Alabama voters headed to the polls as part of Super Tuesday to select party nominees for president all the way down ballot to county elected positions.

The top of the ballot was uncompetitive, with President Biden and former President Donald Trump easily defeating their respective challengers: Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota for Biden and ex-South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley for Trump.

Among the most contentious races in the state on Tuesday were the crowded primaries on both sides of the aisle for the newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District seat stretching 13 counties, from Montgomery to Mobile.

Both contests ended in runoffs.

On the Democratic side, Shomari Figures, a former deputy chief of staff and counselor to Attorney General Merrick Garland and a former aide in the Obama White House and campaign, advanced to the April 16 runoff as the top vote getter in the 11-candidate race. He faces Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, who finished the night in second place.

On the Republican side, former state Rep. Dick Brewbaker secured a runoff spot in the seven-person primary. Brewbaker will go against Caroleene Dobson on April 16 for the GOP ballot line in November.

The other hotly contested congressional primary in Alabama is the new Baldwin County-based 1st Congressional District, where Republican incumbent Jerry Carl lost his bid for re-election against Barry Moore, his House colleague who decided to run in the GOP-friendly 1st District instead of his old 2nd District seat, which has become competitive for Democrats.

Alabama’s other congressional delegation members with primary contests coasted to victories, with all incumbents garnering at least 79 percent of the vote.

Voters selected a new GOP nominee for Alabama Supreme Court chief justice, as Tom Parker, a Republican, is not running for re-election because the state constitution bars judges from being elected after age 70.

Associate Justice Sarah Stewart, elected to the Supreme Court in 2018, defeated Bryan Taylor, a former state senator and legal advisor to two governors, in the Republican primary.

Alabama Republican primary voters also selected Public Service Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh as the GOP nominee over challenger Robert McCollum.

Two state school board seats — District 3 and District 7 — also had competitive primaries with incumbents not seeking re-election.

In District 3, Kelly Mooney narrowly avoided a runoff in the race to replace incumbent Stephanie Bell. Mooney received 51.4% of the vote to second place finisher Charlotte Meadows’ 23.32% in the four-candidate primary.

In District 7, Allen Long was victorious against Doug Bachuss and Oscar Mann in the race to replace incumbent Belinda McRae. Long had about 63 percent of the vote to Bachuss’ 28 percent and Mann’s 9 percent.

Voters also considered proposed Statewide Amendment Number 1, which failed 51% to 49%. If approved, it would have removed a step from the Legislature’s process for passing local bills, which affect only one county or one city.