Alabama voters approved several constitutional changes in addition to electing a new U.S. senator and re-electing several state-level incumbents.
Following are the Alabama election results as of press time.
AMENDMENT 5
Alabama voters have approved a constitutional amendment that provides specific protection to anyone who kills someone in self-defense in a church in Franklin County.
PRESIDENT
Republicans extended their White House winning streak in Alabama as President Donald Trump carried the state against Democrat Joe Biden and claimed nine electoral votes.
U.S. SENATE
Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville recaptured a U.S. Senate seat for Republicans by defeating Sen. Doug Jones in Alabama on Tuesday.
U.S. HOUSE
Republicans will maintain control of the congressional seat representing southwest Alabama after business owner and Mobile County Commission chairman Jerry Carl defeated Democrat James Averhart. Carl will take over the position now held by Bradley Byrne, who ran an unsuccessful campaign for Senate.
GOP nominee Barry Moore defeated Democrat Phyllis Harvey-Hall to win the U.S. House seat held by Rep. Martha Roby and keep the southeastern Alabama district in Republican hands.
Rep. Mike Rogers of Saks won a 10th term in east Alabama’s 3rd District against Democrat Adia Winfrey, while Rep. Robert Aderholt of Haleyville captured a 13th term in office against Democrat Rick Neighbors in the 4th District, which includes much of north Alabama.
Reps. Mo Brooks of Huntsville; Gary Palmer of Hoover; and Terri Sewell of Selma were unopposed in the general election.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Alabama voters have approved Amendment 1, a mostly symbolic measure pushed by Republicans that said only U.S. citizens have the right to vote, which already is the law nationally.
Voters also approved Amendment 4, a ballot measure that would remove racist language from the 1901 state constitution.
Amendment 3, which would extend the amount of time appointed district and circuit judges can serve, won approval.
Amendment 6 was approved by voters, providing specific protection to anyone who kills someone in self-defense in a church in Lauderdale County.
The outcome wasn’t clear for Amendment 2, which would allow the full Alabama Supreme Court to appoint the director of the state’s court system, a task now performed solely by the chief justice, and make other changes to the judicial system. Amendment 3 would extend the amount of time that appointed district and circuit judges can serve.
PSC PRESIDENT
Republican Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh won a third term as president of the utility-regulating Alabama Public Service Commission by defeating Democrat Laura Casey.
STATE SCHOOL BOARD
Republican Jackie Zeigler won the District 1 race for State School Board in southwest Alabama, defeating Democratic nominee Tom Holmes. Zeigler, who is the vice president of the board, is a retired principal.
Republican Stephanie Bell captured an eighth term representing the 3rd District of central Alabama. She defeated Jarralynne Agee, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Miles College in Birmingham.
Democrat Tonya Smith Chestnut has defeated Republican Lesa Keith for the 5th District seat representing much of Alabama’s Black Belt region on the state school board.
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