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Alabama Spends $3M on Low-Interest Runoff

Alabama’s chief election official, Secretary of State Jim Bennett, said he expects about 5 percent of Alabama’ 2.85 million active voters to participate because of a lack of races that draw voters.

Alabama taxpayers will spend $3 million on a runoff election Tuesday that most citizens will skip.

 

Alabama’s chief election official, Secretary of State Jim Bennett, said he expects about 5 percent of Alabama’ 2.85 million active voters to participate because of a lack of races that draw voters.

 

“You have no extremely high profile elections,” Bennett said. His forecast is less than one-fourth of the 22 percent who turned out in the primary June 3.

 

No party has a runoff for governor or U.S. Senate. The Republican Party has runoffs for secretary of state, state auditor, and Public Service Commission Place 2, the 6th Congressional District, and six legislative seats. The Democratic runoff has no statewide races, no congressional contests, and only one legislative runoff. Only 20 of Alabama’s 67 counties have a Democratic runoff Tuesday.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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