ALABAMA

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): April 1, 2010
Filing Deadline (All Others): June 1, 2010
Primary: June 1, 2010
Run-off: July 13, 2010

This page was last updated on July 13, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Bob Riley (R)* - Not Eligible to Seek Re-Election Due to Term Limits in 2010. ]
Robert Bentley (R) - State Rep., Dermatologist & USAF Veteran
Ron Sparks (D) - State Agriculture Commissioner, Ex-DeKalb County Commissioner, Businessman & Coast Guard Veteran

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Jim Folsom Jr. (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Kay Ivey (R) - State Treasurer & Ex-State Higher Education Commissioner

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Troy King (R)* - Defeated in Primary in 2010. ]
Luther Strange (R) - Attorney, GOP Activist & '06 Lt. Gov. Candidate
James Anderson (D) - Attorney & Ex-State Ethics Commission Chair

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Beth Chapman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Gilliland (D) - Attorney

STATE AUDITOR:
Samantha "Sam" Shaw (R)*
Miranda Joseph (D) - Accountant & Ex-NAACP Official

STATE TREASURER:
[ Kay Ivey (R)* - Candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2010. ]
Young Boozer (R) - Ex-State Finance Department Official, Retired Banker & Community Activist
Charley Grimsley (D) - Ex-State Conservation Commissioner, Ex-Fayette County School Board Member & Banker

STATE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRIES:
[ Ron Sparks (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Glen Zorn (D) - Deputy State Agriculture Commissioner, Ex-Florala Mayor & Farmer
John McMillan (R) - Ex-State Conservation Commissioner, Ex-State Rep. & Ex- Baldwin County Commissioner

U.S. SENATOR:

Richard Shelby (R)* - (Campaign Site)
William Barnes (D) - Attorney & Vietnam War Veteran

Jeff Sessions (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Jo Bonner (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Walter (Constitution) - Artificial Reef Contractor & Vietnam War Veteran

District 2:
Bobby Bright (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Martha Roby (R) - Montgomery City Councilwoman
Rob John (Independent) - IT Manager, USAF Veteran & Conservative Activist

District 3:
Mike Rogers (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Segrest (D) - Realtor, '06 State Treasurer Nominee & '02 Sec. of State Candidate
Mark Layfield (Independent) - Real Estate Broker, Ex-Pilot, Navy Veteran & '06/'08 Candidate

District 4:
Robert Aderholt (R)*- (Campaign Site)

District 5:
[ Parker Griffith (R)* - Defeated in Primary in 2010. ]
Mo Brooks (R) - Madison County Commissioner, Ex-State Rep., Ex-District Attorney & '06 Lt. Gov. Candidate
Steve Raby (D) - Ex-Congressional Aide & Political Consultant

District 6:
Spencer Bachus (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
[ Artur Davis (D)* - Lost Primary for Governor in 2010. ]
Terri Sewell (D) - Attorney & Community Activist
Don Chamberlain (R) - Inventor, Vietnam War Veteran & '94/'02 Candidate
Eddison Walters (Independent) - Mortgage Broker, Community Activist, Army Veteran, Ex-Democrat & '06 Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Alabama
Alabama Democratic Party
Alabama Green Party
Libertarian Party of Alabama
Alabama Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

AlabamaVotes.gov

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

AL.com - (Politics)
Alexander City Outlook
Andalusia Star News
Anniston Star
Birmingham News
Birmingham Post Herald
Clanton Advertiser
Cullman Times
Decatur Daily
Demopolis Times
Doc's Political Parlor
Dothan Eagle
Enterprise Ledger
Florence Times Daily
Fort Payne Times Journal
Gadsden Times
Hartselle Enquirer
Huntsville Speakin' Out News (African-American)
Huntsville Times
Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle
Lanett Valley Times
Mobile Register
Montgomery Advertiser
Montgomery Independent
Opelika-Auburn News
Oxford Independent
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel
Selma Times-Journal
Talladega Daily Home
Troy Messenger
Tuscaloosa News
Voter News Network

Alabama Public Television (APT)
WBRC TV-6 (Fox - Birmingham)
WVTM TV-13 (NBC - Birmingham)
WAAY TV-31 (ABC - Huntsville)
WAFF TV-48 (NBC - Huntsville)
WHNT TV-19 (CBS - Huntsville)
WPMI TV-15 (NBC - Mobile)
WAKA TV-B (CBS - Montgomery)
WNCF TV-32 (ABC - Montgomery)
WSFA TV-12 (NBC - Montgomery)