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Democratic Party primaries in Alabama, 2024
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| Democratic Party primaries, 2024 |
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| Primary Date |
| March 5, 2024 |
| Primary Runoff Date |
| April 16, 2024 |
| Federal elections |
| Democratic primaries for U.S. House |
| State party |
| Democratic Party of Alabama |
| State political party revenue |
This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Alabama on March 5, 2024.
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.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Federal elections
U.S. House
District 1
Democratic primary candidatesThis primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 2
Democratic primary candidates- James Averhart
- Napoleon Bracy Jr.
- Merika Coleman
- Anthony Daniels ✔
- Shomari Figures ✔
- Juandalynn Givan
- Jeremy Gray
- Phyllis Harvey-Hall
- Willie Lenard
- Vimal Patel
- Larry Darnell Simpson
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 3
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
District 4
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
District 5
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
District 6
Democratic primary candidatesThis primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 7
Democratic primary candidates- Terri Sewell (Incumbent) ✔
- Chris Davis
State elections
State executive offices
Five state executive offices were up for election in Alabama in 2024:
State Board of Education (4 seats)
Public Service Commissioner
State Board of Education
District 1
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
District 3
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
District 5
Democratic primary candidatesThis primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Tonya Smith Chestnut (Incumbent) ✔
District 7
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Public Service Commissioner
President
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
State supreme court
- See also: Alabama Supreme Court elections, 2024
Tom Parker's seat
Democratic primary candidatesThis primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Jay Mitchell's seat
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Sarah Stewart's seat
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
William Sellers' seat
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Tommy Bryan's seat
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
State court of appeals
Court of Civil Appeals
Chad Hanson's seat
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Christy Olinger Edwards' seat
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Terry A. Moore's seat
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Court of Criminal Appeals
J. William Cole's seat
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Chris McCool's seat
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Richard Minor's seat
Democratic primary candidatesThe Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Alabama
Context of the 2024 elections
Alabama Party Control: 1992-2025
Six years of Democratic trifectas • Fifteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
State party overview
Democratic Party of Alabama
- See also: Democratic Party of Alabama
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states. No counties in Alabama are Pivot Counties.
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Alabama with 62.1 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 34.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Alabama voted Democratic 53.33 percent of the time and Republican 40 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Alabama voted Republican all five times.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
