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Alabama's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

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Alabama's 3rd Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
March 1, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
Mike Rogers Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Mike Rogers Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3]

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2016 U.S. Senate Elections

2016 U.S. House Elections

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The 3rd Congressional District of Alabama held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Rogers (R) defeated the only Democrat to file in the race, Jesse Smith, in the general election. Rogers defeated Larry DiChiara in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[4][5][6]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
November 6, 2015
March 1, 2016
November 8, 2016

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Alabama uses an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[7][8][9]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.


Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Mike Rogers (R), who was first elected in 2002.

The 3rd District is located in eastern Alabama. Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Lee, Macon, Randolph, Russell, St. Clair, Talladega, and Tallapoosa counties as well as parts of Cherokee and Montgomery counties are included in the district's boundaries.[10]

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Alabama District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Rogers Incumbent 66.9% 192,164
     Democratic Jesse Smith 32.9% 94,549
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 391
Total Votes 287,104
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

Primary election

U.S. House, Alabama District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Rogers Incumbent 76% 77,432
Larry DiChiara 24% 24,474
Total Votes 101,906
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

Candidates


General election candidates:

Republican Party Mike RogersApproveda[4]
Democratic Party Jesse Smith[4]

Primary candidates:[11]

Democratic

Jesse SmithApproveda[12][4]

Republican

Mike RogersApproveda - Incumbent[4]
Larry DiChiara - Former Phenix City Schools superintendent[13]


District history

2014

See also: Alabama's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Alabama held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Mike Rogers (R) defeated Jesse Smith (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Alabama District 3 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Rogers Incumbent 66.1% 103,558
     Democratic Jesse Smith 33.7% 52,816
     N/A Write-in 0.2% 246
Total Votes 156,620
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

2012

See also: Alabama's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Alabama held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Mike Rogers won re-election in the district.[14]

U.S. House, Alabama District 3 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic John Andrew Harris 35.8% 98,141
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Rogers Incumbent 64% 175,306
     N/A Write-In 0.2% 483
Total Votes 273,930
Source: Alabama Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Alabama elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Alabama in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
November 6, 2015 Ballot access Filing deadline for party candidates
February 2, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file the January monthly report
February 8, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file weekly report for the primary election
February 16, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file weekly report for the primary election
February 22, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file weekly report for the primary election
February 22, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
February 23, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
February 24, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
February 25, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
February 26, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
February 27, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
February 28, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
February 29, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file weekly report for the primary election
February 29, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
March 1, 2016 Election date Primary election
March 1, 2016 Ballot access Filing deadline for independent candidates
March 1, 2016 Ballot access Petition deadline for new political parties
March 2, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file the February monthly report; only for candidates not participating in the primary election
March 21, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file weekly report for the primary runoff election
March 28, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file weekly report for the primary runoff election
April 4, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file the March monthly report; only for candidates not participating in primary runoff election
April 4, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file weekly report for the primary runoff election
April 4, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
April 5, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
April 6, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
April 7, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
April 8, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
April 9, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
April 10, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
April 11, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file weekly report for the primary runoff election
April 11, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
April 12, 2016 Election date Primary runoff election
May 3, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file the April monthly report
June 2, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file the May monthly report
July 5, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file the June monthly report
August 2, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file the July monthly report
September 2, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file the August monthly report
October 4, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file the September monthly report
October 17, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file weekly report for the general election
October 24, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file weekly report for the general election
October 31, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file weekly report for the general election
October 31, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
November 1, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
November 2, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
November 3, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
November 4, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
November 5, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
November 6, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
November 7, 2016 Campaign finance Daily report due
November 7, 2016 Campaign finance Deadline to file weekly report for the general election
November 8, 2016 Election date General election
January 31, 2017 Campaign finance Annual report due
Sources: Alabama Secretary of State, "FCPA Filing Calendar - 2016 Election Cycle," accessed June 30, 2015
Alabama Secretary of State, "Independent Candidate Ballot Access," accessed July 9, 2015
Alabama Secretary of State, "Minor Party/Third Party Ballot Access," accessed July 9, 2015

See also

Footnotes


For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!


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