Alabama judicial elections summary, 2014
| Alabama judicial elections, 2014 | |
| Overview | |
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| Total candidates: | 69 |
| Primary candidates: | 24 |
| General election candidates: | 55 |
| Incumbency | |
| Incumbents: | 41 |
| Incumbent success rate: | 93% |
| Competition - general election | |
| Percent of candidates in contested races: | 25% |
| Percent uncontested: | 75% |
| Partisan victories | |
Republican 
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28 |
Democratic 
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20 |
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In total, 69 judicial candidates ran in Alabama's partisan judicial elections in 2014. Of these candidates, 41 were incumbents running for re-election. That same number of candidates, though not all incumbents, ran unopposed. In the general election on November 4, 2014, only seven judicial races were contested, with six incumbent judges facing challenges to their bids for re-election. One incumbent Alabama Supreme Court justice was re-elected without opposition.
For general election results, see: Alabama judicial elections, 2014.
For primary election results, see: Alabama judicial primary elections, 2014.
Interesting races
- In the 2014 election cycle, one of the six incumbent judges who faced opposition—Judge Sheri Carver—was defeated in the general election. Her challenger, Wes Mobley, won a seat on the Cherokee County District Court with 57% of the vote.
- The closest race was between incumbent Judge J. William Cole and Martin Weinberg for a seat on the 10th Circuit Court. Cole was re-elected to the bench with 50.3% of the vote.
- In contrast, candidates in two races saw large margins of victory. In the race for a seat on the Baldwin County District Court, incumbent Michelle M. Thomason defeated Ginger Poynter and was re-elected with 73% of the vote. Walker County District Court Judge Henry Allred defeated his opponent, Albert Day Legg, III, and was re-elected with 78.2% of the vote.
Defeated incumbents
| Name | Court |
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| Brenda S. Stedham | 7th Circuit Court - Place 4 |
| Sheri Carver | Cherokee County District Court - Seat 1 |
| Warren G. Sarrell, Jr. | Cleburne County District Court - Seat 1 |
See also
- Alabama judicial elections, 2014
- Alabama elections
- Portal:Judicial elections
- Judicial selection in Alabama
- Alabama
External links
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Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama
State courts:
Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts
State resources:
Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama
