2014 Alabama elections

{{Short description|none}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2014 Alabama elections | country = Alabama | type = | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2012 Alabama elections | previous_year = 2012 | next_election = 2016 Alabama elections | next_year = 2016 | registered = | turnout = }} {{Elections in Alabama sidebar}} A '''general election''' was held in the U.S. state of Alabama on November 4, 2014. All of Alabama's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Alabama's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014, for offices that need to nominate candidates. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate won a majority of the vote, were held on July 15.

==Governor== {{main|2014 Alabama gubernatorial election}}

Incumbent Republican Governor Robert J. Bentley, who had served in the office since January 17, 2011, ran for re-election to a second term as governor.<ref name=list>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc3340.com/story/24668112/list-of-candidates-for-major-alabama-offices |title=List of candidates for major Alabama offices |work=ABC 3340 |date=February 8, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213075548/http://www.abc3340.com/story/24668112/list-of-candidates-for-major-alabama-offices |archive-date=February 13, 2014 }}</ref>

He defeated former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George and retired software company owner and candidate for Mayor of Scottsboro in 2012 Bob Starkey in the Republican primary.<ref name=list/>

In the Democratic primary, former U.S. Representative Parker Griffith defeated businessman and former professional baseball player Kevin Bass.<ref name=list/>

{{Election box begin no change | title = 2014 Alabama gubernatorial election<ref name=generalresults>{{cite web |date=2014-11-24 |url=http://sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2014/2014GeneralResults-WithoutWriteIn.pdf |title=Certified General Election Results |work=Alabama Secretary of State|access-date=2026-02-03}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Robert J. Bentley (incumbent) | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 750,231 | percentage = 63.56 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Parker Griffith | party = Alabama Democratic Party | votes = 427,787 | percentage = 36.24 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 2,395 | percentage = 0.20 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 1,180,413 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}}

==Lieutenant governor== {{main|2014 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election}} Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey, who had served in the office since January 17, 2011, ran for re-election to a second term.<ref name=list/>

She defeated state representative James C. Fields in the November general election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-04 |title=Ivey defeats Fields for Ala lieutenant governor |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/04/ivey-defeats-fields-for-ala-lieutenant-governor/18503639/ |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=Montgomery Advertiser |language=en-US}}</ref>

{{Election box begin no change | title = 2014 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election<ref name=generalresults/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Kay Ivey (incumbent) | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 738,090 | percentage = 63.23 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = James C. Fields | party = Alabama Democratic Party | votes = 428,007 | percentage = 36.67 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 1,146 | percentage = 0.10 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 1,167,243 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}} {{Clear}}

==Attorney General== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2014 Alabama Attorney General election | country = Alabama | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2010 Alabama elections#Attorney general | previous_year = 2010 | next_election = 2018 Alabama Attorney General election | next_year = 2018 | image1 = File:Luther Strange official portrait.jpg | image_size = 150x150px | nominee1 = '''Luther Strange''' | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''681,973''' | percentage1 = '''58.39%''' | image2 = 3x4.svg | nominee2 = Joe Hubbard | party2 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 483,771 | percentage2 = 41.42% | map_image = 2014 Alabama attorney general election results map by county.svg | map_size = 250px | map_caption = County results '''Strange:''' {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}} '''Hubbard:''' {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} | title = Attorney General | before_election = Luther Strange | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = Luther Strange | after_party = Republican Party (United States) }}

