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Elections were held in
Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
Primary election Primary elections or primaries are elections held to determine which candidates will run in an upcoming general election. In a partisan primary, a political party selects a candidate. Depending on the state and/or party, there may be an "open pr ...
s were held on June 1, 2010, with the run-off on July 13. The 2010 elections were historic for Republicans in that it won majorities of both chambers of Alabama's State Legislature and swept all statewide races on the ballot; Democrats had held majorities in both of Alabama's state legislative chambers since 1874.


Federal


United States Senate

The nominees were incumbent
Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 1987 to 2023. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat, Shelby switched to the Republican Party i ...
(Republican Party) and attorney William G. Barnes (Democratic Party).


United States House

All seven Alabama seats in the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...
were up for election in 2010.


State


Governor

Incumbent Governor
Bob Riley Robert Renfroe Riley (born October 3, 1944) is an American retired politician and businessman who served as the 52nd governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was the U.S. Hous ...
was ineligible for re-election due to
term limit A term limit is a legal restriction on the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potential for monopoly, w ...
s.


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 who is the 54th governor of Alabama, serving since 2017. A Republican since 2002, Ivey was the 38th Alabama state treasurer from 2003 to 2011 and the 30th lieutenant governor o ...
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
Alabama Senate The Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The body is composed of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state, with each district con ...
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
Alabama House of Representatives The Alabama House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature (United States), state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal number of districts, with ...
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
at ''
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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
a
Imagine Election
- Search for candidates by address or zip code
Alabama Polls
at Pollster.com Finance
2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Alabama
at the
Federal Election Commission The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent agency of the United States government that enforces U.S. campaign finance laws and oversees U.S. federal elections. Created in 1974 through amendments to the Federal Election Campaign ...

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 Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...