Alabama Supreme Court elections

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This historical supreme court elections article is a sprout.

2012 See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2012 Candidate Incumbency Party Place Primary Vote Election Vote Roy Moore         Lyn Stuart         Glenn Murdock         Tommy Bryan         Charles Malone (Alabama)         Robert S. Vance         Charles Graddick         James Allen Main         Debra H. Jones         Harry Lyon         Ginger Poynter         Melinda Lee Maddox         2010 In 2010, two incumbents were re-elected to the Alabama Supreme Court. Kelli Wise was elected the vacant seat left by Justice Patricia Smith. Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Election votes Election % Kelli Wise A No Place 1 Republican 912,254 62.9% Rhonda Chambers No Place 1 Democratic 537,112 37% Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Election votes Election % Michael Bolin A Yes Place 2 Republican 907,029 62.7% Tracy W. Cary No Place 2 Republican Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Election votes Election % Tom Parker A Yes Place 3 Republican 849,106 58.9% Mac Parsons No Place 3 Democratic 591,133 41% James R. Houts No Place 3 Republican Eric Johnston No Place 3 Republican 2008 Harold See retired from the court, leaving an open seat. Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Election votes Election % Greg Shaw A No Republican 1,021,371 50.3% Deborah Bell Paseur No Democratic 1,008,479 49.6% 2006 Democrat Sue Bell Cobb was elected Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, defeating appointed Chief Justice Drayton Nabers, Jr. Glenn Murdock was also elected to the court in 2006, defeating incumbent Justice Jean Brown. Incumbent Justices Thomas Woodall and Lyn Stuart were re-elected in 2006, after each fending off primary and general election challenges. Justice Champ Lyons was re-elected after running unopposed in the general election. Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Election votes Election % Sue Bell Cobb A No Chief Justice Democratic 634,494 51.5% Drayton Nabers, Jr. Yes Chief Justice Republican 596,237 48.4% Tom Parker No Chief Justice Republican Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Primary votes Primary % Election votes Election % Champ Lyons A Yes Place 1 Republican 60.3% 220,886 Ben Hand No Place 1 Republican 39.6% 145,105 Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Primary votes Primary % Election votes Election % Thomas Woodall A Yes Place 2 Republican 253,732 71.6% 665,610 56.7% Gwendolyn Thomas Kennedy No Place 2 Democratic 506,691 43.2% Hank Fowler No Place 2 Republican 28.3% 100,565 Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Primary votes Primary % Election votes Election % Lyn Stuart A Yes Place 3 Republican 267,201 71.7% 680,103 57.8% Albert Johnson No Place 3 Democratic 495,846 42.1% Alan Zeigler No Place 3 Republican 28.2% 105,288 Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Primary votes Primary % Election votes Election % Glenn Murdock A No Place 4 Republican 219,594 61.1% 651,057 54.9% John England No Place 4 Democratic 532,837 45% Tracy Gwyn BirdSong No Place 4 Republican 44,262 12.3% 6 Jean Brown Yes Place 4 Republican 95,287 26.5% 2004 The removal of Chief Justice Roy Moore from the Alabama Supreme Court was a substantial campaign issue in the Republican primaries of 2004. Regardless of that situation, Alabama voters still elected three Republicans to open seats over the choice of sending Democrats to the court. Republicans Tom Parker, Patricia Smith and Michael Bolin were all elected to the court after facing challenges in Republican primaries and the general election. Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Primary votes Primary % Election votes Election % Tom Parker A No Place 1 Republican 107,325 50.9% 986,530 55.8% Robert H. Smith No Place 1 Democratic 781,197 44.1% Jean Brown Yes Place 1 Republican 103,241 49% Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Election votes Election % Patricia Smith A No Place 2 Republican 1,070,789 59.9% Roger M. Monroe No Place 2 Democratic 716,691 40% Pam Baschab No Place 2 Republican Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Primary votes Primary % Election votes Election % Michael Bolin A No Place 3 Republican 99,964 49.9% 1,056,642 59.7% John E. Rochester No Place 3 Democratic 712,569 40.2% Peggy Givhan No Place 3 Republican 34,328 17.1% (No first name given) Holloway No Place 3 Republican 13,913 6.9% 2002 Harold See was re-elected to the court in 2002. Candidate Incumbent Seat Party Election votes Election % Harold See A Yes Republican 676,539 51.4% James H. Anderson No Democratic 609,490 46.3% Tom Bear No Libertarian 29,247 2.2%

See also

• Alabama judicial elections
• Alabama Supreme Court
• Judicial selection in Alabama

External links

• Justice at Stake, Report: The New Politics of Judicial Elections, 2004

References

Alabama courts

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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