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Luther Strange, who had served in the office since January 17, 2011, ran for re-election to a second term.<ref name=list/> ===Republican nominee=== * Luther Strange, incumbent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Alan |date=2014-01-14 |title=Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange will run for re-election |url=https://www.wbrc.com/story/24438549/alabama-attorney-general-luther-strange-will-run-for-re-election |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=WBRC |language=en}}</ref> ===Democratic nominee=== * Joe Hubbard, state representative and great-grandson of former U.S. Senator J. Lister Hill.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandler |first=Kim |date=2014-02-06 |title=Hubbard running for Alabama attorney general |url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2014/02/06/hubbard-running-for-alabama-attorney-general/29920712007/ |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=The Tuscaloosa News |language=en-US}}</ref> ===General election=== ====Endorsements==== {{Endorsements box | title = Luther Strange (R) | list = ;Politicians * Jeff Sessions, U.S. Senator from Alabama.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Emily |date=2014-10-28 |title=Sen. Jeff Sessions endorses Alabama AG Luther Strange, urges state to vote |url=https://www.al.com/news/2014/10/sen_jeff_sessions_endorses_ala.html |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> ;Organizations * NRA Political Victory Fund<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-18 |title=NRA Endorses Luther Strange for Attorney General of Alabama |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20140918/nra-endorses-luther-strange-for-attorney-general-of-alabama |access-date=2026-03-01 |website=NRA-PVF |language=en}}</ref> * Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-01-25 |title=Business coalition endorses Attorney General Luther Strange in re-election bid |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/01/business_coalition_endorses_at.html |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> * Alabama Association of Realtors<ref name="Realtors">{{Cite web |last=Gore |first=Leada |date=2014-05-29 |title=Tea party group, ALFA and Realtors weigh in with primary endorsements |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/05/tea_party_group_alfa_and_realt.html |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Al.com}}</ref> * Alabama Retail Association<ref name="ALRA">{{Cite web |last=Dennis |first=Nancy |date=2014-04-10 |title=Alabama Retail PAC Makes 2014 Endorsements |url=https://alabamaretail.org/news/initial-2014-endorsements/ |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Alabama Retail Association |language=en-US}}</ref> * Alabama Farmers Federation<ref name="AFF">{{Cite web |date=2013-09-25 |title=Alabama Farmers Federation Endorses Candidates for 2014 Election |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2013/09/25/alabama-farmers-federation-endorses-candidates-for-2014-election/ |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=Alabama Political Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> * Alabama Patriots<ref name="ALP">{{Cite web |last=Gore |first=Leada |date=2014-05-13 |title=Luther Strange, Kay Ivey pick up tea party support: Tracking this year's endorsements |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/05/luther_strange_kay_ivey_pick_u.html |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> * Conservative Christians of Alabama<ref name="CCAL">{{cite web |last=Moseley |first=Brandon |date=2014-04-07 |title=Conservative Christians of Alabama Endorse Stan Cooke |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2014/04/07/conservative-christians-of-alabama-endorse-stan-cooke/ |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=Alabama Political Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> }} {{Endorsements box | title = Joe Hubbard (D) | list = ;Organizations * Alabama Voter's Coalition<ref name="ALVC">{{Cite web |last=Moseley |first=Brandon |date=2014-10-01 |title=The Alabama Voter's Coalition Endorses All Democrats |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2014/10/01/the-alabama-voter-s-coalition-endorses-all-democrats/ |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=Alabama Political Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> * International Brotherhood of Boilermakers<ref name="IBB">{{Cite web |date=2014-10-01 |title=Election 2014: Boilermakers recommend candidates |url=https://boilermakers.org/news/leap/election-2014/boilermakers-recommend-candidates |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=International Brotherhood of Boilermakers |language=en}}</ref> }}

====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = 2014 Alabama Attorney General election<ref name=generalresults/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Luther Strange (incumbent) | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 681,973 | percentage = 58.39 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Joe Hubbard | party = Alabama Democratic Party | votes = 483,771 | percentage = 41.42 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 2,157 | percentage = 0.19 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 1,167,901 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}} {{Clear}}

==Secretary of State== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2014 Alabama Secretary of State election | type = presidential | ongoing = no | country = Alabama | previous_election = 2010 Alabama elections#Secretary of State | previous_year = 2010 | next_election = 2018 Alabama elections#Secretary of state | next_year = 2018 | nominee1 = '''John Merrill''' | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''733,298''' | percentage1 = '''64.27%''' | image1 = File:John H Merrill - 2019.jpg | nominee2 = Lula Albert-Kaigler | party2 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 406,373 | percentage2 = 35.62% | image2 = 3x4.svg | map_image = File:2014 Alabama secretary of state election results map by county.svg | map_size = 250px | map_caption = County results '''Merrill:''' {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}} '''Albert-Kaigler:''' {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} | title = Secretary of State | before_election = James R. Bennett | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = John Merrill | after_party = Republican Party (United States) }} Incumbent Republican Secretary of State James R. Bennett, who had served in the office since July 31, 2013, did not run for re-election, per the terms of his appointment.<ref name=list/> Bennett, who had previously served as secretary of state from 1993 to 2003, was appointed to the office following the resignation of Beth Chapman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cason |first=Mike |date=2013-08-01 |title=Jim Bennett takes oath of office as Alabama secretary of state for fourth time (updated) |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2013/07/jim_bennett_takes_oath_of_offi.html |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> ===Republican primary=== ====Candidates==== * Reese McKinney, former Montgomery County probate judge.<ref name="SOS">{{Cite web |last=Rawls |first=Phillip |date=2014-05-04 |title=Alabama secretary of state race gets competitive |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2014/05/04/alabama-secretary-state-race-gets-competitive/8703403/ |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=Montgomery Advertiser |language=en-US}}</ref> * James Perdue, Crenshaw County probate judge.<ref name="SOS"/> * John Merrill, state representative.<ref name="SOS"/> ====First round endorsements==== {{Endorsements box | title = John Merrill | list = ;Organizations * Alabama Association of Realtors<ref name="Realtors"/> * Business Council of Alabama<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-04 |title=Three Republicans battling for secretary of state nomination |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/05/three_republicans_battling_for.html |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> * Alabama Retail Association<ref name="ALRA"/> * Alabama Farmers Federation<ref name="ALFF">{{Cite web |last=Cason |first=Mike |date=2014-01-31 |title=Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Republicans Jeremy Oden, Chip Beeker, John Merrill, Adam Thompson in statewide races |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/01/alabama_farmers_federation_end.html |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> * Young Republicans of Northeast Alabama<ref name="YRNA">{{Cite web |date=2014-05-29 |title=Young Republicans Give Their Endorsement |url=https://southerntorch.com/young-republicans-give-their-endorsement/ |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Southern Torch |language=en-US}}</ref> }}

