Elections were held inAlabama on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.Primary elections were held on June 1, 2010, with the run-off on July 13.
The 2010 elections were historic forRepublicans in that it won majorities of both chambers ofAlabama's State Legislature and swept all statewide races on the ballot; Democrats had held majorities in both of Alabama's state legislative chambers since 1874.
The nominees were incumbentRichard Shelby (Republican Party) and attorneyWilliam G. Barnes (Democratic Party).
All seven Alabama seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.
Incumbent GovernorBob Riley was ineligible for re-election due toterm limits.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert J. Bentley | 860,472 | 57.59% | ||
| Democratic | Ron Sparks | 625,710 | 41.87% | ||
| Write-in | 8,091 | 0.54% | |||
| Total votes | 1,494,273 | 100% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant GovernorJim Folsom Jr. lost to Republican TreasurerKay Ivey.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kay Ivey[3] | 255,205 | 56.64% | |
| Republican | Hank Erwin[4] | 141,420 | 31.38% | |
| Republican | Gene Ponder[5] | 53,965 | 11.98% | |
| Total votes | 450,590 | 100% | ||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kay Ivey | 764,112 | 51.47% | ||
| Democratic | Jim Folsom Jr.[7] (incumbent) | 718,636 | 48.40% | ||
| Write-in | 1,945 | 0.13% | |||
| Total votes | 1,484,693 | 100% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | |||||

Incumbent Secretary of StateBeth Chapman was successful in her bid for a second term.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Beth Chapman[9] (incumbent) | 904,021 | 62.30% | |
| Democratic | Scott Gilliland[10] | 546,131 | 37.63% | |
| Write-in | 981 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 1,451,133 | 100% | ||
Incumbent Attorney GeneralTroy King lost his re-election bid in the Republican primary.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Luther Strange[12] | 284,853 | 60.13% | |
| Republican | Troy King[13] (incumbent) | 188,874 | 39.87% | |
| Total votes | 473,727 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Anderson[15] | 136,807 | 49.60% | |
| Democratic | Giles Perkins[16] | 85,847 | 31.12% | |
| Democratic | Michel Nicrosi[17] | 53,171 | 19.28% | |
| Total votes | 275,825 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Anderson | 70,315 | 60.03% | |
| Democratic | Giles Perkins | 46,814 | 39.97% | |
| Total votes | 117,129 | 100% | ||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Luther Strange | 868,520 | 58.84% | ||
| Democratic | James Anderson | 606,270 | 41.07% | ||
| Write-in | 1,285 | 0.09% | |||
| Total votes | 1,476,075 | 100% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
Incumbent TreasurerKay Ivey did not seek re-election and successfully ran for lieutenant governor instead.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Young Boozer[19] | 305,467 | 64.76% | |
| Republican | George Wallace Jr.[20] | 166,206 | 35.24% | |
| Total votes | 471,673 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charley Grimsley[21] | 159,141 | 59.94% | |
| Democratic | Jeremy Sherer[22] | 106,356 | 40.06% | |
| Total votes | 265,497 | 100% | ||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Young Boozer | 875,965 | 60.04% | ||
| Democratic | Charley Grimsley | 581,930 | 39.89% | ||
| Write-in | 1,030 | 0.07% | |||
| Total votes | 1,458,925 | 100% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||

