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United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012
 Alabama's 2012 elections: • U.S. House • Other executive offices • Ballot measures |
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The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run is January 13, 2012. The primary elections were held on March 13, 2012. If no candidate receives 50 percent of the vote, then a primary runoff is required by state law. The runoff is scheduled for April 24, 2012 if necessary.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party holds six of the seven Congressional seats from Alabama.
| Members of the U.S. House from Alabama -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of May 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | Pending | |
| Republican Party | 6 | Pending | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the seven congressional districts are:
| Name: | Party: | District: |
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| Jo Bonner |  Republican | U.S. House, Alabama, District 1 |
| Martha Roby | Republican | U.S. House, Alabama, District 2 |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | U.S. House, Alabama, District 3 |
| Mo Brooks | Republican | U.S. House, Alabama, District 5 |
| Robert Aderholt | Republican | U.S. House, Alabama, District 4 |
| Spencer Bachus | Republican | U.S. House, Alabama, District 6 |
| Terri Sewell |  Democratic | U.S. House, Alabama, District 7 |
Primary winners
The following candidates won a primary on March 13, 2012:
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Candidates
1st Congressional District
General election candidates
March 13, 2012 primary results
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2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
March 13, 2012 primary results
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3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
March 13, 2012 primary results
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4th Congressional District
General election candidates
March 13, 2012 primary results
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5th Congressional District
General election candidates
March 13, 2012 primary results
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6th Congressional District
General election candidates
March 13, 2012 primary results
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7th Congressional District
General election candidates
March 13, 2012 primary results
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See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Peter Gounares to run for 1st Congressional District seat," Al.com, November 21, 2011
- ↑ "Pete Riehm, second conservative challenger to Rep. Jo Bonner, launches campaign," Al.com, September 27, 2011
- ↑ "Conservative Orange Beach businessman Dean Young to challenge Jo Bonner in GOP primary," Al.com, August 18, 2011
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State "Certification of Republican Party Candidates," Accessed February 21, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Alabama Secretary of State "Certification of Democratic Primary Candidates," Accessed February 21, 2012
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State "Certification of Republican Party Candidates," Accessed February 21, 2012
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Alabama Secretary of State "Certification of Republican Party Candidates," Accessed February 21, 2012
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Alabama Secretary of State "Republican Certification List," January 20, 2012
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State "Amendment to certification list," January 27, 2012
- ↑ NBC 13 "Stan Pate withdraws from Alabama's 6th District race," February 3, 2012
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