2016 primary elections
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The 2016 statewide primary election were comprised of the following ballots:
- The Democratic and Republican Party primaries was 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. There are 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 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.
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
- Ron Crumpton: 156,120 votes (56.22% of 277,691 votes cast statewide), winner
- Charles Nana: 121,571 votes (43.78%)
Jefferson County offices
- Jefferson County Deputy Treasurer, Bessemer Division
- Jefferson County District Court District Attorney, Birmingham Division
- Jefferson County District Court District Attorney, Bessemer Division
- Jefferson County District Court Judge, Place 4
- Jefferson County District Court Judge, Place 10
- Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 4
- Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 11
- Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 17
- Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 22
- Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 23
- Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 25
- Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 26
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 (0.06%)
- Lindsey Graham: 257 (0.03%)
- United States Senate
Statewide offices
Jefferson County offices
- Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge, Place 25
Shelby County offices
- Shelby County Commission, District 4
- Shelby County Commission, District 9
- Shelby County District Court Judge, Place 1
- Shelby County Circuit Court Judge, Place 4
Other ballot measures
- Statewide Amendment One to establish a retirement savings program for district attorneys and circuit clerks taking office after November 2016
- Shelby County referendum to allow Sunday afternoon alcohol sales
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
- 2016 election results at alabamavotes.gov
- 2016 Primary Voter Guide at birminghamwatch.org
- 2016 Alabama primaries from the League of Women Voters