2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

2018 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; Martha Roby; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Martha Roby; Republican

2018 Alabama's 1st congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; Bradley Byrne; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Bradley Byrne; Republican

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
All 7 Alabama seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	48.01%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Alabama, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, as well as elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 5, with all choosing a nominee except the Republican primary in the 2nd district, which went to a July 17 runoff.^[1] The 2018 general election saw no change in Alabama's representation, remaining at a 6–1 GOP advantage, even though Democrats won over 40% of the statewide vote.

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
Party		Candidates	No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	6	975,737	58.78	6		85.72
	Democratic	7	678,687	40.89	1		14.28
	Write-in	7	5,471	0.33	0		0.00
Total		20	1,659,895	100.0	7		100.0

Popular vote

Republican			58.78%
Democratic			40.89%
Other			0.33%

House seats

Republican			85.72%
Democratic			14.28%

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama by district:^[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	153,228	63.15%	89,226	36.78%	163	0.07%	242,617	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	138,879	61.39%	86,931	38.43%	420	0.18%	226,230	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	147,770	63.72%	83,996	36.22%	149	0.06%	231,915	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	184,255	79.77%	46,492	20.13%	222	0.10%	230,969	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	159,063	61.02%	101,388	38.89%	222	0.09%	260,673	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	192,542	69.18%	85,644	30.77%	142	0.05%	278,328	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	0	0.00%	185,010	97.80%	4,153	2.20%	189,163	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	975,737	58.78%	678,687	40.89%	5,471	0.33%	1,659,895	100.0%

District 1

Incumbent Republican Bradley Byrne, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 96% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+15.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Bradley Byrne, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Robert Kennedy Jr., digital marketing executive and candidate for US Senate in 2017 (no relation to the Massachusetts Kennedy family)^[3]

Eliminated in primary

Lizzetta Hill McConnell, former president of NAACP Mobile County^[4]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Kennedy Jr.	27,561	80.8
	Democratic	Lizzetta Hill McConnell	6,562	19.2
Total votes			34,123	100.0

General election

Results

2018 Alabama's 1st congressional district election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley Byrne (incumbent)	153,228	63.2
	Democratic	Robert Kennedy Jr.	89,226	36.8
	Write-in		163	0.1
Total votes			242,617	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican Martha Roby, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 49% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Martha Roby, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Tommy Amason, retired US Army Sergeant Major^[7]
Bobby Bright, former Democratic U.S. Representative for this seat and former mayor of Montgomery^[8]
Rich Hobson, former campaign manager for Senate candidate Roy Moore^[9]
Barry Moore, state representative^[10]

Endorsements

Martha Roby

Organizations

National Right to Life Committee^[11]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Martha Roby (incumbent)	36,708	39.0
	Republican	Bobby Bright	26,481	28.1
	Republican	Barry Moore	18,177	19.3
	Republican	Rich Hobson	7,052	7.5
	Republican	Tommy Amason	5,763	6.1
Total votes			94,181	100.0

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Martha Roby (incumbent)	48,331	67.9
	Republican	Bobby Bright	22,795	32.1
Total votes			71,126	100.0

Democratic primary

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included Alabama's 2nd congressional district on its initial list of Republican-held seats considered targets in 2018.^[14]^[15]

Candidates

Nominee

Tabitha Isner, business analyst^[16]

Eliminated in primary

Audri Scott Williams^[17]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tabitha Isner	20,351	60.5
	Democratic	Audri Scott Williams	13,315	39.5
Total votes			33,666	100.0

General election

Results

2018 Alabama's 2nd congressional district election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Martha Roby (incumbent)	138,879	61.4
	Democratic	Tabitha Isner	86,931	38.4
	Write-in		420	0.2
Total votes			226,230	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2018 Alabama's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee	Mike Rogers	Mallory Hagan
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	147,770	83,996
Percentage	63.7%	36.2%

County Results
Rogers: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Hagan: 50-60% 80-90%

U.S. Representative before election

Mike Rogers
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Rogers
Republican

Incumbent Republican Mike Rogers, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mike Rogers, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mallory Hagan, news anchor and Miss America 2013^[18]

