2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

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All 7 Alabama seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 6 1 Seats won 6 1 Seat change Popular vote 704,533 331,764 Percentage 65.18% 30.69% Swing 1.38% 5.18%
District results County results Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90%

The2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected the 7U.S. representatives from the state ofAlabama. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including theGovernor of Alabama.

Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate won a majority of the vote, were held on July 15.

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama by district:^[1]

Republican incumbentBradley Byrne, who had represented the district since aDecember 2013 special election,^[2] ran for re-election.

• Bradley Byrne, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Burton LeFlore, real estate agent and nominee for this seat in2013

Byrne was originally believed to be running for re-election unopposed, but LeFlore managed to qualify.^[7][8]

Republican incumbentMartha Roby, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

• Martha Roby, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Erick Wright^[7]

Republican incumbentMike Rogers, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election.

• Mike Rogers, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Thomas Casson

• Jesse T. Smith, U.S. Army veteran^[7]

Republican incumbentRobert Aderholt, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election.

• Robert Aderholt, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Thomas E. Drake II

No Democrats filed for the office.^[7]

Republican incumbentMo Brooks, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Brooks had defeated the thenincumbent Democrat-turned-RepublicanParker Griffith, in the 2010 Republican primary and again in 2012. Supporters of Griffith circulated petitions to get him on the ballot as anindependent.^[11] He considered doing so, but instead re-joined the Democratic Party andran for Governor.

• Mo Brooks, incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]

• Jerry Hill

• Parker Griffith, former U.S. Representative

No Democrats filed to run.

• Parker Griffith, former U.S. Representative

Mark Bray challenged Brooks as an independent candidate,^[12] with Reggie Hill running as awrite-in candidate.^[13]

Republican incumbentSpencer Bachus, who had represented the 6th district since 1993, did not run for re-election.^[14]

• Gary Palmer, president of the conservative think tank Alabama Policy Institute^[7]

• Scott Beason, state senator and candidate for this seat in2012^[7]
• Will Brooke, executive vice president and managing partner ofHarbert Management Corporation^[7]
• Paul DeMarco, state representative^[15]
• Chad Mathis, orthopedic surgeon^[7]
• Robert Shattuck, attorney^[7]
• Tom Vigneulle, businessman^[7]

• Bill Armistead, chairman of theAlabama Republican Party and former state senator^[16][17]
• Spencer Bachus, incumbent U.S. Representative^[16][17]
• Slade Blackwell, state senator^[16]
• Greg Canfield, Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce and former state representative^[16]
• David Carrington, president of theJefferson CountyCommission^[16]
• Steve French, former state senator^[18]
• Tony Petelos, Jefferson CountyManager^[16]
• Rob Riley, attorney and son of former governor Riley^[16]
• Minda Riley Campbell, attorney and daughter of former governorBob Riley^[16]
• Cliff Sims, blogger^[18]
• David Standridge, state representative and candidate for this seat in2012^[16]
• Cam Ward, state senator^[18]
• Jack Williams, state representative^[18]

DeMarco and Palmer advanced to a July 15 runoff election to decide the Republican primary.^[21]

• Avery Vise, businessman

Palmer faced Democrat Mark Lester, a professor atBirmingham-Southern College who replaced original nominee Avery Vise.^[8][23]

Robert Shattuck, who lost in the Republican primary, ran as a write-in candidate.^[24]

Libertarian Aimee Love had been running, but the Alabama Libertarian Party was unable to secure ballot access for federal elections.

Democratic incumbentTerri Sewell, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

• Terri Sewell, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Tamara Harris Johnson, former Birmingham City Attorney

No Republicans filed to run for the office.^[7]

• U.S. House elections in Alabama, 2014 atBallotpedia
• Campaign contributions atOpenSecrets

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