2013 Alabama's 1st congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 2013 Alabama's 1st congressional district special election Alabama by-election Alabama's 1st congressional district no 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama#District 1 2012 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama#District 1 2014 December 17, 2013 File:Bradley Byrne, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg 150x150px Bradley Byrne Republican Party (United States) 36,071 70.17% 3x4.svg Burton LeFlore Democratic Party (United States) 14,985 29.32% U.S. Representative Jo Bonner Republican Party (United States) Bradley Byrne Republican Party (United States) A special election for Alabama's 1st congressional district was held following the resignation of Jo Bonner on August 2, 2013, to become vice chancellor for the University of Alabama.http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/05/live_rep_jo_bonner_talks_about.html LIVE: Rep. Jo Bonner talks about his resignation from Congress; new job at UA Blog.al.com May 23, 2013 May 24, 2013 Primary elections were held on September 24. A runoff in the Republican primary took place on November 5 and the general election was pushed back to December 17.http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/08/9_republicans_2_democrats_qual.html 9 Republicans, 2 Democrats qualify for AL-01 congressional race Blog.al.com August 6, 2013 August 7, 2013 Republican Bradley Byrne won the election by a wide margin in the strongly conservative district.Sean Sullivan The Washington Post Washington, DC Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/12/17/republican-bradley-byrne-wins-alabama-special-election/ December 17, 2013 December 18, 2013 Republican primary Candidates Declared Bradley Byrne, former state senator and candidate for Governor of Alabama in 2010http://atr.rollcall.com/top-republican-enters-alabama-special-election Top Republican to Enter Alabama Special Election #AL01 Emily Cahn June 3, 2013 June 3, 2013 October 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131014235804/http://atr.rollcall.com/top-republican-enters-alabama-special-election/ dead http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/08/9_republicans_2_democrats_qual.html 9 Republicans, 2 Democrats qualify for AL-01 congressional race Talbot George al.com August 5, 2013 August 6, 2013 Daniel Dyas, builder Chad Fincher, state representative Wells Griffith, former RNC deputy chief of staffhttp://blog.al.com/wire/2013/07/republican_wells_griffith_to_r.html#incart_river Republican Wells Griffith to run for AL-01 congressional seat July 9, 2013 July 9, 2013 al.com George Talbot Quin Hillyer, newspaper columnist Jessica James, real estate agent, candidate for the Alabama State Board of Education in 2012 and candidate for the Tuscaloosa City Council in 2005 Sharon Powe, entrepreneur, legal assistant for the U.S. Small Business Administration and candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives in 2010 David Thornton, retired Shell production specialist and retail employee Dean Young, businessman and candidate for the seat in 2012 Declined Jim Barton, state representativehttp://blog.al.com/wire/2013/05/the_list_whos_in_whos_out_of_a.html The list: who's in, who's out of AL-01 congressional race Talbot George al.com May 28, 2013 June 7, 2013 Randy Brinson, political activist and gastroenterologisthttp://blog.al.com/wire/2013/05/first_district_congressional_r.html First District congressional race: who's in, who's out (updated) May 24, 2013 June 7, 2013 Press-Register George Talbot Ben Brooks, Mobile County Circuit Judge and former state senator Greg Callahan Sam Cochran, Mobile County Sheriff Jeff Collier, Mayor of Dauphin Island Robert Craft, Mayor of Gulf Shores Randy Davis, state representative Tucker Dorsey, Baldwin County Commissioner Victor Gaston, state representative Rusty Glover, state senator Peter Gounares, real estate agent and candidate for the seat in 2010 and 2012 Bill Hightower, state senator Connie Hudson, Mobile County Commissioner Tim Kant, Mayor of Fairhope Tony Kennon, Orange Beach Mayor Albert Lipscomb, former Baldwin County Commissioner Hoss Mack, Baldwin County Sheriff Stephen Nodine, former Mobile County Commissioner and Baldwin County Jail inmateCan a convicted felon run for Congress from jail? | PolitiFact Trip Pittman, state senatorState Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Montrose, rules out bid for Congress | AL.com Ashley Rich, Mobile District Attorney Pete Riehm, real estate agent and candidate for the seat in 2012 Tim Russell, Baldwin County Probate Judge Sandy Stimpson, Mobile Mayor-Elect Robert Wilters, Baldwin County Circuit Judge Endorsements Wells Griffith Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative and nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2012http://atr.rollcall.com/paul-ryan-endorses-in-special-election/ Paul Ryan Endorses in Special Election August 7, 2013 August 12, 2013 Roll Call August 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130813095832/http://atr.rollcall.com/paul-ryan-endorses-in-special-election/ dead Quin Hillyer Rick Santorum, U.S. Senator and candidate for President of the United States in 2012 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror BradleyByrne DanielDyas ChadFincher WellsGriffith QuinHillyer JessicaJames SharonPowe DavidThornton DeanYoung UndecidedCygnalCygnal September 17–18, 2013 716 ± 3.64% 34% 2% 14.9% 8.3% 9.1% 0.7% 1.1% 0.3% 12.1% 17.5% Results Republican primary results Bradley Byrne Republican Party (United States) 18,090 34.57% Dean Young Republican Party (United States) 12,011 22.95% Chad Fincher Republican Party (United States) 8,177 15.63% Quin Hillyer Republican Party (United States) 7,260 13.87% Wells Griffith Republican Party (United States) 5,758 11.00% Daniel Dyas Republican Party (United States) 391 0.75% Jessica James Republican Party (United States) 391 0.75% Sharon Powe Republican Party (United States) 184 0.35% David Thornton Republican Party (United States) 72 0.14% 52,344 100.00% Runoff Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror BradleyByrne DeanYoung Other UndecidedCygnalCygnal October 30, 2013 1,027 ± 3.03% 40.2% 43.2% — 16.6%Wenzel StrategiesWenzel Strategies October 6–8, 2013 412 ± ?% 44% 37% — 19% Results Republican primary runoff results Bradley Byrne Republican Party (United States) 38,150 52.5% Dean Young Republican Party (United States) 34,534 47.5% 72,684 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Declared Lula Albert-Kaigler, retired self-employed worker Burton LeFlore, real estate agent Declined Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States Napoleon Bracy, State Representative Lucy Buffett, businesswoman Vivian Davis Figures, state senator Sam Jones, Mayor of Mobile Marc Keahey, state senator Results Democratic primary results Burton LeFlore Democratic Party (United States) 3,129 70.2% Lula Albert-Kaigler Democratic Party (United States) 1,328 29.8% 4,457 100.00% Independent Candidates Declared James Hall, former Marinehttp://blog.al.com/wire/2013/06/first-time_candidate_james_hal.html#incart_river First-time candidate James Hall to run for AL-01 congressional seat al.com June 6, 2013 June 7, 2013 George Talbot General election Results 2013 Alabama's 1st congressional district special electionRepublican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/12/17/republican-bradley-byrne-wins-alabama-special-election/?arc404=true July 9, 2020 Republican Party (United States) Bradley Byrne 36,071 70.17% Democratic Party (United States) Burton LeFlore 14,985 29.32% Write-ins Write-ins 350 0.68% 51,406 100.0% Republican Party (United States) By county CountyBradley ByrneRepublicanBurton LeFloreDemocraticWrite-inVariousMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Baldwin13,04882.2%2,66816.8%1551.0%10,38065.4%15,871Clarke (part)59472.7%22127.1%20.2%37345.6%817Escambia1,65974.9%53724.2%200.9%1,12250.7%2,216Mobile18,65164.2%10,19035.3%1540.5%8,37128.9%28,905Monroe1,23061.6%75137.6%160.8%47924.0%1,997Washington97961.2%61838.6%30.2%36122.6%1,600Totals36,07170.17%14,98529.15%3500.68%21,08641.02%51,046 References 30em External links Election coverage at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets Bradley Byrne for Congress, Republican nominee James Hall for Congress, independent Burton LeFlore for Congress, Democratic nominee 1st congressional district special election Alabama 01 2013 01 special Alabama 2013 01 Category:United States House of Representatives special elections in Alabama