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The 2010 congressional elections in Alabama were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent the state of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives. Alabama has seven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected would serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. The primary elections were held on June 1, with the runoff on July 13.
Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 were considered safe seats for the incumbent party (the Democratic Party for District 7 and the Republican Party for the other districts), according to the Cook Political Report and CQ Politics, and, as predicted, the incumbent party held those seats. Meanwhile, Districts 2 (a Democrat-held seat) and 5 (a Republican-held seat, though the incumbent was a Democrat who switched parties in 2009) were considered up for grabs. The Republican Party gained District 2 and held District 5.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Jo Bonner ran for re-election to a fifth term after deciding not to run for Governor.[2] He was challenged in the Republican primary by Peter Gounares, an Orange Beach real estate developer,[3] and Sean Moser, though Moser ultimately decided to challenge U.S. Senator Richard Shelby for re-election.[4]
Bonner won the Republican primary over Gounares in a landslide, receiving 75 percent of the vote to his 25 percent.[5] In the general election, Bonner only faced businessman David Walter, the Constitution Party nominee.[6] He defeated Walter by a wide margin, winning re-election with 83 percent of the vote.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Bobby Bright ran for re-election to a second term,[15] and won the Democratic primary unopposed. In the Republican primary, Montgomery City Councilwoman Martha Roby placed first with 49 percent of the vote, and advanced to a runoff election with businessman Rick Barber, while State Board of Education member Stephanie Bell placed third with 18 percent and John Bowling McKinney won 4 percent. Roby won the runoff in a landslide, and advanced to the general election against Bright. Following a close election, Roby narrowly unseated Bright, receiving 51 percent of the vote to his 49 percent.
Republican incumbent Mike Rogers ran for re-election to a fifth term. He faced no opponent in the Republican primary, and was challenged in the general election by Democratic nominee Steve Segrest, a pesticide inspector and the grandson of Florida Governor Napoleon B. Broward.[25] Rogers defeated Segrest by a wide margin, receiving 59 percent of the vote to Segrest's 41 percent.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Robert Aderholt ran for re-election to an eight term. He faced no challenger in the Republican primary or general election and was re-elected unopposed.
This district was an open seat in the general election, as incumbent Parker Griffith (who changed parties from Democratic to Republican on December 22, 2009), was defeated in the Republican primary by lawyer and county commissioner Mo Brooks.
Incumbent Congressman Parker Griffith, who was elected as a Democrat in 2008, but switched to the Republican Party in 2009, ran for re-election to a second term.[26] He was challenged by Madison County CommissionerMo Brooks and U.S. Navy veteran Les Phillip, who filed to run against Griffith prior to his party switch.[27] Both continued their campaigns after Griffith's switch.[28] Brooks ended up defeating Griffith by a wide margin, receiving 51 percent of the vote to Griffith's 33 percent and Phillip's 16 percent. In the general election, Brooks faced political consultant Steve Raby, the Democratic nominee. Brooks defeated Raby by a wide margin, winning 58-42 percent.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Spencer Bachus ran for re-election to a tenth term. He was challenged in the Republican primary by Stan Cooke, a pastor and antiquities dealer.[34] He defeated Cooke by a wide margin in the primary, receiving 76 percent of the vote to Cooke's 24 percent. Bachus had no opponent in the primary or general election and was re-elected unopposed.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Artur Davis opted to run for governor rather than seek re-election to a fifth term. Five candidates originally ran to succeed Davis in the Democratic primary: attorney Martha Bozeman; State Representative Earl Hilliard Jr., the son of former Congressman Earl Hilliard Sr.; former Selma Mayor James Perkins; attorney Terri Sewell, and Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Smoot, though Perkins dropped out prior to the primary election. Sewell placed first in the primary, receiving 37 percent of the vote to Smoot's 29 percent, Hilliard's 27 percent, and Bozeman's 8 percent.[35] Because no candidate received a majority, Sewell and Smoot advanced to a runoff election, which Sewell won with 55 percent of the vote.[36]
In the general election, Sewell faced Don Chamberlain, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retiree. Chamberlain placed first in the Republican primary over mortgage broker Chris Salter, retired microbiology technologist Michele Weller, and nurse Carol Hendrickson, winning 38 percent of the vote. He advanced to a runoff election with Salter, which he won, 56-44 percent.[36] Sewell entered the general election as the strong favorite, and ultimately defeated Chamberlain in a landslide, winning 72 percent of the vote to his 28 percent.
1234567Rothenberg Political Report (November 1, 2010). "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
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