====First round polling==== {| class="wikitable" |- valign= bottom ! Poll source ! Date(s) administered ! Sample size ! Margin of error ! style="width:100px;"| Reese McKinney ! style="width:100px;"| John Merrill ! style="width:100px;"| James Perdue ! style="width:80px;"| Undecided |- |Cygnal<ref name="Cygnal">[http://cygn.al/polls/alabama-primary-flash-poll-053014/ Cygnal]</ref> | align=center| May 29–30, 2014 | align=center| 1,217 | align=center| ± 2.81% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''21%''' | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''19%''' | align=center| 17% | {{party shading/Undecided}} align=center| '''43%''' |- |Cygnal<ref name="cygn.al">[http://cygn.al/polls/alabama-primary-flash-poll-052114/ Cygnal]</ref> | align=center| May 19–20, 2014 | align=center| 1,327 | align=center| ± 2.69% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''12%''' | align=center| 8% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''9%''' | {{party shading/Undecided}} align=center| '''71%''' |} ====First round results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = Republican primary results<ref name=alprimary>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-13 |url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2014/2014-Pri-CertifiedResults-RepParty_2014-06-13.pdf |title=Certification of Results |access-date=2026-02-03 |work=Alabama Secretary of State}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = John Merrill | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 143,960 | percentage = 39.57 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Reese McKinney | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 139,763 | percentage = 38.42 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jim Perdue | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 80,050 | percentage = 22.01 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 363,773 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}} ====Runoff endorsements==== {{Endorsements box | title = John Merrill | list = ;Individuals * Wimp Sanderson, former college basketball coach.<ref name="sport">{{Cite web |last=Cason |first=Mike |date=2014-07-15 |title=Wimp Sanderson endorses John Merrill in secretary of state runoff; Ray Scott endorses Reese McKinney |url=https://www.al.com/news/2014/07/wimp_sanderson_endorses_john_m.html |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> ;Organizations * Home Builders Association of Alabama<ref name="RMK"/> * National Rifle Association<ref name="SSRO">{{Cite web |last=Rawls |first=Phillip |date=2014-07-04 |title=Conservatism defines Alabama secretary of state runoff |url=https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/local/2014/07/04/conservatism-defines-alabama-secretary-of-state-runoff/32102101007/ |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=The Gadsden Times |language=en-US}}</ref> * Manufacture Alabama<ref name="SSRO"/> ;State officials * Dan Williams, state representative from the 5th district.<ref name="AHR">{{Cite web |last=Mccarter |first=Mark |date=2014-07-11 |title=Merrill receives endorsement from the area's state representative in race for secretary of state |url=https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2014/07/merrill_received_endorsement_f.html |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> * Phil Williams, state representative from the 6th district.<ref name="AHR"/> * Mike Ball, state representative from the 10th district.<ref name="AHR"/> * Jim Patterson, state representative from the 21st district.<ref name="AHR"/> * Wayne Johnson, state representative from the 22nd district.<ref name="AHR"/> * Mac McCutcheon, state representative from the 25th district.<ref name="AHR"/> }} {{Endorsements box | title = Reese McKinney | list = ;Individuals * Ray Scott, founder of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society.<ref name="sport"/> ;County officials * Jim Perdue, Crenshaw County probate judge and Republican candidate in the first round.<ref name="RMK">{{Cite web |last=Cason |first=Mike |date=2014-07-10 |title=Jim Perdue, 21 other probate judges endorse Reese McKinney in secretary of state runoff |url=https://www.al.com/news/2014/07/jim_perdue_21_other_probate_ju.html |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> * Al Booth, Autauga County probate judge.<ref name="RMK"/> ;Organizations * Conservative Christians of Alabama<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moseley |first=Brandon |date=2014-07-09 |title=Conservative Christians of Alabama Endorse McKinney |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2014/07/09/conservative-christians-of-alabama-endorse-mckinney/ |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Alabama Political Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> }}

====Runoff polling==== {| class="wikitable" |- valign= bottom ! style="width:140px;"| Poll source ! style="width:175px;"| Date(s) administered ! class=small | Sample size ! Margin of error ! style="width:100px;"| Reese McKinney ! style="width:100px;"| John Merrill ! style="width:80px;"| Undecided |- |Cygnal<ref name="ReferenceA">[http://cygn.al/polls/alabama-primary-runoff-flash-poll-071014/ Cygnal]</ref> | align=center| July 7–8, 2014 | align=center| 821 | align=center| ± 3.42% | align=center| 23% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''24%''' | {{party shading/Undecided}} align=center| '''53%''' |}

====Runoff results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = Republican primary runoff results<ref name=runoff>{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2014//stateCert-Rep-priRO-Results-07-30-2014.pdf |title=Republican Primary Runoff |date=July 30, 2014 |access-date=February 7, 2026 |website=Alabama Secretary of State}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = John Merrill | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 108,740 | percentage = 53.14 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Reese McKinney | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 95,877 | percentage = 46.86 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 204,617 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}} ===Democratic nominee=== * Lula Albert-Kaigler, self-employed business consultant and candidate for Alabama's 1st congressional district in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cason |first=Mike |date=2014-10-23 |title=State Rep. John Merrill faces Lula Albert-Kaigler in secretary of state race |url=https://www.al.com/news/2014/10/state_rep_john_merrill_holds_b.html |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Al.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

===General election=== ====Endorsements==== {{Endorsements box | title = John Merrill (R) | list = ;Organizations * International Brotherhood of Boilermakers<ref name="IBB"/> }} {{Endorsements box | title = Lula Albert-Kaigler (D) | list = ;Organizations * Alabama Voter's Coalition<ref name="ALVC"/> }} ====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = 2014 Alabama Secretary of State election<ref name=generalresults/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = John Merrill | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 733,298 | percentage = 64.27 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Lula Albert-Kaigler | party = Alabama Democratic Party | votes = 406,373 | percentage = 35.62 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 1,271 | percentage = 0.11 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 1,140,942 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Alabama Republican Party }} {{Election box end}} {{Clear}}

==State Auditor== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2014 Alabama State Auditor election | country = Alabama | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2010 Alabama elections#Auditor | previous_year = 2010 | next_election = 2018 Alabama elections#State auditor | next_year = 2018 | election_date = | image1 = Jim Zeigler 1982.png | nominee1 = '''Jim Zeigler''' | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''716,122''' | percentage1 = '''62.93%''' | image2 = 3x4.svg | nominee2 = Miranda Joseph | party2 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 420,843 | percentage2 = 36.98% | map_image = File:Alabama State Auditor election, 2014 results by county.svg | map_size = 250px | map_caption = County results '''Zeigler:''' {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}} '''Joseph:''' {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} | title = State Auditor | before_election = Samantha Shaw | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = Jim Zeigler | after_party = Republican Party (United States) }}

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Samantha Shaw, who had served in the office since 2007, was term-limited and not eligible to run for re-election to a third term.<ref name=list/> ===Republican primary=== ====Confirmed candidates==== * Dale Peterson, farmer and candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitmire |first=Kyle |date=2014-05-21 |title=Alabama primary election 2014: Four Republicans compete to face Democrat Joseph for state auditor |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/05/alabama_primary_election_2014_6.html |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> * Hobbie Sealy, retired Air Force Colonel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-07 |title=Retired Air Force Col. Hobbie Sealy of Montgomery seeks GOP nomination for state auditor |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/02/retired_air_force_col_hobbie_s.html |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> * Adam Thompson, deputy chief of staff of the Secretary of State of Alabama.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dean |first=Charles J. |date=2013-01-25 |title=Republican Adam Thompson running for state auditor |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2013/01/republican_adam_thompson_runni.html |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> * Jim Zeigler, attorney and former Alabama Public Service Commissioner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-07 |title=Mobile attorney Jim Zeigler making another run for state auditor |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/02/mobile_attorney_jim_zeigler_ma.html |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> ====Disqualified==== * Ray Bryan, attorney.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lockette |first=Tim |date=2014-02-22 |title=Bryan out as GOP candidate for state auditor |url=http://www.thepiedmontjournal.com/view/full_story/24627865/article-Bryan-out-as-GOP-candidate-for-state-auditor?instance=news_right |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323094608/http://www.thepiedmontjournal.com/view/full_story/24627865/article-Bryan-out-as-GOP-candidate-for-state-auditor?instance=news_right |archive-date=2014-03-23 |access-date=2026-02-24 |work=The Anniston Star}}</ref>

====First round endorsements==== {{Endorsements box |title = Jim Zeigler |list = ;Organizations * Alabama Republican Assembly<ref name="ARA">{{Cite web |last=Moseley |first=Brandon |date=2014-03-31 |title=Republican Assembly Endorses Bentley |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2014/03/31/republican-assembly-make-endorsements/ |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Alabama Political Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> * Conservative Christians of Alabama<ref name="CCAL"/> }} {{Endorsements box |title = Adam Thompson |list = ;State officials * Beth Chapman, former State Auditor and Secretary of State of Alabama.<ref name="Al.com">{{Cite web |last=Gore |first=Leada |date=2014-05-20 |title=Former Secretary of State supporting auditor candidate, Mitt Romney says he's for Kay Ivey: Tracking endorsements |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/05/former_secretary_of_state_supp.html |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> ;Organizations * Alabama Association of Realtors<ref name="Realtors" /> * Alabama Farmers Federation<ref name="ALFF" /> * Alabama Retail Association<ref name="ALRA"/> * Business Council of Alabama<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moseley |first=Brandon |date=2014-05-05 |title=Auditor Candidates Address Republicans at Pumpkin Patch |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2014/05/05/auditor-candidates-address-republicans-at-pumpkin-patch/ |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Alabama Political Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> * Young Republicans of Northeast Alabama<ref name="YRNA"/> }} {{clear}}

====Runoff endorsements==== {{Endorsements box |title= Jim Zeigler |list= ;Organizations * Alabama Farmers Federation<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cason |first=Mike |date=2014-07-09 |title=Alabama Farmers Federation announces endorsements for July 15 runoff |url=https://www.al.com/news/2014/07/alabama_farmers_federation_ann.html |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> }}

====Runoff polling==== {| class="wikitable" |- valign= bottom ! Poll source ! Date(s) administered ! Sample size ! Margin of error ! style="width:100px;"| Dale Peterson ! style="width:100px;"| Jim Zeigler ! style="width:80px;"| Undecided |- |Cygnal<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | align=center| July 7–8, 2014 | align=center| 821 | align=center| ± 3.42% | align=center| 22% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''31%''' | {{party shading/Undecided}} align=center| '''48%''' |}

