United States Senate election in Alabama, 2008
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The Alabama Senate Election of 2008 will be held on November 4, 2008. Republican Senator Jeff Sessions has announced he will seek re-election.
CQpolitics.com rates the race as "Republican Favored". On January 10, 2007, Rep. Artur Davis announced that he will not run for the seat.[1] Despite going heavily for Bush in 2004, Alabama still has a strong Democratic presence; Democrats control majorities of both chambers in the state legislature.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks appeared to be preparing for a run, but on June 12, 2007, he announced that he will not seek the Senate seat, in order to avoid a primary battle with state Senator Vivian Davis Figures.[2] Figures has won elections in the Republican-leaning Mobile area.
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[edit] Candidates
[edit] Republican Party
- Jeff Sessions - Incumbent Senator, whose approval rating was 56%, with 34% disapproving as of December 2007.[3]
[edit] Also Ran
- Earl Mack Gavin
[edit] Democratic Party
- Vivian Davis Figures - State Senator
[edit] Also Ran
- Johnny Swanson - Attorney and Army Veteran
- Mark Townsend
[edit] Polling
| Source | Date | Sessions (R) | Figures (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2008 | 62% | 29% | |
| November 20, 2007 | 62% | 30% | |
| Survey USA | August 28, 2007 | 59% | 37% |
[edit] Election Results
[edit] Republican Primary
Unofficial results [1]:
| 2008 Alabama U.S. Senate Republican primary election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Sessions | 199,575 | 92.3 | ||
| Republican | Earl Mack Gavin | 16,703 | 7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 216,278 | ||||
[edit] Democratic Primary
Unofficial results [2]:
| 2008 Alabama U.S. Senate Democratic primary election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Vivian Davis Figures | 111,969 | 63.7 | ||
| Democratic | Johnny Swanson | 38,711 | 22.0 | ||
| Democratic | Mark Townsend | 25,043 | 14.3 | ||
| Turnout | 175,723 | ||||
[edit] General Election
| 2008 Alabama U.S. Senate general election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Sessions | ||||
| Democratic | Vivian Davis Figures | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
[edit] References
- ^ Associated Press. "Davis Won't Challenge Stevens", WTOK, 2007-01-09. Retrieved on 2007-01-10.
- ^ "Sparks says he won't seek U.S. Senate seat", Everything Alabama, Alabama Live, 2007-06-12. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
- ^ December 2007 SurveyUSA poll
