
    • Mike Huckabee: 2,568 votes (0.30%)
    • Rand Paul: 1,909 votes (0.22%)
    • Chris Christie: 863 votes (0.10%)
    • Rick Santorum: 625 votes (0.07%)
    • Carly Fiorina: 552 votes (0.06%)
    • Lindsey Graham: 257 votes (0.03%)

Statewide offices

Jefferson County offices

Shelby County offices

Other ballot measures

  • Statewide Amendment One to establish a retirement savings program for district attorneys and circuit clerks taking office after November 2016
    • Yes: 679,956 votes (62.84%)
    • No: 402,060 votes (37.16%)
  • Shelby County referendum to allow Sunday afternoon alcohol sales
    • Yes: 43,067 votes (69.85%)
    • No: 18,585 votes (30.15%)

References

  • Gore, Leada (February 29, 2016) "How many superdelegates does Alabama have? Who are they?" The Birmingham News
  • Faulk, Kent (March 2, 2016) "Results: Birmingham mayor's son among Jefferson County judicial nominees." The Birmingham News

External links

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