James C. Fields

James C. Fields

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Alabama House of Representatives District 12

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Elections and appointments

Last election

June 5, 2018

Education

High school

Hanceville High School

Bachelor's

Jacksonville State University

Personal

Profession

Methodist Minster

Contact

Personal Facebook

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James C. Fields (Democratic Party) was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 12.

Fields (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Alabama. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2018.

Fields is a former Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from February 2008 to 2010.

In November 2013, Fields announced his candidacy for election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in 2014. James C. Fields lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

Fields grew up in Colony, Alabama, a community in Cullman County. He went to Hanceville High School and graduated from Jacksonville State University with a degree in law enforcement.

Fields attended the Marine Corps Academy in Quantico, Virginia, completing two years of officers’ training before being honorably discharged.

Fields works as a pastor at St. James United Methodist Church in Irondale, Alabama.

Education

• Hanceville High School
• Bachelor of Science in law enforcement - Jacksonville State University

Political career

Alabama House of Representatives (2008-2010)

Fields served one term in the state House, representing Alabama's 12th legislative district from 2008 to 2010. He was the first African American state lawmaker ever elected in Cullman County. Fields ran for re-election in 2010 but lost in the general election to Republican Mac Buttram (R).

Committee assignments

Fields formerly served on the following committees:

• Commerce Committee, Alabama House of Representatives
• Government Operations Committee, Alabama House of Representatives
• Subcommittee on Environmental Management (Vice Chair)
• Subcommittee on Personnel Management

Elections

2018

See also: Alabama gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Alabama

Incumbent Kay Ivey defeated Walt Maddox in the general election for Governor of Alabama on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kay Ivey (R)	59.5	1,022,457
		Walt Maddox (D)	40.4	694,495
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	2,637

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,719,589 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Walt Maddox	54.6	154,850
		Sue Bell Cobb	29.0	82,236
		James C. Fields	8.0	22,683
		Anthony White	3.4	9,719
		Doug Smith	3.3	9,274
		Christopher Countryman	1.7	4,943

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 283,705
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Alabama

Incumbent Kay Ivey defeated Tommy Battle, Scott Dawson, Bill Hightower, and Michael McAllister in the Republican primary for Governor of Alabama on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kay Ivey	56.1	331,739
		Tommy Battle	24.9	147,207
		Scott Dawson	13.5	79,546
		Bill Hightower	5.0	29,367
		Michael McAllister	0.6	3,340

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 591,199
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Slade Blackwell (R)

2014

See also: Alabama Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Fields ran for election as Lieutenant Governor. Fields was unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kay Ivey Incumbent	63.2%	738,090
	Democratic	James C. Fields	36.7%	428,007
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	1,146
Total Votes				1,167,243
Election results via Alabama Secretary of State

2010

See also: Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2010

Fields lost his re-election bid to the 12th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He was defeated by Mac Buttram in the November 2 general election.

Alabama House of Representatives, District 12 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Mac Buttram (R)		9,062
James C. Fields (D)		7,667

2008

On January 29th, 2008, Fields was elected to the 12th District Seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, defeating opponent Wayne Willingham (R).

Campaign finance summary

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James C. Fields campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2014	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Lost	$230,604	N/A**
Grand total			$230,604	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

See also

• Governor of Alabama
• Alabama gubernatorial election, 2018

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Alabama.gov

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by '	Alabama House District 12 2008–2010	Succeeded by Mac Buttram (R)