Eliminated in primary

Adia McClellan Winfrey, psychologist^[19]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mallory Hagan	21,410	65.7
	Democratic	Adia McClellan Winfrey	11,157	34.3
Total votes			32,567	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mallory Hagan (D)

Labor unions

Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

Organizations

Individuals

Lilly Ledbetter, activist, public speaker and author

Results

2018 Alabama's 3rd congressional district election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Rogers (incumbent)	147,770	63.7
	Democratic	Mallory Hagan	83,996	36.2
	Write-in		149	0.1
Total votes			231,915	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2018 Alabama's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee	Robert Aderholt	Lee Auman
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	184,255	46,492
Percentage	79.8%	20.1%

County Results
Aderholt: 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%

U.S. Representatives before election

Robert Aderholt
Republican

Elected U.S. Representatives

Robert Aderholt
Republican

Incumbent Republican Robert Aderholt, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 99% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+30.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Robert Aderholt, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Anthony Blackmon

Primary results

Republican primary results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	93,959	81.5
	Republican	Anthony Blackmon	21,366	18.5
Total votes			115,325	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Lee Auman^[20]

Eliminated in primary

Rick Neighbors^[21]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lee Auman	8,609	54.1
	Democratic	Rick Neighbors	7,297	45.9
Total votes			15,906	100.0

General election

Results

2018 Alabama's 4th congressional district election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	184,255	79.8
	Democratic	Lee Auman	46,492	20.1
	Write-in		222	0.1
Total votes			230,969	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2018 Alabama's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee	Mo Brooks	Peter Joffrion
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	159,063	101,388
Percentage	61.0%	38.9%

County Results
Brooks: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%

U.S. Representative before election

Mo Brooks
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mo Brooks
Republican

Incumbent Republican Mo Brooks, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mo Brooks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Clayton Hinchman, businessman and former U.S. Army Captain^[22]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mo Brooks (incumbent)	54,928	61.3
	Republican	Clayton Hinchman	34,739	38.7
Total votes			89,667	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Peter Joffrion, former Huntsville City Attorney^[23]

General election

Results

2018 Alabama's 5th congressional district election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mo Brooks (incumbent)	159,063	61.0
	Democratic	Peter Joffrion	101,388	38.9
	Write-in		222	0.1
Total votes			260,673	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2018 Alabama's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee	Gary Palmer	Danner Kline
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	192,542	85,644
Percentage	69.2%	30.8%

County Results
Palmer: 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%

U.S. Representatives before election

Gary Palmer
Republican

Elected U.S. Representatives

Gary Palmer
Republican

Incumbent Republican Gary Palmer, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+26.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Gary Palmer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Danner Kline, businessman^[24]

General election

Results

2018 Alabama's 6th congressional district election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Palmer (incumbent)	192,542	69.2
	Democratic	Danner Kline	85,644	30.8
	Write-in		142	0.0
Total votes			278,328	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2018 Alabama's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee	Terri Sewell
Party	Democratic
Popular vote	185,010
Percentage	97.8%

County Results
Sewell: >90%

U.S. Representative before election

Terri Sewell
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Terri Sewell
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Terri Sewell, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 98% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+20.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Terri Sewell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

No Republicans filed

General election

Results

2018 Alabama's 7th congressional district election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terri Sewell (incumbent)	185,010	97.8
	Write-in		4,153	2.2
Total votes			189,163	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

External links

[1] at Vote: Support Democracy in your District
Candidates at Vote Smart
Candidates at Ballotpedia
Campaign finance at FEC
Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites District 1 Bradley Byrne (R) for Congress Robert Kennedy Jr. (D) for Congress District 2 Tabitha Isner (D) for Congress Martha Roby (R) for Congress District 3 Mallory Hagan (D) for Congress Mike Rogers (R) for Congress District 4 Robert Aderholt (R) for Congress Lee Auman (D) for Congress District 5 Mo Brooks (R) for Congress Peter Joffrion (D) for Congress District 6 Danner Kline (D) for Congress Gary Palmer (R) for Congress District 7 Terri Sewell (D) for Congress

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