2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

2016 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election
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	County results; Roby: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%; Mathis: 40-50% 50-60% 70-80%
U.S. Representative before election; Martha Roby; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Martha Roby; Republican

2016 Alabama's 1st congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; Bradley Byrne; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Bradley Byrne; Republican

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
All 7 Alabama seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 40–50% 60–70% 70–80% 90>%	Democratic 90>%

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Alabama, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on March 1.

Overview

Statewide

Popular vote

Republican			64.67%
Democratic			32.91%
Other			2.42%

House seats

Republican			85.72%
Democratic			14.28%

District

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	208,083	96.38%	0	0.00%	7,810	3.62%	215,893	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	134,886	48.77%	112,089	40.53%	29,609	10.71%	276,584	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	192,164	66.93%	94,549	32.93%	391	0.14%	287,104	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	235,925	98.53%	0	0.00%	3,519	1.47%	239,444	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	205,647	66.70%	102,234	33.16%	445	0.14%	308,326	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	245,313	74.49%	83,709	25.42%	284	0.09%	329,306	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	0	0.00%	229,330	98.41%	3,698	1.59%	233,028	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,222,018	64.67%	621,911	32.91%	45,756	2.42%	1,889,685	100.0%

District 1

Incumbent Republican Bradley Byrne, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+15.

Republican Party

Candidates

Nominee

Bradley Byrne, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Dean Young, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2013

Primary results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley Byrne (incumbent)	71,310	60.1
	Republican	Dean Young	47,319	39.9
Total votes			118,629	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed.

General election

Results

2016 Alabama's 1st congressional district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley Byrne (incumbent)	208,083	96.4
	Write-in		7,810	3.6
Total votes			215,893	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican Martha Roby, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+17.

Republican Party

Rob John had filed paperwork with the FEC to run as an Independent.^[3] After Gerritson declared her candidacy, John announced that he was suspending his campaign and endorsing her.^[4]

Candidates

Nominee

Martha Roby, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Becky Gerritson, Tea Party activist^[5]
Robert L. "Bob" Rogers, teacher and electrical contractor

Primary results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Martha Roby (incumbent)	78,689	66.4
	Republican	Becky Gerritson	33,015	27.8
	Republican	Robert L. "Bob" Rogers	6,856	5.8
Total votes			118,560	100.0

Democratic Party

Candidates

Nominee

Nathan Mathis, former state representative and perennial candidate

General election

Results

2016 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Martha Roby (incumbent)	134,886	48.8
	Democratic	Nathan Mathis	112,089	40.5
	Write-in		29,609	10.7
Total votes			276,584	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2016 Alabama's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee	Mike Rogers	Jesse Smith
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	192,164	94,549
Percentage	66.9%	32.9%

U.S. Representative before election

Mike Rogers
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Rogers
Republican

Incumbent Republican Mike Rogers, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+16.

Republican Party

Candidates

Nominee

Mike Rogers, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Larry DiChiara, former Phenix City Schools Superintendent^[6]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Rogers (incumbent)	77,432	76.0
	Republican	Larry DiChiara	24,474	24.0
Total votes			101,906	100.0

Democratic Party

Candidates

Nominee

Jesse Smith, U.S. Army veteran and nominee for this seat in 2014

General election

Results

2016 Alabama's 3rd congressional district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Rogers (incumbent)	192,164	66.9
	Democratic	Jesse Smith	94,549	32.9
	Write-in		391	0.2
Total votes			287,104	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2016 Alabama's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee	Robert Aderholt
Party	Republican
Popular vote	235,925
Percentage	98.5%

U.S. Representatives before election

Robert Aderholt
Republican

Elected U.S. Representatives

Robert Aderholt
Republican

Incumbent Republican Robert Aderholt, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+28.

Republican Party

Candidates

Nominee

Robert Aderholt, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Phil Norris, retired United States Navy submariner and candidate for 7th district in 2012^[7]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	86,660	81.2
	Republican	Phil Norris	20,096	18.8
Total votes			106,756	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed.