====Runoff results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = Republican primary runoff results<ref name=runoff/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jim Zeigler | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 131,637 | percentage = 64.92 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Dale Peterson | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 71,141 | percentage = 35.08 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 202,778 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}}

===Democratic nominee=== * Miranda Joseph, certified internal auditor and Democratic nominee in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-11 |title=Miranda Joseph seeks Democratic nomination for state auditor |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2013/07/miranda_joseph_seeks_democrati.html |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref>

===General election=== ====Endorsements==== {{Endorsements box | title = Miranda Joseph (D) | list = ;Organizations * Alabama Voter's Coalition<ref name="ALVC"/> * International Brotherhood of Boilermakers<ref name="IBB"/> }} ====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = 2014 Alabama State Auditor election<ref name=generalresults/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jim Zeigler | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 716,122 | percentage = 62.93 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Miranda Joseph | party = Alabama Democratic Party | votes = 420,843 | percentage = 36.98 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 1,010 | percentage = 0.09 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 1,137,975 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Alabama Republican Party }} {{Election box end}} {{Clear}}

==State Treasurer== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2014 Alabama State Treasurer election | election_date = | type = presidential | ongoing = no | country = Alabama | previous_election = 2010 Alabama elections#State Treasurer | previous_year = 2010 | next_election = 2018 Alabama elections#State treasurer | next_year = 2018 | nominee1 = '''Young Boozer''' | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''748,876''' | percentage1 = '''98.01%''' | image1 = Repbyrne with Young Boozer (cropped).jpg | map_image = File:2014 Alabama state treasurer election results map by county.svg | map_size = 250px | map_caption = County results '''Boozer:''' {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}} | title = Treasurer | before_election = Young Boozer | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = Young Boozer | after_party = Republican Party (United States) }} Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Young Boozer, who had served in the office since January 17, 2011, ran for re-election to a second term.<ref name=list/> Democrat Joe Cottle had initially announced his candidacy but later withdrew from the race.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cason |first=Mike |date=2014-02-08 |title=Democrats pick up a handful of candidates; governor only contested statewide race in primary |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/02/democrats_pick_up_a_handful_of.html |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-13 |title=Certification of Democratic Party Candidates |url=http://sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2014/CandidateCertDemPri-03-13-2014.pdf |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=Alabama Secretary of State}}</ref> ===Republican nominee=== * Young Boozer, incumbent.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-13 |title=Alabama Treasurer Young Boozer Seeking 2nd Term |url=https://www.apr.org/politics-government/2013-06-13/alabama-treasurer-young-boozer-seeking-2nd-term |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=Alabama Public Radio |language=en}}</ref> ===General election=== ====Endorsements==== {{Endorsements box | title = Young Boozer (R) | list = ;Organizations * Alabama Association of Realtors<ref name="Realtors"/> * Alabama Retail Association<ref name="ALRA"/> * Alabama Farmers Federation<ref name="AFF"/> }}

====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = 2014 Alabama State Treasurer election<ref name=generalresults/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Young Boozer (incumbent) | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 748,876 | percentage = 98.01% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 15,224 | percentage = 1.99% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 764,100 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}} {{Clear}}

==Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2014 Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries election | election_date = | type = presidential | ongoing = no | country = Alabama | previous_election = 2010 Alabama elections#Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries | previous_year = 2010 | next_election = 2018 Alabama elections#Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries | next_year = 2018 | nominee1 = '''John McMillan''' | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''734,428''' | percentage1 = '''64.67%''' | image1 = 3x4.svg | nominee2 = Doug Smith | party2 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 400,299 | percentage2 = 35.25% | image2 = 3x4.svg | map_image = File:2014 Alabama commissioner of agriculture and industries election results map by county.svg | map_size = 250px | map_caption = County results '''McMillan:''' {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}} '''Smith:''' {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} | title = Commissioner | before_election = John McMillan | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = John McMillan | after_party = Republican Party (United States) }} Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan, who had served in the office since January 17, 2011, ran for re-election to a second term.<ref name=list/> ===Republican nominee=== * John McMillan, incumbent.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-06-25 |title=Alabama Agriculture Commissioner John McMillan launches re-election campaign |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2013/06/alabama_agriculture_commission_2.html |access-date=2026-02-20 |work=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> ===Democratic nominee=== * Doug Smith, real estate businessman.<ref name="ACAI">{{Cite news |last=Cason |first=Mike |date=2014-10-22 |title=John McMillan seeks second term as agriculture commissioner; faces Democrat Doug Smith |url=https://www.al.com/news/2014/10/john_mcmillan_seeks_second_ter.html |access-date=2026-02-20 |work=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> ===General election=== ====Endorsements==== {{Endorsements box | title = John McMillan (R) | list = ;Organizations * Alabama Association of Realtors<ref name="Realtors"/> * Alabama Retail Association<ref name="ALRA"/> * Alabama Farmers Federation<ref name="AFF"/> * Business Council of Alabama<ref name="ACAI"/> }} {{Endorsements box | title = Doug Smith (D) | list = ;Organizations * Alabama Voter's Coalition<ref name="ALVC"/> }}

====Results==== {{Election box begin no change | title = 2014 Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries election<ref name=generalresults/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = John McMillan (incumbent) | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 734,428 | percentage = 64.67 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Doug Smith | party = Alabama Democratic Party | votes = 400,299 | percentage = 35.25 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 970 | percentage = 0.08 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 1,135,697 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}} {{Clear}}

