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2013 Alabama's 1st congressional district special election
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 .
[1] 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.
[2] Republican
Bradley Byrne won the election by a wide margin in the strongly conservative district.
[3]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Bradley Byrne , former state senator and candidate for
Governor of Alabama in
2010
[4]
[5]
Daniel Dyas, builder
[5]
Chad Fincher , state representative
[5]
Wells Griffith, former
RNC deputy chief of staff
[5]
[6]
Quin Hillyer , newspaper columnist
[5]
Jessica James, real estate agent, candidate for the
Alabama State Board of Education in 2012 and candidate for the
Tuscaloosa City Council in 2005
[5]
Sharon Powe, entrepreneur, legal assistant for the U.S. Small Business Administration and candidate for the
Alabama House of Representatives in 2010
[5]
David Thornton, retired Shell production specialist and retail employee
[5]
Dean Young, businessman and candidate for the seat in
2012
[5]
Declined
Jim Barton, state representative
[7]
Randy Brinson, political activist and gastroenterologist
[8]
Ben Brooks ,
Mobile County
Circuit Judge and former state senator
[8]
Greg Callahan
[8]
Sam Cochran,
Mobile County Sheriff
[7]
Jeff Collier, Mayor of
Dauphin Island
[7]
Robert Craft, Mayor of
Gulf Shores
[7]
Randy Davis, state representative
[7]
Tucker Dorsey,
Baldwin County Commissioner
[7]
Victor Gaston , state representative
[7]
Rusty Glover , state senator
[7]
Peter Gounares, real estate agent and candidate for the seat
in 2010 and 2012
[7]
Bill Hightower , state senator
[8]
Connie Hudson, Mobile County Commissioner
[8]
Tim Kant, Mayor of
Fairhope
[7]
Tony Kennon,
Orange Beach Mayor
[8]
Albert Lipscomb, former
Baldwin County Commissioner
[8]
Hoss Mack,
Baldwin County Sheriff
[7]
Stephen Nodine, former
Mobile County Commissioner and
Baldwin County Jail inmate
[9]
Trip Pittman , state senator
[10]
Ashley Rich, Mobile District Attorney
[8]
Pete Riehm, real estate agent and candidate for the seat in 2012
[7]
Tim Russell, Baldwin County Probate Judge
[7]
Sandy Stimpson, Mobile Mayor-Elect
[7]
Robert Wilters, Baldwin County Circuit Judge
[8]
Endorsements
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Bradley Byrne
Daniel Dyas
Chad Fincher
Wells Griffith
Quin Hillyer
Jessica James
Sharon Powe
David Thornton
Dean Young
Undecided
Cygnal
September 17–18, 2013
716
± 3.64%
34%
2%
14.9%
8.3%
9.1%
0.7%
1.1%
0.3%
12.1%
17.5%
Results
Runoff
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Bradley Byrne
Dean Young
Other
Undecided
Cygnal
October 30, 2013
1,027
± 3.03%
40.2%
43.2%
—
16.6%
Wenzel Strategies
October 6–8, 2013
412
± ?%
44%
37%
—
19%
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Lula Albert-Kaigler, retired self-employed worker
[5]
Burton LeFlore, real estate agent
[5]
Declined
Results
Independent
Candidates
Declared
James Hall, former Marine
[12]
General election
Results
[13]
References
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"LIVE: Rep. Jo Bonner talks about his resignation from Congress; new job at UA" . Blog.al.com. May 23, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013 .
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"9 Republicans, 2 Democrats qualify for AL-01 congressional race" . Blog.al.com. August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013 .
^ Sullivan, Sean (December 17, 2013).
"Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election" .
The Washington Post .
Washington, DC . Retrieved December 18, 2013 .
^ Cahn, Emily (June 3, 2013).
"Top Republican to Enter Alabama Special Election #AL01" . Archived from
the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013 .
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k Talbot, George (August 5, 2013).
"9 Republicans, 2 Democrats qualify for AL-01 congressional race" . al.com . Retrieved August 6, 2013 .
^ Talbot, George (July 9, 2013).
"Republican Wells Griffith to run for AL-01 congressional seat" . al.com . Retrieved July 9, 2013 .
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"The list: who's in, who's out of AL-01 congressional race" . al.com . Retrieved June 7, 2013 .
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"First District congressional race: who's in, who's out (updated)" .
Press-Register . Retrieved June 7, 2013 .
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Can a convicted felon run for Congress from jail? | PolitiFact
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State Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Montrose, rules out bid for Congress | AL.com
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"Paul Ryan Endorses in Special Election" . Roll Call . August 7, 2013. Archived from
the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013 .
^ Talbot, George (June 6, 2013).
"First-time candidate James Hall to run for AL-01 congressional seat" . al.com . Retrieved June 7, 2013 .
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"Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election" . Retrieved July 9, 2020 .
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