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2014 United States Senate election in Alabama
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2014 United States Senate election in Alabama |
| country | Alabama |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2008 United States Senate election in Alabama |
| previous_year | 2008 |
| next_election | 2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama |
| next_year | 2017 (special) |
| election_date | November 4, 2014 |
| image_size | x150px |
| image1 | Jeff Sessions official portrait.jpg |
| nominee1 | **Jeff Sessions** |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **795,606** |
| percentage1 | **97.25%** |
| map_image | 2014 United States Senate election in Alabama results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 250px |
| map_caption | County results |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | Jeff Sessions |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Jeff Sessions |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
Sessions:
The 2014 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate for Alabama.
Incumbent Republican Senator Jeff Sessions, who served in the position since 1997, ran for re-election to a fourth term in office. As the Democrats did not field a candidate, he was the only candidate to file before the deadline and was therefore unopposed in the Republican primary election and only faced write-in opposition in the general election.
Sessions was re-elected with 97.25% of the vote with the remaining votes being write-ins. This alongside the concurrent gubernatorial election is the last time Jefferson County voted Republican in a statewide election.
As of 2024, this is the last time an incumbent senator was reelected unopposed.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jeff Sessions, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1997
Independents
An independent candidate would have been able to challenge Sessions if at least 44,828 signatures had been submitted by June 3, 2014. None did so.
General election
Candidates
On ballot
- Jeff Sessions (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator
Write-in
- Victor Sanchez Williams (Democratic), attorney
Fundraising
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Sessions (R) | $1,369,672 | $1,151,690 | $3,343,748 | |
| Victor Sanchez Williams (D) | $4,497 | $4,247 | $250 |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report | November 3, 2014 | |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | November 3, 2014 | |
| Rothenberg Political Report | November 3, 2014 | |
| Real Clear Politics | November 3, 2014 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| administered | Sample | |||||
| size | Margin | |||||
| of error | Jeff | |||||
| Sessions (R) | Other | Undecided | ||||
| YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 661 | ± 6.0% | **63%** | 11% | 27% |
| YouGov | September 20 – October 1, 2014 | 692 | ± 4.0% | **61%** | 13% | 26% |
| YouGov | August 18 – September 2, 2014 | 741 | ± 5.0% | **54%** | 12% | 34% |
| YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 1,036 | ± 5.2% | **65%** | 10% | 26% |
Results
By county
| County | Jeff Sessions Votes | Jeff Sessions % | Write-ins Votes | Write-ins % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga | **10,345** | **98.39%** | 169 | 1.61% | |
| Baldwin | **39,135** | **98.22%** | 710 | 1.78% | |
| Barbour | **3,475** | **97.75%** | 80 | 2.25% | |
| Bibb | **3,901** | **98.39%** | 64 | 1.61% | |
| Blount | **12,674** | **98.99%** | 129 | 1.01% | |
| Bullock | **852** | **94.77%** | 47 | 5.23% | |
| Butler | **3,391** | **98.29%** | 59 | 1.71% | |
| Calhoun | **19,264** | **97.29%** | 536 | 2.71% | |
| Chambers | **4,670** | **97.33%** | 128 | 2.67% | |
| Cherokee | **5,193** | **98.93%** | 56 | 1.07% | |
| Chilton | **9,546** | **99.09%** | 88 | 0.91% | |
| Choctaw | **2,428** | **98.22%** | 44 | 1.78% | |
| Clarke | **5,083** | **98.45%** | 80 | 1.55% | |
| Clay | **3,394** | **98.29%** | 59 | 1.71% | |
| Cleburne | **3,222** | **98.9%** | 36 | 1.1% | |
| Coffee | **8,888** | **98.7%** | 117 | 1.3% | |
| Colbert | **10,065** | **97.45%** | 263 | 2.55% | |
| Conecuh | **2,372** | **98.02%** | 48 | 1.98% | |
| Coosa | **2,434** | **97.63%** | 59 | 2.37% | |
| Covington | **4,496** | **99.28%** | 47 | 0.72% | |
| Crenshaw | **3,159** | **98.63%** | 44 | 1.37% | |
| Cullman | **17,298** | **99.09%** | 159 | 0.91% | |
| Dale | **8,735** | **98.11%** | 168 | 1.89% | |
| Dallas | **4,825** | **93.69%** | 325 | 6.31% | |
| DeKalb | **12,445** | **99.07%** | 117 | 0.93% | |
| Elmore | **16,660** | **98.51%** | 252 | 1.49% | |
| Escambia | **6,323** | **98.64%** | 87 | 1.36% | |
| Etowah | **19,224** | **97.72%** | 449 | 2.28% | |
| Fayette | **5,166** | **99.1%** | 47 | 0.9% | |