==Public Service Commission== Both the Associate Commissioners on the Alabama Public Service Commission were up for election. Republican Jeremy Oden, who was appointed to the commission by Governor Bentley in December 2012, was running for election to a first full term. Republican Terry Dunn, who was first elected in 2010, was running for re-election to a second term.<ref name=list/> ===Place 1=== ====Republican Primary==== =====Candidates===== * Kathy Peterson, retired businesswoman and wife of Republican candidate for state auditor Dale Peterson.<ref name="PSC1">{{Cite web |last=Rawls |first=Phillip |date=2014-05-26 |title=Retired businesswoman challenges Public Service Commission Place 1 incumbent |url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2014/05/27/retired-businesswoman-challenges-public-service-commission-place-1-incumbent/29925309007/ |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=The Tuscaloosa News |language=en-US}}</ref> * Jeremy Oden, incumbent.<ref name="PSC1"/> =====Endorsements===== {{Endorsements box | title = Jeremy Oden | list = ;Organizations * Alabama Association of Realtors<ref name="Realtors"/> * Alabama Retail Association<ref name="ALRA"/> * National Rifle Association<ref>{{Cite web |last=NRA-PVF |title=NRA Endorses Luther Strange for Attorney General of Alabama |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20140918/nra-endorses-luther-strange-for-attorney-general-of-alabama |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=NRA-PVF |language=en}}</ref> * Alabama Farmers Federation<ref name="ALFF"/> * Alabama Coal Association<ref name="ALCA">{{Cite web |last=Moseley |first=Brandon |date=2014-05-22 |title=Coal Association Endorses Beeker and Oden |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2014/05/22/coal-association-endorses-beeker-and-oden/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Alabama Political Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> * Manufacture Alabama<ref name="MFAL">{{Cite web |last=Cason |first=Mike |date=2014-02-14 |title=Manufacture Alabama endorses Jeremy Oden, Chip Beeker in PSC races |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/02/manufacture_alabama_endorses_j.html |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> }} {{Endorsements box | title = Kathy Peterson | list = ;Organizations * Conservative Christians of Alabama<ref name="CCAL"/> * Alabama Republican Assembly<ref name="ARA"/> * Common Sense Campaign of Alabama<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stinson |first=Jim |date=2014-05-29 |title=PSC candidates show off endorsements, but does anyone know what the PSC is? |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/05/psc_candidates_show_off_endors.html |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> }}

=====Polling===== {| class="wikitable" |- valign= bottom ! Poll source ! Date(s) administered ! Sample size ! Margin of error ! style="width:100px;"| Jeremy Oden ! style="width:100px;"| Kathy Peterson ! style="width:80px;"| Undecided |- |Cygnal<ref name="Cygnal"/> | align=center| May 29–30, 2014 | align=center| 1,217 | align=center| ± 2.81% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''36%''' | align=center| 26% | {{party shading/Undecided}} align=center| '''39%''' |- |Cygnal<ref name="cygn.al"/> | align=center| May 19–20, 2014 | align=center| 1,324 | align=center| ± 2.69% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''20%''' | align=center| 17% | {{party shading/Undecided}} align=center| '''64%''' |} =====Primary results===== 250px|thumb|Primary results by county {{collapsible list |title=Oden: |{{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}} |{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}} |{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}} }} {{collapsible list |title=Peterson: |{{legend|#51C2C2|50–60%}} |{{legend|#2AACAC|60–70%}} |{{legend|#009696|70–80%}} }} {{Election box begin no change | title = Republican primary results<ref name=alprimary/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jeremy Oden (incumbent) | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 188,971 | percentage = 52.39 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Kathy Peterson | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 171,755 | percentage = 47.61 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 360,726 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}}

====General election==== {{Election box begin no change | title = 2014 Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 election<ref name=generalresults/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jeremy Oden (incumbent) | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 735,298 | percentage = 98.00 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 15,043 | percentage = 2.00 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 750,341 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}} {{clear}}

===Place 2=== ====Republican primary==== =====Candidates===== * Jonathan Barbee, media company owner and former interim press secretary for the Alabama Republican Party.<ref name="PSC2">{{Cite web |last=Stinson |first=Jim |date=2014-05-21 |title=Alabama primary election: GOP candidates for Public Service Commission, 1 and 2 |url=https://www.al.com/wire/2014/05/alabama_primary_election_gop_c.html |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=Al.com}}</ref> * Chris "Chip" Beeker, former Greene County Commissioner.<ref name="PSC2"/> * Phillip Brown, chairman of the Alabama Minority GOP.<ref name="PSC2"/> * Terry Dunn, incumbent.<ref name="PSC2"/> =====First round endorsements===== {{Endorsements box | title = Terry Dunn | list = ;Organizations * Conservative Christians of Alabama<ref name="CCAL"/> }} {{Endorsements box | title = Chris "Chip" Beeker | list= ;Organizations * Alabama Association of Realtors<ref name="Realtors"/> * Alabama Retail Association<ref name="ALRA"/> * Alabama Farmers Federation<ref name="ALFF"/> * Alabama Coal Association<ref name="ALCA"/> * Manufacture Alabama<ref name="MFAL"/> }} {{Endorsements box | title = Jonathan Barbee | list = ;Organizations * Young Republicans of Northeast Alabama<ref name="YRNA"/> * Small Business Alabama<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-31 |title=Small Business Alabama Endorses Barbee |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2014/05/31/small-business-alabama-endorses-barbee/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Alabama Political Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> }}

