More than 20,000 write-in votes were cast on Dec. 12 for Alabama’s special Senate election, along with the expected names of Luther Strange and Alabama football coach Nick Saban.
Republicans Martha Roby (Montgomery), Bradley Byrne (Mobile), Mike Rogers (Tuskegee), Robert Aderholt (Gadsden) and Gary Palmer (Vestavia Hills) all received votes to be Alabama’s next senator.
Of the delegation, Roby claimed the most with at least 15 votes.
Birmingham radio hosts Rick Burgess and Bill “Bubba” Bussey both received several votes.
While Bussey earned 5 votes, Burgess was the choice of the duo with 7 votes.
Dianne Bentley, ex-wife of former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, who resigned in April over allegations of finance and ethics violations, beat out her former husband 4 votes to 2.