| Franklin | **5,185** | **98.31%** | 89 | 1.69% | |
| Geneva | **6,143** | **98.83%** | 73 | 1.17% | |
| Greene | **1,206** | **95.94%** | 51 | 4.06% | |
| Hale | **2,142** | **97.01%** | 66 | 2.99% | |
| Henry | **3,437** | **98.0%** | 70 | 2.0% | |
| Houston | **18,212** | **98.24%** | 327 | 1.76% | |
| Jackson | **8,413** | **97.92%** | 179 | 2.08% | |
| Jefferson | **91,243** | **94.87%** | 4,938 | 5.13% | |
| Lamar | **3,387** | **98.75%** | 43 | 1.25% | |
| Lauderdale | **16,508** | **96.95%** | 520 | 3.05% | |
| Lawrence | **5,185** | **98.31%** | 89 | 1.69% | |
| Lee | **17,514** | **96.61%** | 614 | 3.39% | |
| Limestone | **17,740** | **97.69%** | 419 | 2.31% | |
| Lowndes | **1,344** | **95.93%** | 57 | 4.07% | |
| Macon | **1,133** | **89.92%** | 127 | 10.08% | |
| Madison | **62,126** | **95.53%** | 2,906 | 4.47% | |
| Marengo | **3,408** | **98.35%** | 57 | 1.65% | |
| Marion | **6,467** | **98.84%** | 76 | 1.16% | |
| Marshall | **16,589** | **98.81%** | 200 | 1.19% | |
| Mobile | **51,264** | **97.19%** | 1,481 | 2.81% | |
| Monroe | **3,688** | **98.56%** | 54 | 1.44% | |
| Montgomery | **27,252** | **94.56%** | 1,567 | 5.44% | |
| Morgan | **23,008** | **98.21%** | 420 | 1.79% | |
| Perry | **1,079** | **96.86%** | 35 | 3.14% | |
| Pickens | **3,652** | **97.75%** | 84 | 2.25% | |
| Pike | **5,949** | **97.32%** | 164 | 2.68% | |
| Randolph | **4,119** | **98.64%** | 57 | 1.36% | |
| Russell | **4,756** | **95.87%** | 205 | 4.13% | |
| Shelby | **42,275** | **97.9%** | 906 | 2.1% | |
| St. Clair | **16,648** | **98.75%** | 210 | 1.25% | |
| Sumter | **1,206** | **95.94%** | 51 | 4.06% | |
| Talladega | **12,465** | **97.51%** | 318 | 2.49% | |
| Tallapoosa | **8,552** | **98.68%** | 114 | 1.32% | |
| Tuscaloosa | **27,260** | **96.21%** | 1,074 | 3.79% | |
| Walker | **13,600** | **98.1%** | 264 | 1.9% | |
| Washington | **3,393** | **99.04%** | 33 | 0.96% | |
| Wilcox | **1,494** | **97.77%** | 34 | 2.23% | |
| Winston | **5,572** | **99.08%** | 52 | 0.92% | |
| **Total** | **795,606** | **97.25%** | **22,484** | **2.75%** |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Bullock (largest municipality: Union Springs)
- Sumter (largest municipality: Livingston)
- Greene (largest municipality: Eutaw)
- Hale (largest municipality: Moundville)
- Perry (largest municipality: Marion)
- Dallas (largest municipality: Selma)
- Lowndes (largest municipality: Fort Deposit)
- Montgomery (largest municipality: Montgomery)
- Macon (largest municipality: Tuskegee)
- Russell (largest city: Phenix City)
- Wilcox (largest municipality: Camden)
Aftermath
Sessions did not complete this term, which ran through January 3, 2021; he resigned on February 9, 2017, to become Attorney General under the Trump administration. This triggered the interim appointment of Luther Strange to fill the vacancy until Democrat Doug Jones won a special election later that year. On November 7, 2019, Sessions announced that he would stand for this US Senate seat again in 2020 when it was due for its regularly scheduled election, though he was defeated in the runoff primary by football coach Tommy Tuberville, who would go onto win the general election.
References
References
- Cason, Mike. (February 7, 2014). "Democrats pick up a handful of candidates; governor only contested statewide race in primary". AL.com.
- Phillip Rawls. (January 16, 2013). "Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions will seek re-election in 2014". The Republic.
- (August 20, 2013). "Independent Candidate Ballot Access". Alabama Secretary of State.
- [https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2014/08/17/arkansas-native-proposes-challenge-to-unopposed-republican-senator-in-alabama Arkansas native proposes challenge to unopposed Republican senator in Alabama]
- [https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S4AL00091/?cycle=2014&election_full=True WILLIAMS, VICTOR SANCHEZ]
- "2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014".
- (November 3, 2014). "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks".
- "2014 Senate Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report.
- "2014 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2014". Real Clear Politics.
- [http://today.yougov.com/news/2014/09/07/senate-races-battleground-tracker/ YouGov]
- [http://today.yougov.com/news/2014/09/07/senate-races-battleground-tracker/ YouGov]
- [https://today.yougov.com/news/2014/09/07/battleground-tracker-2014-alabama/ YouGov]
- [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2014-midterms-republicans-narrowly-favored-to-capture-senate-in-november/ YouGov]
- "Certified General Election Results". Alabama Secretary of State.
- (November 8, 2019). "Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions praises Trump in announcing run for his old US Senate seat".
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