Alabama local trial court judicial elections, 2024

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Trial court elections

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Main articles: State judicial elections, 2024 and Local trial court judicial elections, 2024

Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in America's 100 largest cities by population. This coverage extends to every office on the ballot for residents of these cities, including local trial court judges. In 2024, Ballotpedia covered the following local elections in this state:

  • Jefferson County, Alabama - County treasurer, county constables, county circuit clerk, probate court judges, circuit court judges, district court judges

If the above list includes local trial court judgeships, click the links for more information about the elections. Click here to learn more about how the judges in this state are selected. Ballotpedia did not cover all local trial court judicial elections in this state in 2024. Please consider donating to Ballotpedia to help us expand our coverage of these elections.

Election rules

Primary election

Candidates for judge or justice who wish to run on a party ticket must qualify to run in an open primary by obtaining the legally required number of signatures to get on the ballot.[1] Primary elections in years without a presidential primary are held on the first Tuesday in June.[2] Candidates can only qualify for one party. The winners from each party proceed to a general election in November.

If no candidate in a race wins more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff determines who will advance to the general election. The top two vote recipients in the primary advance to the runoff. Primary runoffs are held six weeks after the primary election.[3][4]

If a candidate qualifies on a party ticket and is unopposed, their name is not placed on the primary ticket, but instead is placed automatically on the general election ballot.[5] Political parties can make rules restricting who participates in primaries, and residents can only vote in a single party's primary.[6]

General election

Alabama general elections are held on the first Tuesday in November of every even-numbered year. If a victory margin is within 0.5 percent, an automatic recount will take place unless the defeated candidate waives his or her right to the recount.[7]

Additional elections

See also: Alabama elections, 2024


See also

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