General election

Results

2016 Alabama's 4th congressional district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	235,925	98.5
	Write-in		3,519	1.5
Total votes			239,444	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2016 Alabama's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee	Mo Brooks	Will Boyd
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	205,647	102,234
Percentage	66.7%	33.2%

U.S. Representative before election

Mo Brooks
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mo Brooks
Republican

Incumbent Republican Mo Brooks, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+17.

Republican Party

Candidates

Nominee

Mo Brooks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic Party

Candidates

Nominee

Will Boyd, pastor, former Greenville, Illinois City Councilman and write-in candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois in 2010^[8]

General election

Results

2016 Alabama's 5th congressional district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mo Brooks (incumbent)	205,647	66.7
	Democratic	Will Boyd Jr.	102,234	33.2
	Write-in		445	0.1
Total votes			308,326	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2016 Alabama's 6th congressional district election

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2018 →


Nominee	Gary Palmer	David Putman
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	245,313	83,709
Percentage	74.5%	25.4%

U.S. Representatives before election

Gary Palmer
Republican

Elected U.S. Representatives

Gary Palmer
Republican

Incumbent Republican Gary Palmer, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 76% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+28

Republican Party

Candidates

Nominee

Gary Palmer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic Party

Candidates

Nominee

David Putman, businessman^[9]

General election

Results

2016 Alabama's 6th congressional district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Palmer (incumbent)	245,313	74.5
	Democratic	David J. Putman	83,709	25.4
	Write-in		284	0.1
Total votes			329,306	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2016 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

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2018 →


Nominee	Terri Sewell
Party	Democratic
Popular vote	229,330
Percentage	98.4%

U.S. Representative before election

Terri Sewell
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Terri Sewell
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Terri Sewell, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. She was re-elected without opposition in the general election in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+20.

Democratic Party

Candidates

Nominee

Terri Sewell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican Party

Candidates

David Van Williams originally qualified to run for this district as a Republican, but was removed from the ballot.^[10]

General election

Results

2016 Alabama's 7th congressional district election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terri Sewell (incumbent)	229,330	98.4
	Write-in		3,698	1.6
Total votes			233,028	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2016 Primary Election Official Results, March 1, 2016". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "General Election Results November 8, 2016" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^ "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy - Robert E. John, Jr" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. July 24, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
^ John, Rob (October 1, 2015). "So proud of Becky and her family for this decision..." Facebook. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
^ Cason, Mike (October 1, 2015). "Wetumpka Tea Party founder Becky Gerritson challenges Martha Roby for Congress". al.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
^ Rice, Mark (October 15, 2015). "Ex-local superintendent running for Congress". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
^ Koplowitz, Howard (July 27, 2015). "Aderholt opponent Phil Norris doesn't live in district, but he doesn't have to". al.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
^ Little, Jim (July 16, 2015). "Florence pastor announces candidacy for Congress". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
^ Koplowitz, Howard (November 10, 2015). "Democrat David Putman challenging Gary Palmer for Congress". AL.com. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
^ "Amended Certification of Republican Party Candidates (amended 12/2/2015)" (PDF). Alabama Votes. December 2, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

External links

[primaryresults-1] "2016 Primary Election Official Results, March 1, 2016". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved May 13, 2016.

[generalelectionresults-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "General Election Results November 8, 2016" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[3] "FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy - Robert E. John, Jr" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. July 24, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

[4] John, Rob (October 1, 2015). "So proud of Becky and her family for this decision..." Facebook. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

[5] Cason, Mike (October 1, 2015). "Wetumpka Tea Party founder Becky Gerritson challenges Martha Roby for Congress". al.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

[dichiara-6] Rice, Mark (October 15, 2015). "Ex-local superintendent running for Congress". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved October 16, 2015.

[7] Koplowitz, Howard (July 27, 2015). "Aderholt opponent Phil Norris doesn't live in district, but he doesn't have to". al.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.

[8] Little, Jim (July 16, 2015). "Florence pastor announces candidacy for Congress". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

[9] Koplowitz, Howard (November 10, 2015). "Democrat David Putman challenging Gary Palmer for Congress". AL.com. Retrieved November 24, 2015.

[10] "Amended Certification of Republican Party Candidates (amended 12/2/2015)" (PDF). Alabama Votes. December 2, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

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