Robert Aderholt |
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Assumed office
January 3, 1997 |
| Preceded by | Tom Bevill |
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| Born | Robert Brown Aderholt
(1965-07-22) July 22, 1965
Haleyville, Alabama, U.S. |
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| Political party | Republican |
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| Spouse(s) |
Caroline McDonald ( m. 1994) |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Education | Birmingham–Southern College (BA)
Samford University (JD) |
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Robert Aderholt[1] (born July 22, 1965) is an American politician and the representative for Alabama's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party. Aderholt used to be a judge for Haleyville, Alabama.[2] He was also a helped for the governor of Alabama, Rob James. He won the 1996 Republican primary election and won the general election. Robert Aderholt is pro-life and wanted other politicians to stop abortion. Adlerholt also believes in gun rights. In December 2020, Alderholt joined 126 Republicans to agree to stop completing the counting of the 2020 United States presidential election. [3]
Election history
Alabama's 4th congressional district Republican primary, 1996
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt
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10,410
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48.8
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Republican
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Kerry Rich
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5,860
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27.5
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Republican
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Barry Guess
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2,434
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11.4
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Republican
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Mickey Moseley
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1,596
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7.5
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Republican
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Ronny Branham
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1,021
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4.8
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| Total votes
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21,321
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100.0
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Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 1998
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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106,297
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56.4
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Democratic
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Donald H. Bevill
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82,065
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43.6
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| Total votes
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188,362
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100.0
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Republican hold
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Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2000
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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140,009
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60.9
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Democratic
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Marsha Folsom
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86,400
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37.6
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Libertarian
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Craig Goodrich
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3,519
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1.5
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| Total votes
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229,928
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100.0
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Republican hold
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Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2002
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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139,705
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87.0
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Libertarian
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Tony H. McLendon
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20,858
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13.0
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| Total votes
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160,563
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100.0
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Republican hold
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Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2004
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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191,110
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74.8
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Democratic
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Carl Cole
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64,278
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25.2
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| Total votes
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255,388
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100.0
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Republican hold
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Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2006
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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130,385
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70.6
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Democratic
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Barbara Bobo
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54,382
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29.4
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| Total votes
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184,767
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100.0
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Republican hold
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Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2008
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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196,741
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74.9
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Democratic
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Nicholas B. Sparks
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66,077
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25.1
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| Total votes
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262,818
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100.0
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Republican hold
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Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2010
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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167,714
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100.0
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| Total votes
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167,714
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100.0
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Republican hold
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Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2012
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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197,736
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74.0
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Democratic
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Daniel Boman
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69,427
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26.0
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| Total votes
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267,163
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100.0
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Republican hold
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Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2014
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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132,831
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98.6
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Write-in
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1,921
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1.4
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| Total votes
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134,752
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100.0
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Republican hold
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Alabama's 4th congressional district Republican primary, 2016
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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86,660
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81.2
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Republican
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Phil Norris
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20,096
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18.8
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| Total votes
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106,756
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100.0
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Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2016
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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235,925
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98.5
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Write-in
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3,519
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1.5
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| Total votes
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239,444
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100.0
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Republican hold
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Alabama's 4th congressional district Republican primary, 2018
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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93,959
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81.5
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Republican
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Anthony Blackmon
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21,366
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18.5
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| Total votes
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115,235
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100.0
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Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2018
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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184,255
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79.8
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Democratic
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Lee Auman
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46,492
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20.1
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| Total votes
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230,969
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100.0
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Republican hold
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2020 Alabama's 4th congressional district election
| Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Robert Aderholt (incumbent)
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258,955
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82.5
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Democratic
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Rick Neighbors
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54,704
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17.4
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Write-in
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236
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0.8
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| Total votes
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313,895
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100.0
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Republican hold
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References
- ↑ "U.S. House of Representatives". February 23, 2005. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005.
- ↑ McCutcheon, Michael; Barone, Chuck (2013). 2014 Almanac of American Politics. The University of Chicago Press.
- ↑ Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, 2020). "Biden officially secures enough electors to become president". AP News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ↑ "2014 Certified General Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ↑ "2016 Certified General Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2020.