2008 Alabama Senate Race: Ron Sparks (D) vs Jeff Sessions (R)
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Elcaspar
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« on: June 05, 2020, 07:32:06 PM »

The then popular Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks looked like he was going to run against Sessions in 2008, but decided against it as he wanted to avoid a primary battle against Vivian Davis Figures. But what if he had run and won the primary? How well would he do against Sessions?
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« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2020, 09:44:09 PM »

Sparks probably could win the primary, but it would be a bruising battle, and in any event, Alabama wouldn't flip in 2008 against Jeff Sessions.


Primary:

Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks 51%
State Senator Vivian Davis Figures 40%
Army Veteran Mark Swanson 8%
2002 Gubernatorial Candidate Mark Townsend 1%

General Election:

Jeff Sessions (R) 57%
Ron Sparks (D) 43%
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voice_of_resistance
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« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2020, 02:04:37 PM »

yea the better question would be how would Roger Bedford have done if he actually beat Sessions in 1996.
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