Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Alabama Congressional Seats

October 30, 2012

By Ballotpedia's Congressional team

Alabama's Congressional Elections in 2012
U.S. Senate Election?	U.S. House seats	Possible competitive races?
No	7	0

MONTGOMERY: Alabama: Alabama has seven U.S. House seats on the ballot in 2012. All seven incumbents are running for re-election, six of whom face a challenger in the general election (85.7%).

Two incumbent Republicans were targeted in their primary campaigns by the Campaign for Primary Accountability, a Houston-based super PAC seeking to oust longtime incumbents of both parties in primaries. Incumbent Republicans Jo Bonner of District 1 and Spencer Bachus of District 6 survived their primary challenges and advanced to the general election. Bonner now runs unopposed, while Bachus faces Democratic challenger Penny H. Bailey. This is the first Democratic general election opponent for Bachus since 1998.

In the District 5 primary, incumbent Mo Brooks faced a rematch in the primary with former congressman Parker Griffith. The two first met in the 2010 primary with reversed roles, Griffith as the incumbent and Brooks as the challenger. Brooks, having won the primary, went on to win election in November. Brooks once again defeated Griffith and faces Charlie L. Holley (D) in the general election.

Currently, the Republican Party holds six of the seven Congressional seats from Alabama. According to race ratings, no partisan switches are likely to occur, and all incumbents are expected to cruise to an easy victory on election day.

Polls are open in Alabama from 7 AM to 7 PM Central Time.

See also: State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)

Here is a complete list of U.S. House candidates appearing on the general election ballot in Alabama:

Candidates running by District

District	General Election Candidates	Incumbent	2012 Winner	Partisan Switch?
1st	Jo Bonner	Jo Bonner	Pending	Pending
2nd	Therese Ford Martha Roby	Martha Roby	Pending	Pending
3rd	John Andrew Harris Mike Rogers	Mike Rogers (Alabama)	Pending	Pending
4th	Daniel H. Boman Robert Aderholt	Robert Aderholt	Pending	Pending
5th	Charlie L. Holley Mo Brooks	Mo Brooks	Pending	Pending
6th	Penny H. Bailey Spencer Bachus	Spencer Bachus	Pending	Pending
7th	Terri Sewell Don Chamberlain	Terri Sewell	Pending	Pending

Partisan breakdown by district

Members of the U.S. House from Alabama -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	1	1
	Republican Party	6	6
Total		7	7

Comparison of new and old redistricting maps

Congressional Redistricting Map, approved June 2011  For more information, view Redistricting in Alabama.
This is the approved congressional map using the 2010 Census. This is the approved congressional map using the 2000 Census.

Articles

• 2012 elections: Incumbents sweep congressional primaries in Alabama, Mississippi March 14
• 2012 Elections preview: Bachus and Bonner targeted in Alabama, Mississippi incumbents are more secure March 13

See also

• Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
• November 6, 2012 election results
• Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Southeast Regional State Executive Officials
• United States Congressional election results, 2012
• United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012
  • Alabama's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Alabama's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Alabama's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Alabama's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Alabama's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Alabama's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Alabama's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012
• Alabama elections, 2012
• National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections