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{{Infobox election |
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| election_date = November 5, 2024 |
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| country = Alabama |
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| previous_year = 2022 |
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| next_election = 2026 Lee County, Alabama elections |
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| next_year = 2026 |
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{{Elections in Alabama sidebar}} |
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A '''general election''' was held in the [[County (United States)|U.S. county]] of [[Lee County, Alabama]], on November 5, 2024, to elect various representatives for the county.<ref>{{cite web |title=Poll workers needed in Lee and Russell counties as election day approaches |url=https://www.wtvm.com/2024/08/28/poll-workers-needed-lee-russell-counties-election-day-approaches/ |website=WTVM News Leader 9 |date=28 August 2024 |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref> Primary elections were held on March 5, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lee County Probate Judge talks low voter turnout |url=https://www.wrbl.com/news/local-news/lee-county/lee-county-probate-judge-talks-low-voter-turnout/ |website=WRBL News 3 |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref> |
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==Board of Education== |
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Elections will be held to elect four of seven members to the Lee County Board of Education, to serve six-year terms. |
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===District 4=== |
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====Republican primary==== |
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=====Candidates===== |
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======Nominee====== |
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*Roger Keel, incumbent Board of Education member<ref name="Winners">{{cite web |title=Sample Ballot |url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/sample-ballots/2024/gen/Lee-Sample.pdf |website=Alabama Secretary of State |access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref> |
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====General election==== |
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=====Results===== |
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{{Election box begin no change |
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| title=2024 Lee County Board of Education, District 4 election}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Roger Keel (incumbent) |
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| votes= 4,782 |
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| percentage= 99.11%}} |
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change |
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| votes= 43 |
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| percentage= 0.89%}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes= 4,825 |
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| percentage= 100.00%}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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===District 5=== |
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====Republican primary==== |
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=====Candidates===== |
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======Nominee====== |
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*Mary Ensley<ref name="Winners" /> |
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====General election==== |
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=====Results===== |
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{{Election box begin no change |
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| title=2024 Lee County Board of Education, District 5 election}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Mary Ensley |
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| votes= 4,202 |
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| percentage= 97.52%}} |
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change |
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| votes= 107 |
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| percentage= 2.48%}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes= 4,309 |
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| percentage= 100.00%}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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===District 6=== |
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====Democratic primary==== |
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=====Candidates===== |
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======Nominee====== |
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*Larry Patterson, incumbent Board of Education member<ref name="Winners" /> |
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====General election==== |
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=====Results===== |
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{{Election box begin no change |
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| title=2024 Lee County Board of Education, District 6 election}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Democratic Party |
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| candidate=Larry Patterson (incumbent) |
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| votes= 2,286 |
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| percentage= 92.40%}} |
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change |
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| votes= 188 |
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| percentage= 7.60%}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes= 2,474 |
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| percentage= 100.00%}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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===District 7=== |
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====Democratic primary==== |
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=====Candidates===== |
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======Nominee====== |
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*Napoleon Stringer, incumbent Board of Education member<ref name="Winners" /> |
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====General election==== |
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=====Results===== |
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{{Election box begin no change |
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| title=2024 Lee County Board of Education, District 7 election}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Democratic Party |
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| candidate=Napoleon Stringer (incumbent) |
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| votes= 1,831 |
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| percentage= 88.33%}} |
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change |
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| votes= 242 |
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| percentage= 11.67%}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes= 2,073 |
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| percentage= 100.00%}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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==Judicial== |
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===Circuit clerk=== |
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The one [[circuit clerk]] position is up for election. |
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====Republican primary==== |
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=====Candidates===== |
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======Nominee====== |
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*Mary B. Roberson, incumbent circuit clerk<ref name="Primary" /> |
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====General election==== |
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=====Results===== |
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{{Election box begin no change |
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| title=2024 Lee County District Court circuit clerk election}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Mary B. Roberson (incumbent) |
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| votes= 51,525 |
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| percentage= 97.91%}} |
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change |
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| votes= 1,101 |
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| percentage= 2.09%}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes= 52,626 |
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| percentage= 100.00%}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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===District Court judge, place 2=== |
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One of two [[District Court]] judge positions in Lee County is up for election. |
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====Republican primary==== |
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Three candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Copelan, Morris and Thomas vying for Lee County district judge Place 2 in primary election |url=https://oanow.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/lee-county-district-judge-primary-election-samantha-copelan-clay-thomas-harold-morris-al-alabama/article_6275b75e-d5ba-11ee-bf98-bf73acafb3c4.html |website=Opelika-Auburn News |date=2 March 2024 |access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref> |
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=====Candidates===== |
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======Nominee====== |
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*Samantha Burt Copelan, felony contract defense attorney, and prosecutor for the [[Auburn, Alabama|City of Auburn]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Samantha Copelan announces bid for Lee County District Court |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2023/06/14/samantha-copelan-announces-bid-for-lee-county-district-court/ |website=Alabama Political Reporter |date=14 June 2023 |access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref> |
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======Eliminated in primary====== |
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*Harold W. Morris, criminal defense attorney<ref>{{cite web |title=A full list of qualified Republican candidates in 2024 |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2023/11/13/a-full-list-of-qualified-republican-candidates-in-2024/ |website=Alabama Political Reporter |date=13 November 2023 |access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref> |
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*Clay Thomas<ref>{{cite web |title=Clay Thomas announces run for district judge |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2023/05/12/clay-thomas-announces-run-for-district-judge/ |website=Alabama Political Reporter |date=12 May 2023 |access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref> |
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=====Results===== |
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{{Election box begin no change |
