Alabama House of Representatives District 11 | ||
Current incumbent | Randall Shedd | |
Population | 44,104 | |
Race | 94.8% White, 0.5% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.2% Two or More Races, 0.4% Asian, 2.6% Other, 0.4% Black, 0.1% Pacific Islander | |
Voting age | 75.9% age 18 and over |
Alabama’s eleventh state house district is represented by Republican Representative Randall Shedd.
As of the 2010 census, a total of 44,104 civilians reside within Alabama's eleventh house of representatives district. Alabama state representatives represent an average of 45,521 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 42,353 residents.
Elected officials are not subjected to term limits and Alabama House members are one of only five lower house officials in the United States that are elected every four years. Alabama's state representatives assume office the day following their election.
Members of the House must be 21 at the time of their election, must be citizens and residents of the State of Alabama for at least 3 years and residents of their district at least one year prior to election.
State legislators | |
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Salary | Per diem |
$48,123/year | No set per diem during the legislative session. Legislators are reimbursed for in-state travel expenses, which include mileage and per diem. |
If there is a vacancy in the House, a special election must be conducted in order to fill the vacant seat. The governor must call for a special election if the vacancy happened before next scheduled general election and the House is in session. The governor has all discretion in setting the date of the election along with nominating deadlines.
Incumbent Randall Shedd (R) won election in the general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
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Votes |
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Randall Shedd (R) |
99.3
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13,098 |
Other/Write-in votes |
0.7
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92 |
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Total votes: 13,190 (100.00% precincts reporting) |
No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.
Incumbent Randall Shedd advanced from the Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 11 on June 5, 2018.
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Randall Shedd (R) |
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Elections for the Alabama House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Randall Shedd was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.
Randall Shedd (R) ran for election in the special election for Alabama House of Representatives District 11. The seat was vacant following Jeremy Oden's (R) resignation to accept an appointment to the Alabama Public Service Commission on November 30, 2012. Shedd faced Lydia Haynes, Danny Alldredge and Mike Graves in the Republican primary on February 12, 2013. As no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Randall Shedd and Danny Alldredge - met in a primary runoff election on March 26, which Shedd won. Because the Democratic Party failed to certify a candidate by April 10, Shedd was declared the winner.
From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Alabama House of Representatives District 11 raised a total of $692,588. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $57,716 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
Campaign contributions, Alabama House of Representatives District 11
Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
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2014 | $16,000 | 1 | $16,000 |
2012 | $4,400 | 1 | $4,400 |
2010 | $143,602 | 2 | $71,801 |
2008 | $33,735 | 1 | $33,735 |
2006 | $335,393 | 4 | $83,848 |
2002 | $159,458 | 3 | $53,153 |
Total | $692,588 | 12 | $57,716 |