2000 Alabama Supreme Court election

← 1998 November 7, 2000 2002 →
5 of the 9 seats on theSupreme Court of Alabama
Turnout	65.85%[1]
First party Second party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 5 4 Seats after 8 1 Seat change 3 3 Seats up 2 3 Races won 5 0

The2000 Alabama Supreme Court election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect five justices to theAlabama Supreme Court. Primary elections were held on June 6, 2000. Justices serve six-year terms.^[2][3][4]

2000 Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice election

← 1994 November 7, 2000 2006 →

Nominee Roy Moore Sharon Yates Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 878,480 726,348 Percentage 54.62% 45.16%

County results Moore:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Yates:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Justice before election Perry Hooper Sr. Republican ElectedJustice Roy Moore Republican

• Roy Moore, Etowah County circuit judge.

• Harold See, incumbent Associate Justice of theSupreme Court of Alabama.
• Pam Baschab, judge of theAlabama Court of Criminal Appeals.^[5]
• Wayne Thorn,Jefferson County circuit judge.

• Perry Hooper Sr., incumbent Chief Justice.

• Republican:Roy Moore, Etowah County circuit judge.
• Democratic: Sharon Yates, judge of theAlabama Court of Civil Appeals.

2000 Alabama Supreme Court Place 1 election

← 1994 November 7, 2000 2006 →

Nominee Lyn Stuart Ralph Cook Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 824,895 742,946 Percentage 52.49% 47.27%

County results Stuart:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Cook:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Justice before election Ralph Cook Democratic ElectedJustice Lyn Stuart Republican

• Republican:Lyn Stuart,Baldwin County circuit judge.
• Democratic:Ralph Cook, incumbent Associate Justice.

2000 Alabama Supreme Court Place 2 election

← 1994 November 7, 2000 2006 →

Nominee Champ Lyons Sydney A. Smith Party Republican Libertarian Popular vote 889,547 225,969 Percentage 79.38% 20.16%

County results Lyons:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Smith:     50–60%

Justice before election Champ Lyons Republican ElectedJustice Champ Lyons Republican

Place 2 was originally held by Democratic JusticeTerry L. Butts, who was elected to the position in 1994. However, Butts retired from the court in 1998 to run for Attorney General, but was defeated byWilliam H. Pryor Jr.. Republican GovernorFob James appointedChamp Lyons to succeed him on March 23, 1998.

• Republican:Champ Lyons, incumbent Associate Justice.
• Libertarian: Sydney Albert 'Al' Smith,Elba lawyer.^[8]

2000 Alabama Supreme Court Place 3 election

← 1994 November 7, 2000 2006 →

Nominee Thomas A. Woodall John H. England Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 846,287 714,429 Percentage 54.16% 45.72%

County results Woodall:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% England:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Justice before election John H. England Democratic ElectedJustice Thomas A. Woodall Republican

Place 3 was originally held by Democratic JusticeMark Kennedy, before he retired in 1999. That same year, Democratic GovernorDon Siegelman appointedJohn H. England to fill the remainder of Kennedy's term.

• Republican:Thomas A. Woodall,Jefferson County circuit judge.
• Democratic:John H. England, incumbent Associate Justice.^[9]

2000 Alabama Supreme Court Place 4 election

← 1994 November 7, 2000 2006 →

Nominee Robert B. Harwood Jr. Joel Laird Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 845,141 696,705 Percentage 54.76% 45.14%

County results Harwood:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Laird:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Justice before election Alva Hugh Maddox Democratic ElectedJustice Robert B. Harwood Jr. Republican

Place 4 was held by Democratic JusticeAlva Hugh Maddox, who chose not to seek reelection.

• Republican:Robert B. Harwood Jr.,Tuscaloosa County circuit judge and son ofRobert B. Harwood.
• Democratic: Richard Joel Laird,Calhoun County circuit judge.^[10]

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