=====First round polling===== {| class="wikitable" |- valign= bottom ! Poll source ! Date(s) administered ! Sample size ! Margin of error ! style="width:100px;"| Terry Dunn ! style="width:100px;"| Jonathan Barbee ! style="width:100px;"| Chris "Chip" Beeker ! style="width:100px;"| Phillip Brown ! style="width:80px;"| Undecided |- |Cygnal<ref name="Cygnal"/> | align=center| May 29–30, 2014 | align=center| 1,217 | align=center| ± 2.81% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''13%''' | align=center| 12% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''23%''' | align=center| 7% | {{party shading/Undecided}} align=center| '''45%''' |- |Cygnal<ref name="cygn.al"/> | align=center| May 19–20, 2014 | align=center| 1,324 | align=center| ± 2.69% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''10%''' | align=center| 6% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''17%''' | align=center| 5% | {{party shading/Undecided}} align=center| '''63%''' |} =====First round results===== {{Election box begin no change | title = Republican primary results<ref name=alprimary/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Chris "Chip" Beeker | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 133,606 | percentage = 39.01 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Terry Dunn (incumbent) | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 111,404 | percentage = 32.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jonathan Barbee | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 54,341 | percentage = 15.87 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Phillip Brown | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 43,097 | percentage = 12.59 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 342,448 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}} =====Runoff endorsements===== {{Endorsements box | title = Chris "Chip" Beeker | list = ;Individuals * Pat Boone, actor and singer-songwriter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stinson |first=Jim |date=2014-07-15 |title=Chip Beeker endorsed for Public Service Commission by Pat Boone (yes, that Pat Boone) |url=https://www.al.com/news/2014/07/chip_beeker_endorsed_for_publi.html |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Al.com |language=en}}</ref> ;Politicians * Haley Barbour, former Governor of Mississippi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sims |first=Cliff |date=2013-10-07 |title=Barbour to fundraise for PSC candidate Chip Beeker |url=https://yellowhammernews.com/barbour-fundraise-psc-candidate-chip-beeker/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Yellowhammer News |language=en-US}}</ref> * Jonathan Barbee, former interim press secretary for the Alabama Republican Party and candidate in the Republican primary.<ref name="psc2ro">{{Cite web |last=Sims |first=Cliff |date=2014-06-10 |title=Republican PSC candidates unite behind Beeker's push to unseat Dunn |url=https://yellowhammernews.com/republican-psc-candidates-unite-behind-beekers-push-unseat-dunn/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Yellowhammer News |language=en-US}}</ref> * Phillip Brown, Alabama Minority GOP chairman and candidate in the Republican primary.<ref name="psc2ro"/> }}

=====Runoff polling===== {| class="wikitable" |- valign= bottom ! Poll source ! Date(s) administered ! Sample size ! Margin of error ! style="width:100px;"| Terry Dunn ! style="width:100px;"| Chris "Chip" Beeker ! style="width:80px;"| Undecided |- |Cygnal<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | align=center| July 7–8, 2014 | align=center| 821 | align=center| ± 3.42% | align=center| 22% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| '''31%''' | {{party shading/Undecided}} align=center| '''47%''' |}

=====Runoff results===== {{Election box begin no change | title = Republican primary runoff results<ref name=runoff/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Chris "Chip" Beeker | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 119,122 | percentage = 59.34 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Terry Dunn (incumbent) | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 81,626 | percentage = 40.66 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 200,748 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}} ====General election==== {{Election box begin no change | title = 2014 Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2 election<ref name=generalresults/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Chris "Chip" Beeker | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 735,957 | percentage = 97.99 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 15,094 | percentage = 2.01 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 751,051 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Alabama Republican Party }} {{Election box end}} {{Clear}}

== State Judiciary == One seat on the Supreme Court of Alabama and four seats on the state appellate courts - two on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and two on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals - were up for election in 2014. All five Republican incumbents were re-elected without having to face an opponent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alabama judicial elections, 2014 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Alabama_judicial_elections,_2014 |access-date=2025-08-24 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

== State Senate == {{main|2014 Alabama Senate election}} All 35 seats of the Alabama Senate were up for election in 2014.

Prior to the election the Republicans held a 23–11 edge; after the election the Republicans regained control 26–8 with 1 independent going to the GOP side.

== State House of Representatives == {{main|2014 Alabama House of Representatives election}} All 105 seats in the Alabama House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

Prior to the election the Republicans had a 66–37 edge; after the election the Republicans regained control 72–33.

==United States Senate== {{main|2014 United States Senate election in Alabama}}

Incumbent Republican senator Jeff Sessions ran for re-election to a fourth term. No other candidates filed before the deadline and so he was unopposed in the primary and general elections.

