Elections were held in

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on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.

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s were held on June 1, 2010, with the run-off on July 13. The elections were historic for the

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, in that it captured the majority of both chambers of the

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for the first time in 136 years. The Republican Party also swept all statewide races on the 2010 ballot.

Federal

United States Senate

The nominees were incumbent

Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...

(Republican Party) and attorney William G. Barnes (Democratic Party).

United States House

All seven Alabama seats in the

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were up for election in 2010.

State

Governor

Incumbent Governor

Bob Riley Robert Renfroe Riley (born October 3, 1944) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 52nd governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented Alabama's 3rd district in the U. ...

was ineligible for re-election due to

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Lieutenant governor

Secretary of State

Incumbent Secretary of State Beth Chapman was successful in her bid for a second term.

Attorney general

Incumbent Attorney General

Troy King Troy Robin King (born August 22, 1968) is the former attorney general of the state of Alabama. He previously served as an assistant attorney general and a legal adviser to both Republican governors Bob Riley and Fob James. King was appointed by ...

lost his re-election bid in the GOP primary.

State Treasurer

Incumbent Treasurer

Kay Ivey Kay Ellen Ivey (born October 15, 1944) is an American politician serving as the 54th and incumbent governor of Alabama since 2017. Originally a conservative Southern Democrat, Ivey became a member of the Republican Party in 2002. She was the 38t ...

did not seek re-election, instead successfully running for Lieutenant Governor.

Auditor

Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries

Public Service Commissioner

State Board of Education

State Senate

All 35 seats of the

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were up for election in 2010. Prior to the election the Democrats held a 20–14 edge; after the election the GOP captured control 22–12 (one seat vacant).

State House of Representatives

All 105 seats in the

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were up for election in 2010. Prior to the election the Democrats had a 60–44 edge; after the election the GOP took control 62–42 (one seat vacant).

Judicial positions

Multiple judicial positions will be up for election in 2010.
Alabama judicial elections, 2010
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Supreme Court

Civil Appeals Court

Ballot measures

Two measures have been certified for the 2010 statewide election. The propane gas amendment on the Jun 1 ballot failed, and the Blount County sales tax measure will be on the November 2 ballot. All four of the measures on the November 2 ballot failed.
Alabama 2010 ballot measures
at ''

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Local

Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010.

References

Primary election results
from ''AL.com''
Runoff election results
from ''MSNBC''

External links

Elections
from the Alabama Secretary of State
Candidates for Alabama State Offices
at

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Alabama Candidate List
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Alabama Polls
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2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Alabama
at the

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Alabama Congressional Races in 2010
campaign finance data from

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Alabama 2010
campaign finance data from ''Follow the Money'' ;Media
Alabama and National Elections
at '' AL.com'' {{2010 United States elections

Alabama elections by year