The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected the 7

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from the state of

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. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including the Governor of Alabama. Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate won a majority of the vote, were held on July 15.

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama by district:

District 1

Republican Bradley Byrne won the December 2013 special election held after the resignation of

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. He was originally believed to be running for re-election unopposed, but Burton LeFlore, his Democratic opponent in the 2013 special election, managed to qualify.

General election

District 2

Republican

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has represented the district since being elected in 2010. She faced Democrat Erick Wright, the only other candidate to file for the office.

General election

District 3

Republican Mike D. Rogers has represented the district since being elected in 2002. He defeated challenger Thomas Casson in the Republican primary. Democrat Jesse T. Smith is also running.

Primary results

General election

District 4

Republican

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has represented the district since being elected in 1996. He was challenged in the Republican primary by Thomas E. Drake II. No Democrat filed for the office.

General election

District 5

Republican

Mo Brooks Morris Jackson "Mo" Brooks Jr. (born April 29, 1954) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2023. His district was based in Huntsville and stretches across the northern fifth of the sta ...

has represented the district since being elected in 2010, after defeating the

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Democrat-turned-Republican

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, in the Republican primary. Griffith ran again in the Republican primary in 2012, and Brooks won again. Supporters of Griffith circulated petitions to get Griffith on the ballot as an

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. He considered doing so, but instead rejoined the Democratic Party and is running for Governor. No Democrat filed to run. Brooks defeated challenger Jerry Hill in the Republican primary. Mark Bray is challenging Brooks as an independent candidate. Reggie Hill is running as a

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Primary results

General election

District 6

Republican incumbent

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, who has represented the 6th district since 1993, is not running for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared *

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, state senator and candidate for the seat in 2012 * Will Brooke, executive vice president and managing partner of Harbert Management Corporation *

Paul DeMarco Paul J. DeMarco (born July 20, 1967) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Alabama. He is a Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing the 46th district since 2005. He ran in the United States H ...

, state representative * Chad Mathis, orthopedic surgeon * Gary Palmer, president of the conservative think tank Alabama Policy Institute * Robert Shattuck, attorney * Tom Vigneulle, businessman ;Declined *

, incumbent U.S. Representative * Slade Blackwell, state senator * Bill Armistead, chairman of the

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and former state senator * Greg Canfield, Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce and former state representative * David Carrington, president of the Jefferson County Commission * Steve French, former state senator *

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, Jefferson County

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* Minda Riley Campbell, attorney and daughter of former governor

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* Rob Riley, attorney and son of former governor Riley * Cliff Sims, blogger * David Standridge, state representative and candidate for the seat in 2012 * Cam Ward, state senator * Jack Williams, state representative

Polling

Results

DeMarco and Palmer advanced to a July 15 runoff election to decide the Republican primary, which Palmer won.

Runoff

=Polling

=Results

General election

Palmer faced Democrat Mark Lester, a professor at Birmingham-Southern College who replaced original nominee Avery Vise, in November. Robert Shattuck, who lost in the Republican primary, will run as a write-in candidate. Libertarian Aimee Love had been running, but the Alabama Libertarian Party was unable to secure ballot access for federal elections.

District 7

Democrat

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has represented the district since being elected in 2010. She faced a primary challenge from former Birmingham City Attorney Tamara Harris Johnson. No Republican filed to run for the office.

Primary results

General election

References

External links

U.S. House elections in Alabama, 2014
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