2012 Alabama elections

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Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofAlabama on November 6, 2012. Along with thepresidential election, all of Alabama's seven seats in theUnited States House of Representatives and several state-level and local offices were up for election. Primary elections took place on March 13, 2012.^[1]

Republican candidateMitt Romney won Alabama with 60.55% of the vote and gained nine electoral votes.

All of Alabama's seven seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 2012. Six Republicans and one Democrat were re-elected. No districts changed partisan control.

IncumbentAlabama Public Service Commission presidentLucy Baxley, the only Democrat holding a statewide office, sought re-election and was challenged byTwinkle Andress Cavanaugh in a rematch; she had defeated her back in 2008.^[2]

• Lucy Baxley, incumbentAlabama Public Service Commission president.

• Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, associateAlabama Public Service Commissioner and 2008 Republican nominee.^[2]
• Chip Brown, real estate businessman andmilitary veteran.^[3]
• Kathy Peterson, businesswoman.^[4]

Eleven statewide judicial seats in Alabama were up for election - five from thestate supreme court and six from the appellate courts. Only two of them were contested.^[6]

2012 Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice election

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Nominee Roy Moore Bob Vance Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,051,627 977,301 Percentage 51.77% 48.12%

County results Moore:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Vance:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Chief Justice before election Chuck Malone Republican ElectedChief Justice Roy Moore Republican

Incumbent Republican JusticeChuck Malone was appointed by GovernorRobert J. Bentley in 2011 to fill the remaining term of DemocratSue Bell Cobb who resigned.^[7] Malone ran for re-election to a full term and was challenged by former chief justiceRoy Moore and circuit court judgeCharles Graddick in the Republican primary.^[8][9]Jefferson County circuit court judgeBob Vance emerged as the Democratic frontrunner after Harry Lyon, the former nominee, was disqualified due to improper comments made by him online.^[10][11]

The involvement of Moore drew a lot of attention to the race owing tohis controversial previous tenure as chief justice and initially attractedwrite-in candidates who sought to block his return.^[12] Some former Republican justices even endorsed Vance instead of Moore despite him winning the primary.^[13]

Roy Moore won the general election in November, returning to the state supreme court after a decade.^[14] Vance lost by a margin of 3.65% while on the same ballotBarack Obama lost by 22%, indicating a strong overperformance indeep red Alabama.

• Chuck Malone, incumbent chief justice.^[15]
• Roy Moore, former chief justice.^[8]
• Charles Graddick, circuit court judge.^[9]

• Bob Vance, circuit court judge.^[17]

• Harry Lyon, lawyer.^[11]

• Ginger Poynter, lawyer.(endorsed Vance)^[12]
• Melinda Lee Maddox, lawyer.^[12]

Incumbent Republican Justice Thomas Woodall decided not to seek re-election.^[19]

• Tommy Bryan, judge on theAlabama Court of Civil Appeals.^[20]
• Debra Jones, circuit court judge.^[20]

• Scott Donaldson, circuit court judge.^[21]

Twelve statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot in Alabama - one in September and eleven in November. All but one were approved by the voters.^[23]

TheAlabama Medicaid Amendment would transfer $145.8 million from an oil and gas trust fund to the General Fund for Medicaid budget.^[24]

Amendment 1 (September)^[25]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	390,421	65.35
No	206,995	34.65
Total votes	597,416	100.00

TheAlabama Forever Wild Land Trust Amendment would extend payments made to the Forever Wild Land Trust for a 20-year period.^[26]

Amendment 1 (November)^[22]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,323,819	75.16
No	437,560	24.84
Total votes	1,761,379	100.00

TheAlabama General Obligation Bond Amendment would allow issuance ofgeneral obligation bonds of no more than $750 million.^[27]

Amendment 2^[22]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,145,034	69.41
No	504,610	30.59
Total votes	1,649,644	100.00

TheAlabama Baldwin County Stockton Landmark District Amendment would define the Stockton Landmark District withinBaldwin County.^[28]

Amendment 3^[22]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	887,024	67.80
No	421,255	32.20
Total votes	1,308,279	100.00

TheAlabama Segregation Reference Ban Amendment would remove references tosegregation of schools in thestate constitution.^[29]

Amendment 4^[22]

Choice	Votes	%
No	1,040,987	60.66
Yes	675,064	39.34
Total votes	1,716,051	100.00

TheAlabama Assets and Liabilities Transfer Amendment would transfer assets and liabilities of the Water Works and Sewer Board of the City ofPrichard to theMobile Area Water Sewer System.^[30]

Amendment 5^[22]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	900,596	68.66
No	411,167	31.34
Total votes	1,311,763	100.00

TheAlabama Health Care Amendment would prohibit mandatory participation in any healthcare system.^[31]

Amendment 6^[22]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	969,069	58.96
No	674,518	41.04
Total votes	1,643,587	100.00

TheAlabama Secret Ballot Amendment would allow for the use ofsecret ballots in votes of employee representation and public votes on referendums and public office.^[32]

Amendment 7^[22]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,056,299	67.11
No	517,595	32.89
Total votes	1,573,894	100.00

TheAlabama Legislative Compensation Amendment would provide that the compensation paid to legislators does not increase during term of office.^[33]

Amendment 8^[22]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,102,981	68.50
No	507,123	31.50
Total votes	1,610,104	100.00

TheAlabama Business Privilege Amendment would allow thestate legislature to implementbusiness privilege tax on corporations.^[34]

Amendment 9^[22]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	880,606	57.80
No	642,927	42.20
Total votes	1,523,533	100.00

TheAlabama Banking Amendment was related to the authority of state legislature and banking in the state.^[35]

Amendment 10^[22]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	778,996	54.05
No	662,372	45.95
Total votes	1,441,368	100.00

TheAlabama Lawrence County Amendment would prohibit any municipality outside ofLawrence County from imposing any municipal ordinance or regulation.^[36]

Amendment 11^[22]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	830,067	66.11
No	425,501	33.89
Total votes	1,255,568	100.00

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