2020 Alabama elections
Alabama state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Its primary elections were held on March 3, 2020, with runoffs taking place on July 31.
In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Alabama voters will elect the class II U.S. senator from Alabama, 4 of 9 members of the Alabama State Board of Education, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, 2 of 9 seats on the Supreme Court of Alabama, 4 of 10 seats on the Alabama Appellate Court and one seat of the Alabama House of Representatives. It will also vote on five ballot measures.
To vote by mail, registered Alabama voters must request a ballot by October 29, 2020. As of early October some 130,576 voters have requested mail ballots.
Federal offices
President of the United States
Alabama has 9 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Donald Trump won all of them with 62% of the popular vote.United States class II Senate seat
Republican Tommy Tuberville defeated incumbent Democrat Doug Jones, winning 60% of the vote.United States House of Representatives
There were five U.S. Representatives in Alabama that were up for election in addition to two open seats. 6 seats were won by the Republicans while 1 seat was won by the Democrats. No congressional districts changed hands.Public Service Commission
President
Incumbent Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh won re-election to a third term as Alabama Public Service Commission President and fourth term overall.Republican primary
Candidates
- Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, incumbent.
- Robin Litaker, retired educator.
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Laura Casey, retired attorney.
- Robert Mardis III, corporate imaging specialist.
State Board of Education
4 of 9 seats of the Alabama State Board of Education are up for election. Before the election the composition of that board was:Member, District 1
Candidates
Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.- Tom Holmes
- Jackie Zeigler, incumbent
Member, District 3
Candidates
Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.- Jarralynne Agee
- Stephanie Bell, incumbent
Member, District 5
Republican primary
- Lesa Keith
State judiciary
Two seats on the Alabama Supreme Court and two seats each on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals were up for election, all of which were held by Republicans. Of these four had contested primaries.State Supreme Court, Place 1
Democratic primary
No candidates filed for election to this seat.Republican primary
Candidates
Primary results
Court of Civil Appeals, Place 2
Incumbent judge Scott Donaldson decided not to seek re-election.Democratic primary
No candidates filed for election to this seat.Republican primary
Candidates
- Matt Fridy, state representative.
- Philip Bahakel, judge.
Primary results
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 1
Democratic primary
No candidates filed for election to this seat.Republican primary
Candidates
- Mary Windom, incumbent.
- Melvin Hasting, attorney.
Primary results
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2
Democratic primary
No candidates filed for election to this seat.Republican primary
Candidates
- J. Elizabeth Kellum,incumbent.
- Jill Ganus, judge.
- William Smith, county commissioner.
Primary results
State House of Representatives
A special election had been called on November 17 for the 49th District as a result of Republican incumbent April Weaver resigning from the legislature. Primaries were held on August 4 that year, with a Republican runoff set for September 1. Alabaster City Councilmember Russell Bedsole won the general election against Democratic challenger Cheryl Patton.Democratic nominee
- Cheryl Patton, real estate operative.