The last remaining statewide Democrat, who served on the Alabama Public Service Commission, was defeated in 2012.
ðə lˈæst ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ stˈeɪtwaɪd dˈɛməkɹˌæt, hˌuː sˈɜːvd ɔnðɪ ˌæləbˈæmə pˈʌblɪk sˈɜːvɪs kəmˈɪʃən, wʌz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv.