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词条 2008 United States Senate election in Alabama
释义

  1. Background

  2. Republican primary

      Candidates    Results  

  3. Democratic primary

      Candidates    Results  

  4. General election

      Candidates    Predictions    Polling    Results  

  5. References

  6. External links

  7. See also

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| election_name = 2008 United States Senate election in Alabama
| country = Alabama
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2002 United States Senate election in Alabama
| previous_year = 2002
| next_election = 2014 United States Senate election in Alabama
| next_year = 2014
| election_date = November 4, 2008
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = Jeff Sessions official portrait.jpg
| nominee1 = Jeff Sessions
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 1,305,383
| percentage1 = 63.4%
| image2 = Vivian Figures.jpg
| nominee2 = Vivian Davis Figures
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 752,391
| percentage2 = 36.5%
| map_image = Alabama Senate Election Results by County, 2008.svg
| map_size = 150px
| map_caption = Results by county
Sessions:
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| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Jeff Sessions
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Jeff Sessions
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}{{ElectionsAL}}

The 2008 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 4, 2008 to elect one of Alabama's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions won re-election to a third term.

Background

Since 1980, Alabama voters have increasingly voted for Republican candidates at the Federal level, especially in Presidential elections. By contrast, Democratic candidates have been elected to many state-level offices and, until 2010, comprised a longstanding majority in the Alabama Legislature; see Dixiecrat.

In 2004, George W. Bush won Alabama's nine electoral votes by a margin of 25 percentage points with 62.5% of the vote. The eleven counties that voted Democratic are part of the Black Belt counties, where African Americans are the majority racial group.

On January 10, 2007, Rep. Artur Davis announced that he would not run for the seat.[1] Despite voting heavily for George W. Bush in 2004, Alabama still had a strong Democratic presence in 2008, and Democrats controlled majorities in both chambers in the Alabama Legislature. Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks appeared to be preparing for a run, but on June 12, 2007, he announced that he would not seek the Senate seat, in order to avoid a primary battle with State Senator Vivian Davis Figures.[2]

Primary elections were held on June 3.[3]

Republican primary

Sessions' approval rating was 56% in December 2007.[4]

Candidates

  • Earl Mack Gavin, perennial candidate
  • Jeff Sessions, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1997

Results

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results[5]
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jeff Sessions
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 199,690
| percentage = 92.27%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Earl Mack Gavin
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 16,718
| percentage = 7.73%
}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 216,408
| percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box end}}

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Vivian Davis Figures, State Senator
  • Johnny Swanson, Army veteran
  • Mark Townsend, candidate for Governor in 2002

Results

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results[6]
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Vivian Davis Figures
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 112,074
| percentage = 63.72%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Johnny Swanson
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 38,757
| percentage = 22.03%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mark Townsend
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 25,058
| percentage = 14.25%
}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 175,889
| percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box end}}

General election

Candidates

  • Vivian Figures (D), State Senator
  • Darryl W. Perry (write-in), Libertarian Party nominee for Pennsylvania State Treasurer in 2004 and candidate for Mayor of Birmingham in 2007[7][8]
  • Jeff Sessions (R), incumbent U.S. Senator

Predictions

Poll results showed Sessions with an exceptionally comfortable lead, which was verified by the election results. CQ Politics rated this race as 'Republican Favored'.[9] The Cook Political Report considered it 'Solid Republican'.[10]

The Rothenberg Political Report considered it a 'Safe Republican'.[11]

Polling

Poll Source Dates administered Figures (D) Sessions (R)
SurveyUSA August 25–27, 2007 37%59%
Rasmussen Reports November 14, 2007 30%62%
Rasmussen Reports April 2, 2008 36%57%
Rasmussen Reports May 27, 2008 29%62%
Rasmussen Reports June 30, 2008 34%58%
Rasmussen Reports July 31, 2008 31%58%
Survey USA September 16, 2008 – September 17, 2008 31%66%
Survey USA October 8, 2008 – October 9, 2008 33%64%
Survey USA October 27, 2008 – October 28, 2008 32%65%

Results

{{Election box begin no change
| title = United States Senate election in Alabama, 2008[12]
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (Alabama)
| candidate = Jeff Sessions (Incumbent)
| votes = 1,305,383
| percentage = 63.36%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (Alabama)
| candidate = Vivian Figures
| votes = 752,391
| percentage = 36.52%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Write-in candidate
| candidate = Write-ins
| votes = 2,417
| percentage = 0.12%
}}{{Election box invalid no change
| votes =
| percentage =
}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,060,191
| percentage = 100.00%
}}{{Election box turnout no change
| percentage = N/A
}}{{Election box hold with party link without swing
| winner = Republican Party (Alabama)
}}{{Election box end}}

References

1. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/5125936.html | title=Davis Won't Challenge Stevens | agency=Associated Press | publisher=WTOK-TV | date=January 9, 2007 | accessdate=January 10, 2007}}
2. ^{{cite news | url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2007/06/sparks_says_he_wont_seek_us_se.html | title=Sparks says he won't seek U.S. Senate seat | work=The Birmingham News | date=June 12, 2007 | accessdate=June 13, 2007}}
3. ^Election Dates {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225130046/http://www.sos.state.al.us/Elections/2008/ElectionInfo2008.aspx |date=December 25, 2007 }} from the Alabama Secretary of State]
4. ^December 2007 SurveyUSA poll
5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2008/primary2/certification-republicanparty-2008-06-13.pdf | title=Certified Primary Election Results: Republican Party | accessdate=December 3, 2008 | date=June 13, 2008 | format=PDF | publisher=Alabama Republican Party | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119161854/http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2008/primary2/certification-republicanparty-2008-06-13.pdf | archive-date=November 19, 2008 | dead-url=yes | df=mdy-all }}
6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2008/primary2/certification-democraticparty-2008-06-13.pdf | title=Certified Primary Election Results: Democratic Party | accessdate=December 3, 2008 | date=June 17, 2008 | format=PDF | publisher=Alabama Democratic Party}}
7. ^senate.dwp2016.org {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716172427/http://senate.dwp2016.org/ |date=July 16, 2008 }}
8. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.al.com/press-register/stories/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews%2F1214212543252990.xml&coll=3 |title=al.com |access-date=July 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919162949/http://www.al.com/press-register/stories/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews%2F1214212543252990.xml&coll=3 |archive-date=September 19, 2008 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}
9. ^Race Ratings Chart: Senate {{webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234525/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate | date=October 28, 2010 }} CQ Politics
10. ^2008 Senate Race Ratings The Cook Political Report, September 18, 2008
11. ^2008 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report, July 19, 2008
12. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.alabama.gov/downloads/election/2008/general/statecert-2008-general-election-11-25-2008-without-write-in-appendix.pdf | title=Certified General Election Results without write-in appendix | date=November 25, 2008 | accessdate=December 3, 2008 | format=PDF | publisher=Secretary of State of Alabama}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071225130046/http://www.sos.state.al.us/Elections/2008/ElectionInfo2008.aspx 2008 Election Information from the Secretary of State of Alabama]
  • U.S. Congress candidates for Alabama at Project Vote Smart
  • Alabama U.S. Senate race from Congress.org
  • Alabama, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
  • Alabama U.S. Senate race from The Green Papers
  • Alabama U.S. Senate race from OurCampaigns.com
  • Alabama U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
  • Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
  • Sessions (R-i) vs Figures (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
  • Election News from Alabama Live news media
  • Vivian Davis Figures, Democratic candidate
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080716172427/http://senate.dwp2016.org/ Darryl W. Perry], Write-in candidate (Alabama Statesmen/Boston Tea Party)
  • Jeff Sessions, Republican incumbent
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225032/http://www.swansonforsenate.com/ Johnny Swanson], Democratic candidate

See also

{{United States elections, 2008}}

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