| Election Name: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | All 7 Alabama seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 4 |
| Seats Before1: | 5 |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 914,445 |
| Percentage1: | 66.86% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 3 |
| Seats Before2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 418,957 |
| Percentage2: | 30.63% |
| Map Size: | 270px |
The 2010 congressional elections in Alabama were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will represent the state of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives. Alabama has seven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. The primary elections were held on June 1, with the runoff on July 13.
Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 were considered safe seats for the incumbent party (the Democratic Party for District 7 and the Republican Party for the other districts), according to the Cook Political Report and CQ Politics, and as predicted the incumbent party held those seats. Meanwhile, Districts 2 (a Democrat-held seat) and 5 (a Republican-held seat, though the incumbent was a Democrat who switched parties in 2009) were considered up for grabs. The Republican Party gained District 2 and held District 5.
Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama by district:[1]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | |||||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 129,063 | 82.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 27,218 | 17.42% | 156,281 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| District 2 | 111,645 | 50.97% | 106,865 | 48.79% | 518 | 0.24% | 219,028 | 100.0% | Republican gain | ||||||
| 117,736 | 59.42% | 80,204 | 40.48% | 199 | 0.10% | 198,139 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 167,714 | 98.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,007 | 1.18% | 169,721 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 131,109 | 57.89% | 95,192 | 42.03% | 189 | 0.08% | 226,490 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 205,288 | 98.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,076 | 1.95% | 209,364 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 51,890 | 27.50% | 136,696 | 72.43% | 138 | 0.07% | 188,724 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| Total | 914,445 | 66.86% | 418,957 | 30.63% | 34,345 | 2.51% | 1,367,747 | 100.0% |
See also: Alabama's 1st congressional district.
| Election Name: | 2010 Alabama's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2008#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Nominee1: | Jo Bonner |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 128,802 |
| Percentage1: | 83.1% |
| Nominee2: | David M. Walter |
| Party2: | Constitution Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 26,294 |
| Percentage2: | 16.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jo Bonner |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jo Bonner |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Republican incumbent Jo Bonner ran for reelection. In the primary, Bonner won against Orange Beach real estate developer Peter Gounares and Clint Moser.[2] [3]
The Democrats did not field a candidate for this seat. Bonner was challenged in the general election by David M. Walter, nominee of the Constitution Party (campaign site, PVS).
See also: Alabama's 2nd congressional district.
| Election Name: | 2010 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2008#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Nominee1: | Martha Roby |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 111,332 |
| Percentage1: | 51.1% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 106,465 |
| Percentage2: | 48.9% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Bobby Bright |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Martha Roby |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Democratic incumbent Bobby Bright ran for reelection, and had no primary opponent.
The Republicans ran two candidates in their primary: Montgomery City Councilwoman Martha Roby and Tea Party activist Rick Barber. Roby was endorsed by Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich, and won the primary.[4] [5]
Roby took the general election unseating Bright. Bright later ran for this seat as a Republican in 2018 and lost the primary to Roby, who won a 5th term in the general election.
| Poll source | Dates administered | Bobby Bright (D) | Martha Roby (R) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research[6] | October 9–12, 2010 | align=center | 51% | 39% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies[7] | October 3–4, 2010 | 43% | align=center | 45% | |
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research[8] | September 26–28, 2010 | align=center | 52% | 43% | |
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research | August 23–26, 2010 | align=center | 52% | 43% | |
| Anzalone-Liszt Research[9] † | February 8–11, 2010 | align=center | 54% | 30% |
See also: Alabama's 3rd congressional district.
| Election Name: | 2010 Alabama's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2008#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Nominee1: | Mike Rogers |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 117,439 |
| Percentage1: | 59.5% |
| Nominee2: | Steve Segrest |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 79,990 |
| Percentage2: | 40.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Mike Rogers |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mike Rogers |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Republican incumbent Michael Rogers ran for reelection, and defeated Democratic nominee Steve Segrest (PVS) to hold the seat for the Republicans.
See also: Alabama's 4th congressional district.
| Election Name: | 2010 Alabama's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2008#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Nominee1: | Robert Aderholt |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 167,709 |
| Percentage1: | 100% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Robert Aderholt |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Robert Aderholt |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Republican incumbent Robert Aderholt ran unopposed for reelection in both the primary and general elections.
See also: Alabama's 5th congressional district.
| Election Name: | 2010 Alabama's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2008#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Nominee1: | Mo Brooks |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 130,927 |
| Percentage1: | 57.9% |
| Nominee2: | Steve Raby |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 95,078 |
| Percentage2: | 42.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Parker Griffith |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mo Brooks |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
This district was an open seat in the general election, as incumbent Parker Griffith (who changed parties from Democratic to Republican on December 22, 2009), was defeated in the Republican primary by lawyer and county commissioner Mo Brooks.
Democratic nominee small business owner and political consultant Steve Raby ran against Brooks in the general election, but Brooks won to hold the seat for the Republicans.
| width='200' | Poll source | width='180' | Dates administered | width='100' | Mo Brooks (R) | width='100' | Steve Raby (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Strategies[10] | August 22–23, 2010 | align=center | 48% | 37% | |||
| Public Opinion Strategies | June 2010 | align=center | 48% | 40% |
See also: Alabama's 6th congressional district.
| Election Name: | 2010 Alabama's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2008#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Nominee1: | Spencer Bachus |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 205,288 |
| Percentage1: | 100.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Spencer Bachus |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Spencer Bachus |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
This district is represented by Republican Spencer Bachus, who ran unopposed for reelection in both the primary and general elections.
See also: Alabama's 7th congressional district.
| Election Name: | 2010 Alabama's 7th congressional district election |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2008#District 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012#District 7 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Nominee1: | Terri Sewell |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 135,958 |
| Percentage1: | 72.1% |
| Nominee2: | Don Chamberlain |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 52,672 |
| Percentage2: | 27.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Artur Davis |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Terri Sewell |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
This was an open seat as, in 2009, Democratic incumbent Artur Davis announced his retirement to run for Governor of Alabama.[11] Following his defeat in the 2010 primary, Davis announced he was through with politics and would return to private life at the conclusion of his current term.[12]
In the Republican primary, Don Chamberlain, a businessman, proceeded to a runoff against Chris Salter, a mortgage banker, after both placed ahead of Michele Waller, a retired microbiology technologist, and Carol Hendrickson, a retired nurse. Chamberlain defeated Salter in the runoff to become the nominee.
In the Democratic primary, Terri Sewell (an attorney) won against Patricia Evans Mokolo, an Air Force veteran and Obama field organizer; State Representative Earl Hilliard Jr., the son of the district's former representative, Earl Hilliard; Jefferson County Commissioner Shelia Smoot; Martha Bozeman, an attorney; and Eddison Walters, a small business owner from Tuscaloosa.[13]
The district, which includes Birmingham, is more than 60% African American and is heavily Democratic; John Kerry won 64% here in 2004.
| Poll source | Dates administered | Shelia Smoot | Earl Hilliard Jr. | Terri Sewell | Martha Bozeman | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anzalone Liszt Research[14] | June 13–16, 2010 | 33% | - | align=center | 53% | - | 14% | |
| Anzalone Liszt Research[15] | May 13–16, 2010 | 22% | 20% | 22% | 7% | - | ||
| Smoot internal poll[16] | April 2010 | align=center | 33% | 28% | 13% | - | - | |
| Anzalone Liszt Research | January 2010 | align=center | 29% | 25% | 9% | - | - |