Alabama House
Filing Deadline: April 4, 2008 • Primary Date: June 3, 2008 • Runoff: July 15, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008District Profile: Mobile is the focus of this coastal district, which today is solidly Republican in national elections. Full Profile
2006 results: Jo Bonner (R) defeated Vivian Beckerle (D) by 68-32%.
Incumbent
Jo Bonner (R)
Elected in 2002; Seeking fourth term; Bonner was unopposed in the primary.
Challenger
Tommy Fuller (D)Fuller, the Washington County Democratic chairman, was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: The District includes most of the city of Montgomery, but only a small part of Montgomery County; Democratic redistricters put the rest into the 3rd District. Full Profile
2006 results: Terry Everett (R) defeated Chuck James (D) by 69-30%.
Republican
Jay Love (R)Love, a state representative, received 35% in the six-way primary and then was nomianted with 54% in the runoff.
Democrat
Bobby Bright (D)
Bright, the Montgomery Mayor, was nominated with 70% in a three-way primary.
District Profile: This looks and feels like rural country, although few people here make a living from their farms. Full Profile
2006 results: Mike Rogers (R) defeated Greg Pierce (D) by 59-38%.
Incumbent
Mike Rogers (R)
Elected in 2002; Seeking fourth term; Rogers was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: This is a heavily Scots-Irish district, with the lowest black percentage of all the state's congressional districts. Full Profile
2006 results: Robert Aderholt (R) defeated Barbara Bobo (D) by 70-30%.
Incumbent
Robert Aderholt (R)
Elected in 1996; Seeking seventh term; Aderholt was unopposed in the primary.
Challenger
Nicholas Sparks (D)Sparks, an attorney, was nominated with 59% in a two-way primary.
District Profile: The 5th District takes in most of the Tennessee Valley Authority and has begun to trend Republican. Full Profile
2006 results: Bud Cramer (D) was unopposed.
Democrat
Parker Griffith (D)
Griffith, a state senator, was nominated with 90% in a two-way primary.
Republicans
Wayne Parker (R)Parker, a advertising executive, received 49% of the vote in a six-way primary. He went on to win the nomination with 79% in the runoff.
District Profile: This is one of the most Republican districts in the nation: It voted 74% for Bush in 2000 -- his second-best district outside of Texas. Full Profile
2006 results: Spencer Bachus (R) was unopposed.
Incumbent
Spencer Bachus (R)
Elected in 1992; Seeking ninth term; Bachus was unopposed in the primary.
Challenger
None
District Profile: The 7th District was created in 1992 as a black-majority district. Most of its people are in Birmingham and surrounding Jefferson County and it is solidly Democratic. Full Profile
2006 results: Artur Davis (D) was unopposed.
Incumbent
Artur Davis (D)
Elected in 2002; Seeking fourth term; Davis was unopposed in the primary.
Challenger
None
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Race Rankings
Based on likelihood of seat switching party control
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N.Y.-13
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N.Y.-25
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Ariz.-01
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Va.-11
(Open-R)5.
Fla.-16
(Mahoney-D)6.
Ill.-11
(Open-R)7.
Ohio-16
(Open-R)8.
Texas-22
(Lampson-D)9.
Alaska-AL
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Fla.-24
(Feeney-R)11.
N.J.-03
(Open-R)12.
Colo.-04
(Musgrave-R)13.
Mich.-09
(Knollenberg-R)14.
N.J.-07
(Open-R)15.
Minn.-06
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