Alabama state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Its primary elections were held on March 3, 2020, with runoffs taking place on July 31.[ 1]
In addition to the U.S. presidential race , Alabama voters will elect the class II U.S. senator from Alabama, 4 of 9 members of the Alabama State Board of Education , all of its seats to the House of Representatives , 2 of 9 seats on the Supreme Court of Alabama , 4 of 10 seats on the Alabama Appellate Court and one seat of the Alabama House of Representatives . It will also vote on five ballot measures.
To vote by mail , registered Alabama voters must request a ballot by October 29, 2020.[ 2] [ 3]
Federal offices
President of the United States
Alabama has 9 electoral votes in the Electoral College . Donald Trump won all of them with 62% of the popular vote.
United States class II Senate seat
Republican Tommy Tuberville defeated incumbent Democrat Doug Jones , winning 60% of the vote.
United States House of Representatives
There were five U.S. Representatives in Alabama that were up for election in addition to two open seats.[ 4]
Public Service Commission
President
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Results by county 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
State Board of Education
4 of 9 seats of the Alabama State Board of Education are up for election (one is a non-elected position held by the governor).[ 5]
Party
# of seats
Republican
7
Democratic
1
Independent
1
Total
9
Candidates
Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.
Tom Holmes (Democratic)
Jackie Zeigler, incumbent (Republican)
General election
Candidates
Both Democratic & Republican are cancelled respectively.
Jarralynne Agee (Democratic)
Stephanie Bell, incumbent (Republican)
General election
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
General election
State judiciary
Two seats on the Alabama Supreme Court and two seats each on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals were up for election, all of which were held by Republicans. Of these four had contested primaries.[ 7] [ 8]
Democratic primary
No candidates filed for election to this seat.[ 9]
Republican primary
Candidates
Polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ a]
Margin
Greg
Cam
Undecided
Mason-Dixon [ 10] February 4–6, 2020
400 (LV)
± 5.0%
24%
19%
57%
Primary results
General election
Incumbent judge Scott Donaldson decided not to seek re-election.
Democratic primary
No candidates filed for election to this seat.
Republican primary
Candidates
Primary results
General election
Democratic primary
No candidates filed for election to this seat.
Republican primary
Candidates
Mary Becker Windom, incumbent
Melvin Hasting
Primary results
General election
State House of Representatives
A special election had been called for November 17, 2020, for District 49 as a result of Republican incumbent April Weaver resigning from the legislature. Primaries were held on August 4 that year, with a Republican runoff set for September 1.[ 12]
Ballot measures
In addition to the five amendments that are being voted on in November, Amendment 1 – called the Appointed Education Board Amendment – was defeated in the state's primary. It would have replaced the elected State Board of Education with a Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education whose members would have been appointed by the governor with the approval of the state senate.[ 14]
Polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ a]
Margin
For Amendment 1
Against Amendment 1
Undecided
Mason-Dixon /Alabama[ 15] February 4–6, 2020
625 (RV)
± 4%
38%
41%
21%
Results
Amendment 1 (March)[ 16]
Choice
Votes
%
837,234
75.1
Yes
277,320
24.9
Amendment 1 (March) results by county
Amendment 1 (November)[ 11]
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,535,862
77.01
No
458,487
22.99
Amendment 1 (November) results by county 80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
Amendment 2
Amendment 2[ 11]
Choice
Votes
%
No
919,380
51.06
Yes
881,145
48.94
Amendment 2 results by county
Amendment 3
Amendment 3[ 11]
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,193,532
64.84
No
647,305
35.16
Amendment 3 results by county
Amendment 4
Amendment 4[ 11]
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,222,682
66.82
No
607,090
33.18
Amendment 4 results by county
Amendment 5
Amendment 5[ 11]
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,213,544
71.61
No
481,088
28.39
Amendment 5 results by county 80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
Amendment 6
Amendment 6[ 11]
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,216,008
71.61
No
482,189
28.39
Amendment 6 results by county 80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
Notes
^ a b Key:
Partisan clients
References
^ "Alabama elections, 2020" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved August 21, 2020 .^ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts" , Wired.com the original on October 6, 2020 ^ Michael P. McDonald , "2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics" , U.S. Elections Project , retrieved October 10, 2020 , Detailed state statistics ^ "Live: Alabama State Primary Election Results 2020" . New York Times . August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020 .^ "State Board of Education" . Alabama State Department of Education . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .^ a b c d "Texas 2020 election results" . November 3, 2020.^ "Alabama Supreme Court elections, 2020" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 27, 2025 .^ "Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2020" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved August 21, 2020 .^ a b c Fiscus, Kirsten (March 3, 2020). "Alabama Supreme Court judge bests state senator for seat on state's highest court" . Montgomery Advertiser . Retrieved August 21, 2020 . ^ Mason-Dixon ^ a b c d e f g h i "Canvass of Results for the General Election held on November 3, 2020" (PDF) . Alabama Secretary of State . November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020 .^ Love, Joyanna (August 4, 2020). "House District 49 Republican primary ends without majority winner" . The Clanton Advertiser . Retrieved August 21, 2020 . ^ "CertificationResults-HD49 Special General Election" (PDF) . Alabama Secretary of State . December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020 .^ "Alabama Amendment 1, Appointed Education Board Amendment (March 2020)" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved September 18, 2020 .^ Mason-Dixon/Alabama ^ "Canvass of Results for the Primary Election held on March 3, 2020" (PDF) . Alabama Secretary of State . March 19, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020 .
External links
Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Alabama" , Voting & Elections Toolkits "Alabama: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links" , Vote.org "League of Women Voters of Alabama" .League of Women Voters )Alabama at Ballotpedia "Voting in Alabama" , Voting Information by State , Rock the Vote "State Elections Legislation Database" , Ncsl.org , Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures , State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
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