Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2020)
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| 2020 Jefferson County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: November 8, 2019 |
| Primary election: March 3, 2020 General election: November 3, 2020 Runoff election: July 14, 2020 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Treasurer, tax collector, tax assessor, constables, and judicial offices |
| Total seats up: 25 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2020 |
Jefferson County, Alabama, held general elections for treasurer, tax collector, tax assessor, constables, district court, and circuit court on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. A primary runoff was scheduled for July 14, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was November 8, 2019.
The primary runoff was originally scheduled to take place on March 31, 2020. It was postponed amid concerns of the coronavirus pandemic.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Alabama modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Any qualified voter could cast an absentee ballot in the general election.
- Candidate filing procedures: The petition deadline for unaffiliated presidential candidates was extended to August 20, 2020.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Treasurer
General election
General election for Jefferson County Treasurer
Eyrika Parker won election in the general election for Jefferson County Treasurer on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eyrika Parker (D) | 97.7 | 194,434 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 4,654 | ||
| Total votes: 199,088 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Jefferson County Treasurer
Eyrika Parker defeated Rod Scott in the Democratic primary runoff for Jefferson County Treasurer on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eyrika Parker | 57.4 | 12,381 | |
| Rod Scott | 42.6 | 9,176 | ||
| Total votes: 21,557 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Jefferson County Treasurer
Eyrika Parker and Rod Scott advanced to a runoff. They defeated incumbent Mike Miles in the Democratic primary for Jefferson County Treasurer on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eyrika Parker | 41.6 | 36,029 | |
| ✔ | Rod Scott | 29.7 | 25,690 | |
| Mike Miles | 28.7 | 24,894 | ||
| Total votes: 86,613 | ||||
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Tax Assessor
General election
General election for Jefferson County Tax Assessor
Incumbent Gaynell Hendricks defeated Jonathan Barbee in the general election for Jefferson County Tax Assessor on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gaynell Hendricks (D) | 55.7 | 177,309 | |
| Jonathan Barbee (R) | 44.2 | 140,689 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 255 | ||
| Total votes: 318,253 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gaynell Hendricks advanced from the Democratic primary for Jefferson County Tax Assessor.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jonathan Barbee advanced from the Republican primary for Jefferson County Tax Assessor.
Tax Collector
General election
General election for Jefferson County Tax Collector
Incumbent J.T. Smallwood won election in the general election for Jefferson County Tax Collector on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | J.T. Smallwood (D) | 97.8 | 197,855 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 4,412 | ||
| Total votes: 202,267 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Jefferson County Tax Collector
Incumbent J.T. Smallwood defeated Charles Alexander in the Democratic primary for Jefferson County Tax Collector on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | J.T. Smallwood | 55.3 | 48,770 | |
| Charles Alexander | 44.7 | 39,457 | ||
| Total votes: 88,227 | ||||
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Constables
Jefferson County Constable general election 2020 |
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Jefferson County Constable primary 2020 |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 16 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 44 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 46 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 47 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 48 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 51 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 52 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 54 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 55 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 56 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 57 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 58 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 59 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 60 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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10th Judicial Circuit Court
10th Judicial Circuit Court general election 2020 |
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10th Judicial Circuit Court primary 2020 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Jefferson County District Court
Jefferson County District Court general election 2020 |
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Jefferson County District Court primary 2020 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Endorsements
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Alabama elections, 2020
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Jefferson County, Alabama | ||
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| Jefferson County | Alabama | |
| Population | 674,721 | 5,024,279 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,111 | 50,646 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 51.4% | 67.5% |
| Black/African American | 42.9% | 26.6% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Two or more | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.5% | 86.9% |
| College graduation rate | 34.1% | 26.2% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $55,088 | $52,035 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.7% | 16% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states. No counties in Alabama are Pivot Counties.
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Alabama with 62.1 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 34.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Alabama voted Democratic 53.33 percent of the time and Republican 40 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Alabama voted Republican all five times.
See also
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