Alabama Special Senate Election 2017 Dates Results Live Voting Candidates Opinion

Alabama Special Senate Election Date: primary August 15 and runoff September 26

A special election for the United States Senate in Alabama is scheduled to be held on December 12, 2017 to choose Senator Jeff Sessions' successor and to complete the Senate term through January 2021. Sessions was confirmed by the Senate to serve as United States Attorney General on February 8, 2017, and subsequently resigned from the Senate.

Governor Robert J. Bentley chose Luther Strange, the Attorney General of Alabama, to succeed Sessions, filling the seat until the special election takes place. Although he had the power to schedule an election in 2017, Bentley initially decided to align it with the 2018 general election, before Kay Ivey, his successor, later moved the date up to December 12, 2017, scheduling the primary for August 15 and runoff for September 26.
Robert B. Aderholt, a member of the United States House of Representatives, had asked to be appointed to the seat. Representative Mo Brooks had also expressed interest in the seat, while Strange had stated before being selected that he would run for the seat in the special election whether or not he was appointed. Other potential choices Bentley interviewed for the appointment include Del Marsh, the President Pro Tem of the Alabama Senate, Roy Moore, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, and Jim Byard, the director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs

Who is Kay Ivey? Alabama Governor, Know her Biography, Career, Family

Alabama Special Senate election 2017 Results Live

1. Primary Would be held on 15th August and a runoff on September 26, December 12 is the election date given by new Governor of Alabama Kay Ivey who took charge on April 10 2017 after resignation of 2 time governor Robert Bentley.
2. Roy Moore wins Alabama GOP primary runoff for U.S. Senate, defeating Luther Strange

Alabama Special Senate election 2017 Results Live By County

Alabama Special Senate election 2017 Voting Live

Voting will take place on August 15th for primary election, with runoff on 26th September.

Find out Who won in Georgia 6th Congressional Special Election results 2017 .

Do you Know? US Population Demographics Percentage 2017 by City Religion

Alabama Special Senate election 2017 Candidates

Republican Party
Declared

1. Ed Henry, State Representative
2. Luther Strange, incumbent U.S. Senator

Potential

1. Robert Aderholt, U.S. Representative
2. Mo Brooks, U.S. Representative
3. Jim Byard, Director of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs
4. Bill Hightower, State Senator
5. Perry O. Hooper, Jr., former State Representative
6. Tim James, businessman and candidate for Governor in 2002 and
7. Julie Magee, Commissioner of Revenue
8. Del Marsh, President Pro Tempore of the State Senate
9. Jonathan McConnell, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in
10. Roy Moore, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
11. Glenn Murdock, Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
12. Arthur Orr, State Senator
13. Gary Palmer, U.S. Representative
14. Trip Pittman, State Senator
15. Bill Poole, State Representative
16. Jimmy Rane, businessman
17. Greg Reed, State Senator
18. Martha Roby, U.S. Representative
19. Connie Rowe, State Representative
20. Cam Ward, State Senator
21. Phil Williams, State Senator
22. Democratic primary

Declared

1. Ron Crumpton, activist, nominee for the State Senate in 2014 and nominee for the U.S. Senate in

Alabama Special Senate election 2017 Opinion Poll

No Opinion Polls have been yet released