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Election 2012 Results UPDATE (11:55) The Associated Press declares Roy Moore the winner of the Supreme Court Chief Justice race with 52% of the vote. The Associated Press has declared Twinkle Cavanaugh the winner of the Alabama Public Service Commission presidency. NPR declares Barack Obama winner of presidential race (Mitt Romney won Alabama.) The Associated Press has declared the following Constitutional Amendment issues: For al.com's coverage of Jefferson County races click here . As for 11 p.m. all of the incumbents (judges, etc) were losing. Alabama statewide and federal election results. Numbers provided by the Associated Press.
Statewide Races Supreme Court Chief Justice 95 percent precincts reporting Bob Vance, (Dem) - 48 percent Roy Moore, (GOP) - 52 percent Congressional Races: The Associated Press is calling all of these races for the incumbents. We'll update with final vote totals when they're available. District 2 Therese Ford, (Dem) Martha Roby, (GOP) - incumbent District 3 John Harris, (Dem) Mike Rogers, (GOP) - incumbent District 4 Daniel Boman, (Dem) Robert Aderholt, (GOP) - incumbent District 5 Charlie Holley, (Dem) Mo Brooks, (GOP) - incumbent District 6 Penny Bailey, (Dem) Spencer Bachus, (GOP) - incumbent District 7 Terri Sewell, (Dem) - incumbent Don Chamberlain, (GOP) The economy is the top issue motivating Alabamians to vote Tuesday, according to preliminary exit polling conducted for The Associated Press. Among the findings: ECONOMYMore than 6 of 10 voters identified the economy as the top issue. The federal budget deficit and health care were about tied for a distant second. About 7 out of 10 voters said their family's situation is about the same or worse than it was four years ago. About 3 out of 10 said it is better. RELIGIONAbout half of the voters identified themselves as born-again or evangelical Christians and more than half said they attend religious services at least once a week. About 1 of 10 said they never attend religious services. DECISION TIMEAlabama voters indicated they had made up their minds long before the candidates bombarded them with TV ads. About 8 of 10 said they did so before September. GOVERNMENT's ROLEAbout 6 of 10 voters said government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals, while about 4 of 10 said government should do more to solve problems. ~November 6, 2012 |
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