ALABAMA

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

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): April 4, 2008
Filing Deadline (All Others): June 2008
Primary: June 3, 2008
Run-off: July 15, 2008

This page was last updated on November 16, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Bob Riley (R)* - Not Eligible to Seek Re-Election Due to Term Limits in 2010. ]
Artur Davis (D) - Congressman & Attorney
Mike Dow (D) - Ex-Mobile Mayor, Businessman & Vietnam War Veteran
Jim Folsom Jr. (D) - Lt. Governor, Ex-Governor, Ex-PSC Commissioner & '80 US Senate Nominee
Seth Hammett (D) - State House Speaker, Businessman, Ex-Banker & USAF Veteran
Ron Sparks (D) - State Agriculture Commissioner, Ex-County Commissioner & USCG Veteran
Bradley Byrne (R) - State Community College System Chancellor & Ex-State Sen.
Beth Chapman (R) - Secretary of State, Ex-State Auditor & Ex-Public Relations Executive
Terry Everett (R) - Ex-Congressman, Farmer, Businessman & Ex-Banker
Jack Hawkins (R) - Troy University Chancellor, Author & Vietnam War Veteran
Mike Hubbard (R) - State House Minority Leader, State GOP Chair & Radio Station Owner
Kay Ivey (R) - State Treasurer & Ex-State Higher Education Commissioner
Tim James (R) - Real Estate Developer, Son of Ex-Gov. Fob James & '02 Candidate
Troy King (R) - Attorney General, Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & '02 Secretary of State Candidate
Tony Petelos (R) - Hoover Mayor, Ex-State Commissioner of Human Resources & Ex-State Rep.
Rob Riley (R) - Attorney & Son of Governor Bob Riley
Luther Strange (R) - Attorney, GOP Activist & '06 Lt. Governor Candidate

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Jim Folsom Jr. (D)*
Mike Dow (D) - Ex-Mobile Mayor, Businessman & Vietnam War Veteran
Seth Hammett (D) - State House Speaker, Businessman, Ex-Banker & USAF Veteran
Susan Parker (D) - State PSC Commissioner, Ex-State Auditor, Ex-College Administrator & '02 US Senate Nominee
Ron Sparks (D) - State Agriculture Commissioner
Scott Beason (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Construction Contractor
Beth Chapman (R) - Secretary of State, Ex-State Auditor & Ex-Public Relations Executive
Steve French (R) - State Sen. & Political Consultant
Mike Hubbard (R) - State House Minority Leader, State GOP Chair & Radio Station Owner
Kay Ivey (R) - State Treasurer & Ex-State Higher Education Commissioner
Del Marsh (R) - State Sen. & Businessman
Tony Petelos (R) - Hoover Mayor, Ex-State Commissioner of Human Resources & Ex-State Rep.
Luther Strange (R) - Attorney, GOP Activist & '06 Candidate

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Troy King (R)*
Rob Riley (R) - Attorney & Son of Governor Bob Riley
Luther Strange (R) - Attorney, GOP Activist & '06 Lt. Governor Candidate
James Anderson (D) - Attorney
John Tyson Jr. (D) - Mobile County District Attorney, Ex-State Education Board Member & '06 Nominee

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Beth Chapman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Adam Bourne (D) - Chickasaw City Councilman & Attorney
Nancy Worley (D) - Ex-Secretary of State, Ex-State Teachers Union President & Retired Teacher

STATE AUDITOR:
Samantha Shaw (R)*
Jeremy Sherer (D) - Attorney & '06 State Rep. Nominee

STATE TREASURER:
Kay Ivey (R)*
Wes Allen (R) - University Official & '06 Candidate
Jeremy Oden (R) - State Rep. & Businessman
Stephen Black (D) - Attorney, Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & '02 Nominee

STATE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRIES:
Ron Sparks (D)*

U.S. SENATOR:

Richard Shelby (R)* - Next Election in 2010.
Artur Davis (D) - Congressman & Attorney

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Jo Bonner (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
[ Terry Everett (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Bobby Bright (D) - Montgomery Mayor & Attorney

District 3:
Mike Rogers (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Joshua Segall (D) - Attorney & '08 Nominee

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

District 5:
[ Robert "Bud" Cramer (D)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Parker Griffith (D) - State Sen., Physician, Funeral Home Owner, Ex-Teacher & Army Veteran

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

District 7:
Artur Davis (D)*
Merika Coleman (D) - State Rep.
Corey Ealons (D) - Congressional Aide
Earl Hilliard Jr. (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Son of Ex-Congressman Earl Hilliard
Lee Wendell Loder (D) - Ex-Bham City Council President
James Perkins (D) - Selma Mayor
Bobby Singleton (D) - State Sen.
Rodger Smitherman (D) - State Sen.
Sheila Smoot (D) - Jefferson County Commissioner

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

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

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

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
Politics in Alabama
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)

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