BCA (& ALFA) Candidates in the House
This is a follow-up to a similar post about the Senate. We are looking a bit at how candidates (particularly the “non-incumbents”) endorsed by the Business Council of Alabama did in the recent primary election. We are also seeing where their endorsements differ from ALFA’s.
The colors indicate races where the Business Council and ALFA endorsed the same candidate and endorsed opposing candidates.
For House seats, BCA nominated 20 candidates, and ALFA nominated 19.
In two races BCA-endorsed candidates faced off against ALFA-endorsed candidates. In HD 25, challenger Mac McCutcheon (endorsed by ALFA) defeated incumbent Ray Garner (backed by the BCA). In HD 88, incumbent Mac Gipson (backed by BCA) defeated challenger Bill Harris (endorsed by ALFA).
In the twelve races where they endorsed the same candidate, their candidates won seven times, lost three times, and two are in run-offs.
Three “non-incumbents” received endorsements from both groups. Greg Wren won the nomination for an open seat in HD 75, David Ozment lost to incumbent Jeremy Oden in HD 11, and A. J. McCampbell is in a run-off with Christopher Spencer in HD 71.
| House Candidates (Incumbents marked with ‘*’) |
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| Dist. | BCA Endorsed | ALFA Endorsed | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sue Schmitz* (D) | Won | |
| 10 | Mike Ball* (R) | Won | |
| 11 | David Ozment (R) | David Ozment (R) | Lost to incumbent Jeremy Oden |
| 14 | Ken Guin* (D) | Won | |
| 15 | Pat Moore (R) | Led race, Run-off opponent has died, open seat | |
| 18 | Johnny Mack Morrow* (D) | Johnny Mack Morrow* (D) | Won |
| 22 | Albert Hall* (D) | Won | |
| 25 | Ray Garner* (R) | Mac McCutcheon (R) | McCutcheon defeated Garner |
| 43 | Mary Sue McClurkin* (R) | Mary Sue McClurkin* (R) | Won |
| 45 | Albert Morton* (R) | Albert Morton* (R) | Lost to challenger Owen Drake |
| 47 | Jack Williams* (R) | Jack Williams* (R) | Won |
| 48 | Greg Canfield (R) | Run-off with Della Fancher, open seat | |
| 56 | Priscilla Dunn* (D) | Won | |
| 58 | Oliver Robinson* (D) | Won | |
| 61 | Allen Layson* (D) | Lost to challenger Alan Harper | |
| 64 | Greg Albritton* (R) | Greg Albritton* (R) | Lost to challenger Harry Shiver |
| 67 | Yusuf Salaam* (D) | Yusuf Salaam* (D) | Won |
| 70 | Bryant Melton* (D) | Won | |
| 71 | Artis ‘A. J.’ McCampbell (D) | Artis ‘A. J.’ McCampbell (D) | Run-off with Christopher Spencer, open seat |
| 73 | David Grimes* (R) | David Grimes* (R) | Won |
| 75 | Greg Wren (R) | Greg Wren (R) | Won nomination for open seat |
| 79 | Mike Hubbard* (R) | Mike Hubbard* (R) | Won |
| 88 | Mac Gipson* (R) | Bill Harris (R) | Gipson defeated Harris |
| 102 | Chad Fincher (R) | Run-off with Ben George, open seat | |
| 105 | Spencer “Jack” Collier* (R) | Spencer Collier* (R) | |
The Business Council endorsed four candidates who were non-incumbents. Greg Wren won in HD 75, David Ozment lost (to an incumbent) in HD 11, and two are in run-offs (Greg Canfield in HD 48, and A. J. McCampbell in HD 71).
So for the six legislative candidates (including two for the Senate) who were endorsed by the BCA and who were not incumbents, this is what we have:
6 races: 2 wins, 2 losses, and 2 in run-offs
Two of the 16 incumbents they endorsed lost: Albert Morton (HD 45) and Greg Albritton (HD 64). One is in a run-off (Spencer Collier in HD 105).
ALFA-endorsed “non-incumbents” I covered elsewhere.
The last observation I am going to make about this is that while BCA and ALFA each endorsed 30 candidates, the Business Council endorsed only six “non-incumbents,” and all but one for open seats. By comparison, ALFA endorsed 11 “non-incumbents” and four of them were challenging incumbent legislators. May we conclude that BCA is a bit more satisfied with the status quo?
Spencer Collier won his race without a runoff.
Comment by TeeRob — August 9, 2006 @ 9:29 am
Sure did. Thank you.
I have corrected it in the post.
Comment by Danny — August 9, 2006 @ 9:57 am