A special election for
Alabama's 1st congressional district was held following the resignation of
Jo Bonner on August 2, 2013, to become vice chancellor for the
University of Alabama
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. Primary elections were held on September 24. A runoff in the Republican primary took place on November 5 and the general election was pushed back to December 17. Republican
Bradley Byrne won the election by a wide margin in the strongly conservative district.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
*
Bradley Byrne, former state senator and candidate for
Governor of Alabama in
2010
* Daniel Dyas, builder
[
* Chad Fincher, state representative][
* Wells Griffith, former RNC deputy chief of staff][
* ]Quin Hillyer
Richard Quin Edmonson Hillyer (born March 16, 1964) is an American conservative newspaper columnist and writer.
He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st congressional di ...
, newspaper columnist[
* Jessica James, real estate agent, candidate for the Alabama State Board of Education in 2012 and candidate for the ]Tuscaloosa
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City Council in 2005[
* Sharon Powe, entrepreneur, legal assistant for the U.S. Small Business Administration and candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives in 2010][
* David Thornton, retired Shell production specialist and retail employee][
* Dean Young, businessman and candidate for the seat in ]2012
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[
]
Declined
* Jim Barton, state representativeMobile County
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Circuit Judge and former state senator[
* Greg Callahan][
* Sam Cochran, ]Mobile County
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Sheriff [
* Jeff Collier, Mayor of Dauphin Island][
* Robert Craft, Mayor of Gulf Shores][
* Randy Davis, state representative][
* Tucker Dorsey, Baldwin County Commissioner][
* Victor Gaston, state representative][
* Rusty Glover, state senator][
* Peter Gounares, real estate agent and candidate for the seat in 2010 and 2012][
* Bill Hightower, state senator][
* Connie Hudson, Mobile County Commissioner][
* Tim Kant, Mayor of ]Fairhope
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[
* Tony Kennon, Orange Beach Mayor][
* Albert Lipscomb, former Baldwin County Commissioner][
* Hoss Mack, Baldwin County Sheriff][
* Stephen Nodine, former ]Mobile County
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Commissioner and Baldwin County Jail inmate
* Trip Pittman, state senator
* Ashley Rich, Mobile District Attorney[
* Pete Riehm, real estate agent and candidate for the seat in 2012][
* Tim Russell, Baldwin County Probate Judge][
* Sandy Stimpson, Mobile Mayor-Elect][
* Robert Wilters, Baldwin County Circuit Judge][
]
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Runoff
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
* Lula Albert-Kaigler, retired self-employed worker[
* Burton LeFlore, real estate agent][
]
Declined
* Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States[
* Napoleon Bracy, State Representative][
* Lucy Buffett, businesswoman][
* ]Vivian Davis Figures
Vivian Davis Figures (born January 24, 1957) is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 33rd District in Mobile County since she was elected on January 28, 1997 to serve the remaining term of h ...
, state senator[
* Sam Jones, Mayor of ]Mobile
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Places
* Mobile, Alabama, a U.S. port city
* Mobile County, Alabama
* Mobile, Arizona, a small town near Phoenix, U.S.
* Mobile, Newfoundland and Labrador
Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels
* Mobile ( ...
[
* Marc Keahey, state senator][
]
Results
Independent
Candidates
Declared
* James Hall, former Marine
General election
Results
References
External links
Election coverage
at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions
at OpenSecrets
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Bradley Byrne for Congress
Republican nominee
James Hall for Congress
independent
Burton LeFlore for Congress
Democratic nominee
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