Incumbent AuditorSamantha Shaw was successful in her bid for a second term.[23]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Samantha Shaw[24] (incumbent) | 893,229 | 62.65% | |
| Democratic | Miranda Joseph[24] | 531,233 | 37.26% | |
| Write-in | 1,301 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 1,425,763 | 100% | ||
Incumbent Democratic CommissionerRon Sparks was term-limited and unsuccessfully ran for governor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John McMillan[25] | 151,177 | 36.53% | |
| Republican | Dorman Grace[26] | 145,524 | 35.17% | |
| Republican | Dale Peterson[27] | 117,091 | 28.30% | |
| Total votes | 413,792 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John McMillan | 216,824 | 51.90% | |
| Republican | Dorman Grace | 200,959 | 48.10% | |
| Total votes | 417,783 | 100% | ||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John McMillan | 862,901 | 59.61% | ||
| Democratic | Glen Zorn[29] | 583,255 | 40.29% | ||
| Write-in | 1,405 | 0.10% | |||
| Total votes | 1,447,561 | 100% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | |||||
Republicans flipped both seats, defeating incumbent Democrats and regaining majority.[30]
First round
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh[31] | 199,543 | 49.38% | |
| Republican | Stephen Evans[31] | 104,492 | 25.86% | |
| Republican | Chip Beeker[31] | 100,070 | 24.76% | |
| Total votes | 404,105 | 100% | ||
Runoff
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh | 253,165 | 61.75% | |
| Republican | Stephen Evans | 156,846 | 38.25% | |
| Total votes | 410,011 | 100% | ||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh | 819,652 | 56.41% | ||
| Democratic | Jan Cook[32] (incumbent) | 632,023 | 43.49% | ||
| Write-in | 1,491 | 0.10% | |||
| Total votes | 1,453,166 | 100% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Terry Dunn[33] | 186,628 | 51.60% | |
| Republican | Chip Brown[33] | 175,060 | 48.40% | |
| Total votes | 361,688 | 100% | ||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Terry Dunn | 785,305 | 54.96% | ||
| Democratic | Susan Parker[34] (incumbent) | 642,579 | 44.98% | ||
| Write-in | 901 | 0.06% | |||
| Total votes | 1,428,785 | 100% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | |||||
Republicans flipped one district.[6]
| State Office | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 2 | Republican | Betty Peters | Republican | Betty Peters | 108,974 | 60.9% | |||
| Democratic | Betty Letlow | 69,951 | 39.1% | ||||||
| District 4 | Democratic | Ethel Hall | Democratic | Yvette Richardson | 96,175 | 63.8% | |||
| Republican | Tom Dooley | 54,427 | 36.1% | ||||||
| District 6 | Republican | David Byers | Republican | Charles Elliott | 153,057 | 78.0% | |||
| Democratic | Kimberly Harbin Drake | 43,046 | 21.9% | ||||||
| District 8 | Democratic | Mary Jane Caylor | Republican | Mary Scott Hunter | 122,547 | 63.0% | |||
| Democratic | Mary Ruth Yates | 71,796 | 36.9% | ||||||
All 35 seats of theAlabama Senate were up for election in 2010.
Prior to the election the Democrats held a 20–14 edge; after the election the GOP captured control 22–12 (one seat vacant).
All 105 seats in theAlabama House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.
Prior to the election the Democrats had a 60–44 edge; after the election the GOP took control 62–42 (one seat vacant).
Five judicial positions were up for election in 2010, of which four were contested.[35]

Incumbent JusticePatricia M. Smith chose not to seek re-election and retired at the end of her term.[36]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alisa Kelli Wise[37] | 912,463 | 62.87% | ||
| Democratic | Rhonda Chambers[38] | 537,670 | 37.05% | ||
| Write-in | 1,169 | 0.08% | |||
| Total votes | 1,451,302 | 100% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael F. Bolin[39] (incumbent) | 288,371 | 69.44% | |
| Republican | Tracy Cary[40] | 126,891 | 30.56% | |
| Total votes | 415,262 | 100% | ||
General election

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael F. Bolin (incumbent) | 907,234 | 62.73% | |
| Democratic | Tom Edwards[41] | 537,966 | 37.20% | |
| Write-in | 1,080 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 1,446,280 | 100% | ||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Parker[42] (incumbent) | 239,458 | 60.24% | |
| Republican | Eric Johnston[43] | 113,782 | 28.63% | |
| Republican | James Houts[44] | 44,259 | 11.13% | |
| Total votes | 397,499 | 100% | ||
General election

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Parker (incumbent) | 849,323 | 58.89% | |
| Democratic | Mac Parsons[45] | 591,678 | 41.03% | |
| Write-in | 1,155 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 1,442,156 | 100% | ||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tommy Bryan[46] (incumbent) | 843,709 | 58.69% | |
| Democratic | Deborah Paseur[46] | 592,930 | 41.24% | |
| Write-in | 963 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 1,437,602 | 100% | ||
Five statewide measures were on the ballot in Alabama - one in June and four in November. All five of them were rejected by voters.[47]

TheAlabama Propane Gas Promotion Program Amendment would enact legislation to assess the propane gas industry for financial promotion programs.[48]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 408,266 | 59.97 | |
| Yes | 272,457 | 40.03 |
| Total votes | 680,723 | 100.00 |

TheAlabama Ad Valorem Tax Amendment would change theAlabama Constitution to state that any prohibition against collections of any new taxes levied apply only toad valorem taxes levied under the provisions of Amendment 778, enacted in 2006.[50]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 610,643 | 54.85 | |
| Yes | 502,726 | 45.15 |
| Total votes | 1,113,369 | 100.00 |

TheAlabama Special County Educational Tax Amendment would provide that special county educational taxes be levied by a majority vote, instead of three fifths vote.[51]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 606,357 | 52.32 | |
| Yes | 552,525 | 47.68 |
| Total votes | 1,158,882 | 100.00 |

TheAlabama Ten Year Road and Bridge Construction Program Amendment would call for a ten year road and bridge construction program to be funded by appropriations from theAlabama Trust Fund.[52]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 702,340 | 56.99 | |
| Yes | 530,017 | 43.01 |
| Total votes | 1,232,357 | 100.00 |

TheAlabama City/County Tax Amendment would settle a local sales tax dispute inBlount County.[53]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 474,867 | 50.36 | |
| Yes | 468,164 | 49.64 |
| Total votes | 943,031 | 100.00 |
Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010.
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