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2008 Alabama Congressional and Statewide Races Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 11/7/07, Presidential Primary: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 4/4/08, Major Party Certification Deadline: 4/21/08, Independent / Third Party Filing Deadline: 6/3/08, Primary: 6/3/08, Run-off: 7/15/08, Independent Presidential Filing Deadline: 9/6/08, General Election 11/4/08, Last Updated: April 5, 2008
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media,
President, 62.5% in '04 for Bush, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 55.96%, U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 41.56%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 1.47%, uncommitted 0.5%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.22%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.19%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.10%,	ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 40.74%, U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 37.29%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 18.02%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 2.72%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 0.39%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 0.34%, uncommitted 0.23%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.14%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.07%, Hugh Cort, III (R-AL) 0.04%, U.S. Rep. Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo (R-CO) 0.02%,
Governor, 57.5% in '06, 2^nd term, next election in 2010, Robert R. "Bob" Riley (R) barred from 3rd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
U.S. Rep. Artur Earl Davis (D), Lt. Gov. James E. "Jim" Folsom, Jr. (D),	Mike Hubbard (R), Rob Riley (R), Bradley Byrne (R), Troy Univ. Chanc. Jack Hawkins (R), businessman Tim James (R),
Lt. Governor, 50.6% in '06, 1^st term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
James E. "Jim" Folsom, Jr. (D), st. House Speaker Seth Hammett (D), Agriculture & Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks (D),	'06 nominee / attorney Luther J. Strange, III (R),
Attorney General, 53.0% in '06, 1^st term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	Troy King (R),
Secretary of State, 57.6% in '06, 2^nd term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	Beth Chapman (R),
Treasurer, 60.5% in '06, 2^nd term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	Kay Ivey (R),
Auditor, 54.1% in '06, 1^st term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	Samantha Shaw (R),
Agriculture& Industries Commissioner, 59.0% in '06, 2^nd term, barred from 3^rd term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democrat,
Ron Sparks (D),
Senator, 58.6% in '02, 2^nd term, next elections in 2008, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solild Republican,
St. Sen. Vivian Davis Figures (D), '02 write-in candidate Johnny Swanson (D), '02 Governor candidate / carpenter Mark "No NCAA" Townsend (D),	Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions, III (R), Earl Mack "Choo-Choo" Gavin (R),
Senator, 67.5% in '04, 4^th term, Next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated,
	Richard C. Shelby (R),
1st Congressional District, 68.1% in '06, 3^rd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
party activist Thomas E. "Tommy" Fuller (D),	Jo Robins Bonner (R),	minister Gary Johnson (WI),
2nd Congressional District, 69.5% in '06, R. Terry Everett (R) retiring after 8^th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Cook Political Report: Leaning Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Robert Novak: Likely Republican,
Mayor Bobby Bright (D), dentist Cendie Crawley (D), ex-AL NOW pres. Cheryl Sabel (D),	St. Rep. David Grimes (R), St. Rep. Jay Love (R), businessman John W. Martin (R), dentist Craig D. Schmidtke (R), St. Sen. Harri Anne Smith (R), businessman David Woods (R),
3rd Congressional District, 59.4% in '06, 3^rd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
attorney Joshua "Josh" Segall (D),	Mike Rogers (R),	'06 candidate / real estate broker / Navy vet Mark Edwin Layfield (I),
4th Congressional District, 70.2% in '06, 6^th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
radiologic technologist Greg Warren (D), Nicholas B. Sparks (D),	Robert B. Aderholt (R),
5th Congressional District, 98.3% in '06, Robert E. "Bud" Cramer (D) retiring after 9^th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Cook Political Report: Tossup, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up,
St. Sen. Parker Griffith (D), optical physicist David Maker (D),	salesman George C. Barry (R), '06 St. Sen. candidate / attorney Cheryl Baswell-Guthrie (R), musician Mark Huff (R), ex-St. Rep. Angleo "Doc" Mancuso (R), engineer Ray McKee (R), activist '94 & '96 nominee Wayne Parker (R),
6th Congressional District, 98.3 in '06, 8^th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
No Democrat	Spencer T. Bachus, III (R),
7th Congressional District, 99.0% in '06, 3^rd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Artur Earl Davis (D),	No Republican

1. Link to Predictions:

D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,
Roll Call's Outlook,
National Journal's Rankings,
Rothenberg Political Report,

2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.

= Democrat retain control, = Democrats take over control,

= Republican retain control, = Republicans take over control,

= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, = Independent / 3rd Party take over control

Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races.

Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control.

Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. Red boxes indicates Republicans took control.

3. Key to Alabama Political Parties

(Cf) = Confederate Party
(C) = Constitution Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(Ind) = Independent Party
- affiliated with Independent American Party (I) = independent candidates
(L) = Libertarian Party
(R) = Republican Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates
4. Alabama Media Links
AlabamaLive.com - Politics Section
Alabama Public Television
AlaNews.com
Alexander City Outlook
Andalusia Star News
Anniston Star
Birmingham News
Birmingham Post Herald
Clanton Advertiser
Cullman Times
Decatur Daily
Dothan Eagle
Enterprise Ledger
Florence Times Daily
Fort Payne Times Journal
Gadsden Times
Hartselle Enquirer
Huntsville Speakin' Out News
Huntsville Times
Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle Lanett Valley Times
Mobile Register
Montgomery Advertiser
Montgomery Independent
Opelika-Auburn News
Oxford Independent
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel
Selma Times-Journal
Talladega Daily Home
Troy Messenger
Tuscaloosa News
VoteAL.org
WAAY TV-31
WAFF TV-48
WBRC TV-6
WHNT TV-19
WNCF TV-32
WPMI TV-15
WSFA TV-12