Alabama's 1st congressional district
Coordinates: 30°59′13.3″N 87°56′14.34″W / 30.987028°N 87.9373167°W
Alabama's 1st congressional district | |
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Alabama's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Bradley Byrne (R–Fairhope) |
Area | 7,182 sq mi (18,600 km2) |
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Population (2016) | 704,457[2] |
Median income | $47,083 |
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Occupation |
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Cook PVI | R+15[3] |
Alabama's 1st congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Alabama, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It includes the counties of Washington, Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia and Monroe counties. It also includes part of Clarke County. The largest city in the district is Mobile.
It is currently represented by Republican Bradley Byrne, a former Alabama State Senator who was elected to finish the term of 10-year incumbent Jo Bonner, who vacated the seat on August 2, 2013 to become vice chancellor for the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
Character
Mobile, Alabama is the focus of this district, which extends north along the Tombigee and Alabama rivers. Timber production remains the biggest source of contributions to the local economy, however recently gulf coast condominium developments in Baldwin county represent new economic possibilities.
Politically, this area was one of the first in Alabama to shake off its Democratic roots. It was one of five districts to swing Republican in 1964, when Barry Goldwater swept the state; the GOP has held the district in every House election since then. However, conservative Democrats continued to hold most state and local offices well into the 1990s.
It supported George W. Bush with 64% in 2004, and 60% in 2000. In 2008, John McCain received 61.01% of the vote in the district while 38.38% supported Barack Obama.
The 1st traditionally gives its congressmen very long tenures in Washington. Only six men have held it in the last century.
Voting
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Bush 60 - 38% |
2004 | President | Bush 64 - 35% |
2008 | President | McCain 61 - 39% |
2012 | President | Romney 62 - 37% |
2016 | President | Trump 64 - 34% |
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral History | District Map |
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District created | March 4, 1823 | |||
Jacksonian Republican |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
First elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Redistricted from the At-large district | ||
Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | |||
Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
First Elected in 1829. Re-elected in 1831. Re-elected in 1833. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835 |
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Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
First elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Redistricted to the At-large district | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | |||
March 3, 1841 – March 4, 1843 |
District inactive | |||
Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
Elected in 1843. [Data unknown/missing.] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
Elected in 1845. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
Elected in 1847. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
Elected in 1849. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
Elected in 1851. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Elected in 1853. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
American | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
Elected in 1855. [Data unknown/missing.] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1857 – January 12, 1861 |
Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Withdrew. | ||
January 12, 1861 – July 22, 1868 |
Civil War and Reconstruction | |||
Republican | July 22, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
Elected in 1868. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
Elected in 1870. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Liberal Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Elected in 1872. [Data unknown/missing.] |
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Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
Elected in 1874. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
Elected in 1876. [Data unknown/missing.] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 28, 1883 |
First elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Died | ||
Vacant | March 28, 1883 – December 3, 1883 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Democratic | December 3, 1883 – March 3, 1889 |
First elected to finish Herndon's term. Re-elected in 1886. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1897 |
First Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915 |
First-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 |
First elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 |
First elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Resigned to become U.S. District Judge | ||
March 4, 1933 – March 2, 1935 |
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Vacant | March 2, 1935 – July 30, 1935 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Democratic | July 30, 1935 – January 3, 1963 |
First elected to finish McDuffie's term. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election for the at-large seat | ||
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
District inactive, all representatives elected at-large | |||
Republican | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 |
First elected in 1964. Retired, endorsed Sonny Callahan as successor [Data unknown/missing.] |
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January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1985 |
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Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 |
First elected in 1984. Retired [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
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Republican | January 3, 2003 – August 2, 2013 |
[Data unknown/missing.] Resigned to become vice-chancellor in University of Alabama System[4] |
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Vacant | August 2, 2013 – December 17, 2013 |
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Republican | December 17, 2013 – present |
First elected to finish Bonner's term. |
Recent Candidates
Republican candidates
- Sonny Callahan - winning candidate in 2000
- Jo Bonner - winning candidate in 2002, 2004 and 2006
Democratic candidates
- Judy Belk - runner-up candidate in 2002 and 2004
- Vivian Beckerle - runner-up candidate in 2006
Libertarian candidates
- Dick Coffee - third place candidate in 2002
Recent election results in congressional races
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Jo Bonner | 108,102 | 61% | ||
Democratic | Judy Belk | 67,507 | 38% | ||
Libertarian | Richard "Dick" Coffee | 2,957 | 1% | ||
Republican hold | |||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Jo Bonner* | 161,067 | 63% | ||
Democratic | Judy Belk | 93,938 | 37% | ||
Republican hold | |||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Jo Bonner* | 112,944 | 68% | ||
Democratic | Vivian Beckerle | 52,770 | 32% | ||
Republican hold | |||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Jo Bonner* | 210,660 | 98% | ||
Republican hold | |||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Jo Bonner* | 129,063 | 83% | ||
Constitution | David M. Walter | 26,357 | 17% | ||
Republican hold | |||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Jo Bonner* | 196,073 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | |||||
2013 (Special)
A special election was held following the resignation of Jo Bonner (R) on August 2, 2013 to become vice chancellor for the University of Alabama.[5] Primary elections were held on September 24. A runoff in the Republican primary took place on November 5 and the general election was pushed back to December 17.[6] Republican Bradley Byrne won the election by a wide margin in the strongly conservative district.[7]
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Bradley Byrne* | 103,320 | 68% | ||
Democratic | Burton LeFlore | 47,913 | 32% | ||
Republican hold | |||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bradley Byrne* | 208,083 | 96% | |
No party | Write-ins | 7,810 | 4% | |
Total votes | 215,893 | 100% | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
Living former Members
As of April 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st congressional district who are currently living at this time. The most recent representative to die was Frank W. Boykin (1935-1963) on March 12, 1969.
Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Jack Edwards | 1965–1985 | September 20, 1928 |
Sonny Callahan | 1985–2003 | September 11, 1932 |
Jo Bonner | 2003–2013 | November 19, 1959 |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=01&cd=01
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/jo-bonner-retirement-reports-91833.html
- ↑ "LIVE: Rep. Jo Bonner talks about his resignation from Congress; new job at UA". Blog.al.com. May 23, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ↑ "9 Republicans, 2 Democrats qualify for AL-01 congressional race". Blog.al.com. August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ↑ Sullivan, Sean (December 17, 2013). "Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- A New Nation Votes