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| title=Republican primary<ref name="Primary">{{cite web |title=RepublicanPartyOfficial-2024PrimaryResult-Amended.xlsx |url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/election-2024/RepublicanPartyOfficial-2024PrimaryResult-Amended.xlsx |website=Alabama Secretary of State |access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Samantha Burt Copelan |
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| votes=8,351 |
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| percentage=57.06}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Clay Thomas |
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| votes=3,993 |
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| percentage=27.28}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Harold W. Morris |
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| votes=2,292 |
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| percentage=15.66}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes=14,636 |
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| percentage=100.00}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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====Democratic primary==== |
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=====Candidates===== |
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======Nominee====== |
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*Kris Patton, attorney<ref>{{cite web |title=Kris Patton for District Judge |url=https://krispattonforjudge.com/ |website=Kris Patton for District Judge |access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref> |
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====General election==== |
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=====Results===== |
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{{Election box begin no change |
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| title=2024 Lee County District Court judge, place 2 election}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Samantha Burt Copelan |
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| votes= 46,545 |
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| percentage= 64.98%}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Democratic Party |
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| candidate=Kris Patton |
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| votes= 24,972 |
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| percentage= 34.86%}} |
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change |
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| votes= 114 |
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| percentage= 0.16%}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes= 71,631 |
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| percentage= 100.00%}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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===Judge of probate=== |
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The one [[judge of probate]] position is up for election. |
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====Republican primary==== |
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=====Candidates===== |
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======Nominee====== |
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*Jere Colley Jr., attorney<ref>{{cite web |title=Jere Colley Jr. announces bid for Lee County probate judge |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2023/07/17/jere-colley-jr-announces-bid-for-lee-county-probate-judge/ |website=Alabama Political Reporter |date=17 July 2023 |access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref> |
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====General election==== |
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=====Results===== |
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{{Election box begin no change |
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| title=2024 Lee County District Court judge of probate election}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Jere Colley Jr. |
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| votes= 51,459 |
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| percentage= 97.79%}} |
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change |
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| votes= 1,162 |
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| percentage= 2.21%}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes= 52,621 |
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| percentage= 100.00%}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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==Lee County Commission== |
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===District 1=== |
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====Republican primary==== |
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=====Candidates===== |
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======Nominee====== |
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*Doug Cannon, incumbent commissioner (2020–present)<ref name="Winners" /> |
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====General election==== |
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=====Results===== |
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{{Election box begin no change |
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| title=2024 Lee County Commission, District 1 election}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Doug Cannon (incumbent) |
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| votes= 9,543 |
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| percentage= 97.05%}} |
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change |
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| votes= 290 |
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| percentage= 2.95%}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes= 9,833 |
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| percentage= 100.00%}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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===District 3=== |
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====Republican primary==== |
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=====Candidates===== |
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======Nominee====== |
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*Jeff Drury, nominee for this district in 2012<ref>{{cite web |title='Expect change': Drury aims to make a difference after winning Lee County Commission seat |url=https://oanow.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/lee-county-election-day-race-jeff-drury/article_0f3c8b36-da55-11ee-aca4-a70e90dca8d1.html |website=Opelika-Auburn News |date=7 March 2024 |access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref> |
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======Eliminated in primary====== |
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*Brian Davis<ref name="C3" /> |
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*Gary Long, incumbent commissioner<ref name="C3">{{cite web |title=Long, Drury and Davis running for District 3 seat on Lee County Commission during primaries |url=https://oanow.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/march-5-election-gary-long-jeff-drury-brian-davis/article_a811c4a0-d4c6-11ee-98fe-fb4f09655ab6.html |website=Opelika-Auburn News |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref> |
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=====Results===== |
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{{Election box begin no change |
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| title=Republican primary<ref name="Primary" />}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Jeff Drury |
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| votes=1,582 |
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| percentage=54.18}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Brian Davis |
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| votes=876 |
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| percentage=30.00}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Gary Long (incumbent) |
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| votes=462 |
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| percentage=15.82}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes=2,920 |
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| percentage=100.00}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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====General election==== |
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=====Results===== |
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{{Election box begin no change |
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| title=2024 Lee County Commission, District 3 election}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Republican Party |
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| candidate=Jeff Drury |
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| votes= 11,250 |
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| percentage= 97.99%}} |
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change |
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| votes= 231 |
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| percentage= 2.01%}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes= 11,481 |
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| percentage= 100.00%}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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===District 5=== |
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====Democratic primary==== |
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=====Candidates===== |
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======Nominee====== |
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*Richard LaGrand Sr., incumbent commissioner (2022–present)<ref name="Winners" /> |
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====General election==== |
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=====Results===== |
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{{Election box begin no change |
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| title=2024 Lee County Commission, District 5 election}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
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| party=Alabama Democratic Party |
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| candidate=Richard LaGrand Sr. (incumbent) |
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| votes= 7,849 |
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| percentage= 95.08%}} |
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change |
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| votes= 408 |
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| percentage= 4.92%}} |
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{{Election box total no change |
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| votes= 8,287 |
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| percentage= 100.00%}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{2024 United States elections}} |
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[[Category:2024 Alabama elections|Lee County]] |
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[[Category:2024 United States local elections|Lee County, Alabama]] |
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[[Category:Lee County, Alabama]] |
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[[Category:Local elections in Alabama|Lee County]] |
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