Robert Aderholt

Robert Aderholt
Robert Aderholt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Alabama's 4th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Tom Bevill
Personal details
Born	Robert Brown Aderholt; July 22, 1965 (age 59); Haleyville, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Caroline McDonald (m. 1994)
Children	2
Education	Birmingham–Southern College (BA); Samford University (JD)

Robert Aderholt^[1] (born July 22, 1965) is an American politician and the representative for Alabama's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party. Aderholt used to be a judge for Haleyville, Alabama.^[2] He was also a helped for the governor of Alabama, Rob James. He won the 1996 Republican primary election and won the general election. Robert Aderholt is pro-life and wanted other politicians to stop abortion. Adlerholt also believes in gun rights. In December 2020, Alderholt joined 126 Republicans to agree to stop completing the counting of the 2020 United States presidential election. ^[3]

Election history

Alabama's 4th congressional district Republican primary, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt	10,410	48.8
	Republican	Kerry Rich	5,860	27.5
	Republican	Barry Guess	2,434	11.4
	Republican	Mickey Moseley	1,596	7.5
	Republican	Ronny Branham	1,021	4.8
Total votes			21,321	100.0

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert B. Aderholt	102,741	49.9
	Democrat	Bob Wilson Jr.	99,250	48.2
	Libertarian	Alan F. Barksdale	3,718	1.8
Total votes			205,709	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	106,297	56.4
	Democrat	Donald H. Bevill	82,065	43.6
Total votes			188,362	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	140,009	60.9
	Democrat	Marsha Folsom	86,400	37.6
	Libertarian	Craig Goodrich	3,519	1.5
Total votes			229,928	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	139,705	87.0
	Libertarian	Tony H. McLendon	20,858	13.0
Total votes			160,563	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	191,110	74.8
	Democrat	Carl Cole	64,278	25.2
Total votes			255,388	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	130,385	70.6
	Democratic	Barbara Bobo	54,382	29.4
Total votes			184,767	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	196,741	74.9
	Democrat	Nicholas B. Sparks	66,077	25.1
Total votes			262,818	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	167,714	100.0
Total votes			167,714	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	197,736	74.0
	Democrat	Daniel Boman	69,427	26.0
Total votes			267,163	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	132,831	98.6
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	Write-in		1,921	1.4
Total votes			134,752	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 4th congressional district Republican primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	86,660	81.2
	Republican	Phil Norris	20,096	18.8
Total votes			106,756	100.0

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	235,925	98.5
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	Write-in		3,519	1.5
Total votes			239,444	100.0
	Republican hold

Alabama's 4th congressional district Republican primary, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	93,959	81.5
	Republican	Anthony Blackmon	21,366	18.5
Total votes			115,235	100.0

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	184,255	79.8
	Democrat	Lee Auman	46,492	20.1
Total votes			230,969	100.0
	Republican hold

2020 Alabama's 4th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Aderholt (incumbent)	258,955	82.5
	Democrat	Rick Neighbors	54,704	17.4
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" \|	Write-in		236	0.8
Total votes			313,895	100.0
	Republican hold

Aderholt greeting President George W. Bush in 2005
Aderholt with President Donald Trump in 2019
Robert and Carolina Aderholt at the 2018 March for Life in Washington, D.C.
Aderholt with his daughter, Mary Elliott, while sheltering-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alabama.
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↑ "U.S. House of Representatives". February 23, 2005. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005.
↑ McCutcheon, Michael; Barone, Chuck (2013). 2014 Almanac of American Politics. The University of Chicago Press.
↑ Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, 2020). "Biden officially secures enough electors to become president". AP News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
↑ "2014 Certified General Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2020.
↑ "2016 Certified General Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2020.

Robert Aderholt


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Tom Bevill

Personal details
Born	Robert Brown Aderholt (1965-07-22) July 22, 1965 (age 59) Haleyville, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Caroline McDonald (m. 1994)
Children	2
Education	Birmingham–Southern College (BA) Samford University (JD)