{{Election box begin no change | title = 2014 United States Senate election in Alabama<ref name="generalresults"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jeff Sessions (incumbent) | party = Alabama Republican Party | votes = 795,606 | percentage = 97.25 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 22,484 | percentage = 2.75 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 818,090 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}}

==United States House of Representatives== {{main|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama}}

All of Alabama's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

==Ballot measures== Six statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot in Alabama - one in July and five in November. All of them were approved by the voters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alabama 2014 ballot measures |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Alabama_2014_ballot_measures |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |+2014 Alabama ballot measures ! rowspan="3" |Name ! rowspan="3" |Description ! colspan="4" |Votes ! rowspan="3" |Type |- ! colspan="2" style="background: #47729E;";| ! colspan="2" style="background: #8B8B54;";| |- !Yes !% !No !% |- |Amendment 1 (July) |Ends the assessment refund for cotton producers who do not participate in the assessment program for cotton checkoff.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alabama Cotton Producer Assessment Refund Amendment, Amendment 1 (2014) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Alabama_Cotton_Producer_Assessment_Refund_Amendment,_Amendment_1_(2014) |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> |style="background-color:#B6C8D9" | '''158,356''' |style="background-color:#B6C8D9" | '''67.08''' |77,725 |32.92 |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |- |Amendment 1 (November) |Forbids the state's recognition of laws violating its policies, including all foreign law.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alabama Foreign Laws in Court, Amendment 1 (2014) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Alabama_Foreign_Laws_in_Court,_Amendment_1_(2014) |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> |style="background-color:#B6C8D9" | '''696,141''' |style="background-color:#B6C8D9" | '''72.33''' |266,272 |27.67 |- |Amendment 2 |Increases the amount of general obligation bonds authorized by $50 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alabama Capital Improvement Trust Fund, Amendment 2 (2014) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Alabama_Capital_Improvement_Trust_Fund,_Amendment_2_(2014) |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> |style="background-color:#B6C8D9" | '''479,026''' |style="background-color:#B6C8D9" | '''50.48''' |469,998 |49.52 |- |Amendment 3 |Protects the right to bear arms in the state and require strict scrutiny of any restriction on the right.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alabama Right to Bear Arms, Amendment 3 (2014) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Alabama_Right_to_Bear_Arms,_Amendment_3_(2014) |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> |style="background-color:#B6C8D9" | '''736,462''' |style="background-color:#B6C8D9" | '''72.50''' |279,397 |27.50 |- |Amendment 4 |Requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Alabama Legislature to increase local education expenditure by $50,000 or more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alabama Board of Education Expenditure Increase, Amendment 4 (2014) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Alabama_Board_of_Education_Expenditure_Increase,_Amendment_4_(2014) |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> |style="background-color:#B6C8D9" | '''535,308''' |style="background-color:#B6C8D9" | '''56.24''' |416,460 |43.76 |- |Amendment 5 |Clarifies that the people in Alabama have the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife subject to reasonable regulations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alabama Right to Hunt and Fish, Amendment 5 (2014) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Alabama_Right_to_Hunt_and_Fish,_Amendment_5_(2014) |access-date=2025-08-19 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> |style="background-color:#B6C8D9" | '''789,777''' |style="background-color:#B6C8D9" | '''79.84''' |199,483 |20.16 |- !colspan="7"|Source: Alabama Secretary of State<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-05 |title=Certification of Proposed Constitutional Amendments |url=http://sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2014//certResults-CA-08-05-2014.pdf |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Alabama Secretary of State}}</ref><ref name="generalresults"/> |}

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| image2 = 2014 Alabama Amendment 1 (November) results.svg | width2 = 220 | caption2 = Amendment 1 (November) results by county {{collapsible list|title=Yes:|{{legend|#B6C8D9|50–60%}}|{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70%}}|{{legend|#47729E|70–80%}}|{{legend|#28497C|80–90%}}}}{{collapsible list|title=No:|{{legend|#BCBC83|60–70%}}}}

| image3 = 2014 Alabama Amendment 2 results.svg | width3 = 220 | caption3 = Amendment 2 results by county {{collapsible list|title=Yes:|{{legend|#B6C8D9|50–60%}}|{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70%}}|{{legend|#47729E|70–80%}}}}{{collapsible list|title=No:|{{legend|#DEDEBD|50–60%}}|{{legend|#BCBC83|60–70%}}}}

| image4 = 2014 Alabama Amendment 3 results.svg | width4 = 220 | caption4 = Amendment 3 results by county {{collapsible list|title=Yes:|{{legend|#B6C8D9|50–60%}}|{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70%}}|{{legend|#47729E|70–80%}}|{{legend|#28497C|80–90%}}}}{{collapsible list|title=No:|{{legend|#BCBC83|60–70%}}}}

| image5 = 2014 Alabama Amendment 4 results.svg | width5 = 220 | caption5 = Amendment 4 results by county {{collapsible list|title=Yes:|{{legend|#B6C8D9|50–60%}}|{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70%}}|{{legend|#47729E|70–80%}}}}{{collapsible list|title=No:|{{legend|#DEDEBD|50–60%}}}}

| image6 = 2014 Alabama Amendment 5 results.svg | width6 = 220 | caption6 = Amendment 5 results by county {{collapsible list|title=Yes:|{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70%}}|{{legend|#47729E|70–80%}}|{{legend|#28497C|80–90%}}}} }} {{clear}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links==

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