2018 Alabama elections

A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Alabama on November 6, 2018. All Alabama executive officers will be up for election along with all of Alabama's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections will take place on June 5, 2018 for both major parties.^[1]

Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Kay Ivey, who assumed the office upon the resignation of Robert J. Bentley, is running for election to a full term.

Lieutenant governor

The office of Lieutenant Governor is currently vacant.

State House Representative Will Ainsworth, State Senator Rusty Glover, and Public Serice Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh^[2] are running for the Republican nomination.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Dr. Will Boyd from Florence ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Democratic primary

Will Boyd, pastor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2017^[7]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Will Boyd	—	Uncontested
Total votes			—	—

Republican primary

Will Ainsworth, State Representative^[8]
Twinkle Cavanaugh, President of the Public Service Commission^[9]
Rusty Glover, State Senator^[10]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Twinkle Cavanaugh	238,333	43.27
	Republican	Will Ainsworth	204,465	37.12
	Republican	Rusty Glover	107,981	19.61
Total votes			550,779	100

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Will Ainsworth	164,486	51.46
	Republican	Twinkle Cavanaugh	155,137	48.54
Total votes			319,623	100

Attorney general

Former Alabama Attorney General Troy King is seeking the Republican Nomination. ^[13]

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Steve Marshall, who was appointed by Governor Bentley in February 2017 after appointing Attorney General Luther Strange to the U.S. Senate, is running for a first full term.^[14]

Former Chief Deputy Attorney General Alice Martin ran for the Republican nomination.^[15]

Attorney Joseph Siegelman, son of former Governor Don Siegelman, is the nominee of the Democratic Party. ^[16]

Chris Christie ran for attorney general on the Democratic ballot. Christie has been a trial lawyer at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings for 30 years. ^[17]

Democratic primary

Chris Christie, trial lawyer at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings^[18]
Joseph Siegelman, son of former Governor Don Siegelman^[19]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Siegelman	147,601	54.16
	Democratic	Chris Christie	124,915	45.84
Total votes			272,516	100

Republican primary

Chess Bedsole, chairman of Donald Trump's Alabama campaign^[21]
Troy King, former Alabama Attorney General^[22]
Steve Marshall, incumbent^[23]
Alice Martin, Deputy Attorney General of Alabama and former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama^[24]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Marshall (incumbent)	154,219	28.36
	Republican	Troy King	151,364	27.84
	Republican	Alice Martin	126,374	23.24
	Republican	Chess Bedsole	111,794	20.56
Total votes			543,751	100

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Marshall (incumbent)	195,356	61.50
	Republican	Troy King	122,308	38.50
Total votes			317,664	100

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State John Merrill is running for re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Lula Albert
Heather Milam

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Milam	160,738	63.67
	Democratic	Lula Albert	91,736	36.33
Total votes			252,474	100

Republican primary

Michael Johnson
John Merrill, incumbent

Primary results

Republican primary results^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Merrill (incumbent)	334,922	71.64
	Republican	Michael Johnson	132,601	27.84
Total votes			467,523	100

State auditor

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Jim Zeigler is running for re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Miranda Joseph^[29]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Miranda Joseph	—	Uncontested
Total votes			—	—

Republican primary

Stan Cooke
Elliott Lipinsky
Jim Zeigler, incumbent

Primary results

Republican primary results^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Zeigler (incumbent)	261,418	55.62
	Republican	Stan Cooke	153,160	32.59
	Republican	Elliott Lipinsky	55,437	11.79
Total votes			470,015	100

State treasurer

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Young Boozer is term-limited and cannot run for re-election to a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

No Democratic candidates filed to run in the primary.

Republican primary

David Black
Stephen Evans
John McMillan, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

Primary results

Republican primary results^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John McMillan	273,374	61.18
	Republican	David Black	95,454	21.36
	Republican	Stephen Evans	78,010	17.46
Total votes			446,838	100

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan is term-limited and cannot run for re-election to a third consecutive term. The Republican candidates are Lowndesboro Mayor and Lowndes County GOP Chairman Rick Pate, former FBI Field Intelligence Supervisor T.O. (Tracy) Crane, State Senator Gerald Dial, and Cecil Murphy.

Democratic primary

No Democratic candidates filed to run in the primary.

