Bradley Byrne

Bradley Byrne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 1st district
In office
January 8, 2014 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byJo Bonner
Succeeded byJerry Carl
Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System
In office
May 2007 – August 31, 2009
Preceded byRoy Johnson[1]
Succeeded byFreida Hill[2]
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
November 2002 – January 2007
Preceded byAlbert Lipscomb
Succeeded byTrip Pittman
Member of the
Alabama State Board of Education
from the 1st district
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 4, 2003
Preceded byJohn Tyson[3]
Succeeded byRandy McKinney[4]
Personal details
Born
Bradley Roberts Byrne

(1955-02-16) February 16, 1955
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (1997–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (before 1997)
Spouse(s)
Rebecca Dukes
​
(m. 1982)​
Children4
EducationDuke University (BA)
University of Alabama (JD)

Bradley Byrne (born February 16, 1955) is a former U.S representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district from 2014-2021. Bryne ran for congress in 2013 when he won in a special election.[5] He won reelection in 2014, 2016 and finally in 2018, he announced he would not seek reelection and was replaced in 2021 by Jerry Carl.[6] In 2019 Byrne announced that he would be running for the United States Senate held by Doug Jones but lost in the primary.[7]

Election history

Alabama's 1st congressional district special election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bradley Byrne 36,042 71.0
Democratic Burton LeFlore 14,968 29.0
Total votes 51,010 100.0
Republican hold
Alabama's 1st congressional district, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bradley Byrne (incumbent) 103,758 68.2
Democratic Burton LeFlore 48,278 31.7
Total votes 152,234 100.0
Republican hold
Alabama's 1st congressional district, 2016[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bradley Byrne (incumbent) 208,083 96.4
Republican hold
Alabama's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bradley Byrne (incumbent) 153,228 63.2
Democratic Robert Kennedy Jr. 89,226 36.8
Total votes 242,617 100.0
Republican hold
United States Senate election in Alabama Republican primary, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tommy Tuberville 239,616 33.39%
Republican Jeff Sessions 227,088 31.64%
Republican Bradley Byrne 178,627 24.89%
Republican Roy Moore 51,377 7.16%
Republican Ruth Page Nelson 7,200 1.00%
Republican Arnold Mooney 7,149 1.00%
Republican Stanley Adair 6,608 0.92%
Total votes 717,665 100.0%

References

  1. ↑ "Byrne Picked as New Two-Year System Chancellor". Alabama Public Radio. 11 May 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ Diel, Stan (November 12, 2009). "Freida Hill hired to run Alabama's two-year college system". al.
  3. ↑ "Our Campaigns - State Board of Education 1 Race - Nov 08, 1994". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. ↑ "Our Campaigns - State Board of Education 1 Race - Nov 07, 2000". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. ↑ "Republican Bradley Byrne wins Alabama special election". Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jerry Carl wins GOP Alabama runoff to replace Rep. Bradley Byrne". Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Alabama U.S Senate Primary Election results". Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Certified General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ "General Election Results November 8, 2016" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved Dec 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Primary Election - March 3, 2020". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved 2020-03-19.