Bradley Byrne

U.S. Representative

Bradley Byrne (born February 16, 1955) is a former U.S representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district from 2014-2021. Bryne ran for congress in 2013 when he won in a special election.[5] He won reelection in 2014, 2016 and finally in 2018, he announced he would not seek reelection and was replaced in 2021 by Jerry Carl.[6] In 2019 Byrne announced that he would be running for the United States Senate held by Doug Jones but lost in the primary.[7]

Bradley Byrne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 1st district
In office
January 8, 2014 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byJo Bonner
Succeeded byJerry Carl
Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System
In office
May 2007 – August 31, 2009
Preceded byRoy Johnson[1]
Succeeded byFreida Hill[2]
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
November 2002 – January 2007
Preceded byAlbert Lipscomb
Succeeded byTrip Pittman
Member of the
Alabama State Board of Education
from the 1st district
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 4, 2003
Preceded byJohn Tyson[3]
Succeeded byRandy McKinney[4]
Personal details
Born
Bradley Roberts Byrne

(1955-02-16) February 16, 1955 (age 69)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (1997–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (before 1997)
Spouse(s)
Rebecca Dukes (m. 1982)
Children4
EducationDuke University (BA)
University of Alabama (JD)

Election history

Alabama's 1st congressional district special election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bradley Byrne 36,042 71.0
DemocraticBurton LeFlore14,96829.0
Total votes51,010100.0
Republican hold
Alabama's 1st congressional district, 2014[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bradley Byrne (incumbent) 103,758 68.2
DemocraticBurton LeFlore48,27831.7
Total votes152,234100.0
Republican hold
Alabama's 1st congressional district, 2016[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bradley Byrne (incumbent) 208,083 96.4
Republican hold
Alabama's 1st congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bradley Byrne (incumbent) 153,228 63.2
DemocraticRobert Kennedy Jr.89,22636.8
Total votes242,617100.0
Republican hold
United States Senate election in Alabama Republican primary, 2020[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tommy Tuberville 239,616 33.39%
Republican Jeff Sessions 227,088 31.64%
RepublicanBradley Byrne178,62724.89%
RepublicanRoy Moore51,3777.16%
RepublicanRuth Page Nelson7,2001.00%
RepublicanArnold Mooney7,1491.00%
RepublicanStanley Adair6,6080.92%
Total votes717,665100.0%

References