American Psephology
The 2008 Presidential Election in Alabama
On November 4, 2008, Alabama's voters voted for nine at-large electors. Five electoral slates ran.
The Democratic candidates:
- Randy B. Kelly
- Yvonne Kennedy
- Janet T. May
- Joe L. Reed
- Darryl Sinkfield
- James B. Spearman
- Cleophus Thomas, Jr.
- Joseph R. Turnham
- Nancy L. Worley
The Republican candidates:
- Les Barnett
- Ralph A. Blythe
- Robert A. Cusanelli
- Matthew Fridy
- J. Elbert Peters
- Will Sellers
- W. Jack Stiefel
- Cam Ward
- James E. Wilson
The independent candidates pledged to Chuck Baldwin (Constitution):
- John F. Bailey
- Scott Boykin
- Jeffrey Gierloff
- Terry L. Gray
- Dale J. Heath
- Michael A. Hutchins
- Jeffery W. James
- Robin Gregory Malone
- Jerry Levon Ogles
- Lawrence L. Pierson
- Richard Rutledge
- Scott Whittier Williams
The independent candidates pledged to Bob Barr (Libertarian):
- Mark Bodenhausen
- Paul Frankel
- Barbara Gordon
- Deborah Gordon
- Stephen Gordon
- Robert Lowe
- Mike Rster
- John Sophocleus
- Sarah Wires
The independent candidates pledged to Ralph Nader:
- Hunter Arden
- Emily Burwell
- Thomas P. Burwell
- Gerry Cofield
- Barbara S. Crow
- James Crow
- Jonathan Garland
- Annie Goodwin
- Dixie Walker
The county returns are as follows:
| Republicans | Democrats | Nader | Barr | Baldwin | Write-ins | |
| Autauga | 17403 | 6093 | 46 | 31 | 44 | 24 |
| Baldwin | 61271 | 19386 | 250 | 220 | 170 | 116 |
| Barbour | 5866 | 5697 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 9 |
| Bibb | 6262 | 2299 | 32 | 21 | 26 | 14 |
| Blount | 20389 | 3522 | 127 | 81 | 84 | 64 |
| Bullock | 1391 | 4011 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Butler | 5485 | 4188 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Calhoun | 32348 | 16334 | 248 | 137 | 108 | 67 |
| Chambers | 8067 | 6799 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 15 |
| Cherokee | 7298 | 2306 | 40 | 44 | 39 | 18 |
| Chilton | 13960 | 3674 | 51 | 30 | 48 | 22 |
| Choctaw | 4223 | 3636 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Clarke | 7466 | 5914 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 5 |
| Clay | 4984 | 1760 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 16 |
| Cleburne | 5216 | 1168 | 24 | 49 | 25 | 10 |
| Coffee | 14919 | 5079 | 50 | 36 | 28 | 16 |
| Colbert | 14739 | 9703 | 161 | 73 | 63 | 104 |
| Conecuh | 3470 | 3429 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Coosa | 3248 | 2273 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 2 |
| Covington | 12444 | 3240 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 14 |
| Crenshaw | 4319 | 1938 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| Cullman | 28896 | 5864 | 227 | 89 | 150 | 79 |
| Dale | 13886 | 5270 | 60 | 35 | 54 | 15 |
| Dallas | 6798 | 13986 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| DeKalb | 17957 | 5658 | 151 | 65 | 64 | 120 |
| Elmore | 25777 | 8301 | 70 | 63 | 59 | 45 |
| Escambia | 9375 | 5188 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 20 |
| Etowah | 30595 | 13497 | 264 | 149 | 124 | 108 |
| Fayette | 5883 | 1994 | 50 | 14 | 16 | 0 |
| Franklin | 8048 | 3469 | 84 | 25 | 44 | 23 |
| Geneva | 9417 | 2134 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 5 |
| Greene | 876 | 4408 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Hale | 3200 | 4982 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Henry | 5585 | 3018 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 6 |
| Houston | 29254 | 12225 | 78 | 59 | 76 | 43 |
| Jackson | 14083 | 6374 | 180 | 59 | 100 | 78 |
| Jefferson | 149921 | 166121 | 713 | 793 | 424 | 552 |
| Lamar | 5419 | 1614 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 24068 | 13329 | 320 | 128 | 145 | 114 |
| Lawrence | 9277 | 5164 | 92 | 40 | 58 | 49 |
| Lee | 32230 | 21498 | 192 | 186 | 95 | 124 |
| Limestone | 23598 | 9536 | 128 | 103 | 118 | 68 |
| Lowndes | 1809 | 5449 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Macon | 1396 | 9450 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 |
| Madison | 86965 | 64117 | 481 | 579 | 392 | 365 |
| Marengo | 5516 | 5926 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Marion | 9536 | 2600 | 117 | 36 | 34 | 32 |
| Marshall | 25727 | 7038 | 175 | 82 | 68 | 76 |
| Mobile | 98049 | 82181 | 426 | 327 | 238 | 203 |
| Monroe | 6175 | 5025 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 12 |
| Montgomery | 42031 | 62166 | 167 | 148 | 107 | 124 |
| Morgan | 36014 | 13895 | 223 | 142 | 129 | 139 |
| Perry | 1679 | 4457 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Pickens | 5434 | 4594 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| Pike | 8004 | 5879 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
| Randolph | 7175 | 3064 | 42 | 50 | 38 | 15 |
| Russell | 8705 | 10085 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 20 |
| Shelby | 69060 | 20625 | 228 | 304 | 242 | 184 |
| St. Clair | 27649 | 6091 | 118 | 65 | 114 | 51 |
| Sumter | 1731 | 5264 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Talladega | 20112 | 13779 | 99 | 74 | 92 | 48 |
| Tallapoosa | 13116 | 6063 | 47 | 31 | 32 | 22 |
| Tuscaloosa | 45405 | 32796 | 211 | 186 | 122 | 192 |
| Walker | 20722 | 7420 | 197 | 68 | 105 | 140 |
| Washington | 5654 | 3067 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 11 |
| Wilcox | 1868 | 4612 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Winston | 8103 | 1757 | 74 | 50 | 25 | 22 |
| Total | 1,266,546 (60.32%) | 813,479 (38.74%) | 6788 (.32%) | 4991 (.24%) | 4310 (.21%) | 3705 (.18%) |
The Republican slate was duly elected, and voted for McCain and Palin on December 15.