2013 Alabama's 1st congressional district special election
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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]
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December 17, 2013
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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
Wells Griffith
- Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative and nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2012[11]
Quin Hillyer
- Rick Santorum, U.S. Senator and candidate for President of the United States in 2012[11]
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 |
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| Cygnal[12] | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bradley Byrne | 18,090 | 34.57% | |
| Republican | Dean Young | 12,011 | 22.95% | |
| Republican | Chad Fincher | 8,177 | 15.63% | |
| Republican | Quin Hillyer | 7,260 | 13.87% | |
| Republican | Wells Griffith | 5,758 | 11.00% | |
| Republican | Daniel Dyas | 391 | 0.75% | |
| Republican | Jessica James | 391 | 0.75% | |
| Republican | Sharon Powe | 184 | 0.35% | |
| Republican | David Thornton | 72 | 0.14% | |
| Total votes | 52,344 | 100.00% | ||
Runoff
Polling
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bradley Byrne | 38,150 | 52.5% | |
| Republican | Dean Young | 34,534 | 47.5% | |
| Total votes | 72,684 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Declined
- Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States[8]
- Napoleon Bracy, State Representative[8]
- Lucy Buffett, businesswoman[7]
- Vivian Davis Figures, state senator[7]
- Sam Jones, Mayor of Mobile[7]
- Marc Keahey, state senator[8]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Burton LeFlore | 3,129 | 70.2% | |
| Democratic | Lula Albert-Kaigler | 1,328 | 29.8% | |
| Total votes | 4,457 | 100.00% | ||
Independent
Candidates
Declared
- James Hall, former Marine[15]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bradley Byrne | 36,042 | 71.0 | |
| Democratic | Burton LeFlore | 14,968 | 29.0 | |
| Total votes | 51,010 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||