The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected the 7 U.S. representatives from the state of Alabama. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including the Governor of Alabama.
Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate won a majority of the vote, were held on July 15.
Overview
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama by district:
District 1
Republican incumbent Bradley Byrne, who had represented the district since a December 2013 special election, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Bradley Byrne, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Burton LeFlore, real estate agent and nominee for this seat in 2013
General election
Campaign
Byrne was originally believed to be running for re-election unopposed, but LeFlore managed to qualify.
Results
District 2
Republican incumbent Martha Roby, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Martha Roby, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Erick Wright
General election
Results
District 3
Republican incumbent Mike Rogers who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Mike Rogers, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Thomas Casson
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Jesse T. Smith, U.S. Army veteran
General election
Results
District 4
Republican incumbent Robert Aderholt, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Robert Aderholt, incumbent U.S. Representative
Withdrawn
Thomas E. Drake II.
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed for the office
General election
Results
District 5
Republican incumbent Mo Brooks, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Brooks had defeated the then incumbent Democrat-turned-Republican Parker Griffith, in the 2010 Republican primary and again in 2012. Supporters of Griffith circulated petitions to get Griffith on the ballot as an independent. He considered doing so, but instead re-joined the Democratic Party and ran for Governor.
Candidates
Nominee
Mo Brooks, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Jerry Hill
Declined
Parker Griffith, former U.S. Representative
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
No Democrats filed to run
Declined
Parker Griffith, former U.S. Representative
General election
Mark Bray challenged Brooks as an independent candidate with Reggie Hill running as a write-in candidate.
Results
District 6
Republican incumbent Spencer Bachus, who had represented the 6th district since 1993, did not run for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Gary Palmer, president of the conservative think tank Alabama Policy Institute
Eliminated in primary
Scott Beason, state senator and candidate for this seat in 2012
Will Brooke, executive vice president and managing partner of Harbert Management Corporation Paul DeMarco, state representative Chad Mathis, orthopedic surgeon Robert Shattuck, attorney Tom Vigneulle, businessman
Declined
Spencer Bachus, incumbent U.S. Representative
Slade Blackwell, state senator
Bill Armistead, chairman of the Alabama Republican Party and former state senator Greg Canfield, Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce and former state representative David Carrington, president of the Jefferson County Commission Steve French, former state senator Tony Petelos, Jefferson County Manager Minda Riley Campbell, attorney and daughter of former governor Bob Riley Rob Riley, attorney and son of former governor Riley Cliff Sims, blogger David Standridge, state representative and candidate for this seat in 2012 Cam Ward, state senator Jack Williams, state representative
Polling
Results
DeMarco and Palmer advanced to a July 15 runoff election to decide the Republican primary.