Republican primary

Tracy Crane, former FBI Field Intelligence Supervisor^[32]
Gerald Dial, State Senator
Cecil Murphy
Rick Pate, Lowndesboro Mayor and Lowndes County GOP Chairman

Primary results

Republican primary results^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Pate	181,098	40.37
	Republican	Gerald Dial	134,511	29.98
	Republican	Cecil Murphy	77,154	17.20
	Republican	Tracy Crane	55,838	12.45
Total votes			448,601	100

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Pate	164,141	56.79
	Republican	Gerald Dial	124,907	43.21
Total votes			289,048	100

Public Service Commission

The two Associate Commissioner seats on the Alabama Public Service Commission will be up for election. Incumbent Republican Commissioners Jeremy Oden, who was appointed to the Commission by Governor Bentley in December 2012, and Chip Beeker, who was first elected in 2014, are both eligible to run for re-election.

Place 1 Democratic primary

Cara McClure^[35]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cara McClure	—	Uncontested
Total votes			—	—

Place 1 Republican primary

Jim Bonner
Jeremy Oden, incumbent

Primary results

Republican primary results^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeremy Oden (incumbent)	215,540	50.34
	Republican	Jim Bonner	212,646	49.66
Total votes			428,186	100

Place 2 Democratic primary

Kari Powell^[37]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kari Powell	—	Uncontested
Total votes			—	—

Place 2 Republican primary

Chip Beeker, incumbent
Robin Litaker

Primary results

Republican primary results^[38]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chip Beeker (incumbent)	275,184	68.74
	Republican	Robin Litaker	125,145	31.26
Total votes			400,329	100

United States House of Representatives

All of Alabama's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2018.

References

^ "Administrative Calendar: 2018 Statewide Election" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State.
^ Cason, Mike (August 17, 2017). "Twinkle Cavanaugh switches to lieutenant governor's race". AL.com. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
^ Cason, Mike (February 22, 2017). "Sen. Rusty Glover to run for lieutenant governor of Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ Sims, Cliff (October 29, 2015). "These are the politicians eyeing a run for Alabama's highest offices in 2018". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
^ Cason, Mike (May 31, 2017). "Mary Scott Hunter to run for lieutenant governor of Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
^ https://www.ainsworthforalabama.com/
^ http://aldemocrats.org/blog/list_of_qualified_candidates_for_2018
^ https://www.ainsworthforalabama.com/
^ Cason, Mike (August 17, 2017). "Twinkle Cavanaugh switches to lieutenant governor's race". AL.com. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
^ Cason, Mike (February 22, 2017). "Sen. Rusty Glover to run for lieutenant governor of Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ Chandler, Courtney (22 February 2018). "Troy King looking to regain seat as Alabama's Attorney General". WDHN.
^ Gattis, Paul (May 30, 2017). "Attorney General Steve Marshall seeks to win full term in office". AL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
^ "Alice Martin announces run for Alabama attorney general". AL.com. Associated Press. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
^ "Joseph Siegelman for Attorney General".
^ "Chris Christie for Alabama Attorney General".
^ "Chris Christie for Alabama Attorney General".
^ "Joseph Siegelman for Attorney General".
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ https://chessbedsole.org/meet-chess/
^ Chandler, Courtney (22 February 2018). "Troy King looking to regain seat as Alabama's Attorney General". WDHN.
^ Gattis, Paul (May 30, 2017). "Attorney General Steve Marshall seeks to win full term in office". AL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
^ "Alice Martin announces run for Alabama attorney general". AL.com. Associated Press. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ http://aldemocrats.org/blog/list_of_qualified_candidates_for_2018
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ http://tocrane.com
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ http://aldemocrats.org/blog/list_of_qualified_candidates_for_2018
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ http://aldemocrats.org/blog/list_of_qualified_candidates_for_2018
^ "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

External links

Candidates at Vote Smart
Candidates at Ballotpedia
Campaign finance at Center for Responsive Politics

Official lieutenant gubernatorial campaign websites

Official attorney general campaign websites

Official commissioner of agriculture campaign websites

[1] "Administrative Calendar: 2018 Statewide Election" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State.

[2] Cason, Mike (August 17, 2017). "Twinkle Cavanaugh switches to lieutenant governor's race". AL.com. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[3] Cason, Mike (February 22, 2017). "Sen. Rusty Glover to run for lieutenant governor of Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[eyeingarun-4] Sims, Cliff (October 29, 2015). "These are the politicians eyeing a run for Alabama's highest offices in 2018". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved November 18, 2016.

[5] Cason, Mike (May 31, 2017). "Mary Scott Hunter to run for lieutenant governor of Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.

[6] ttps://www.ainsworthforalabama.com/

[7] ttp://aldemocrats.org/blog/list_of_qualified_candidates_for_2018

[8] ttps://www.ainsworthforalabama.com/

[9] Cason, Mike (August 17, 2017). "Twinkle Cavanaugh switches to lieutenant governor's race". AL.com. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[10] Cason, Mike (February 22, 2017). "Sen. Rusty Glover to run for lieutenant governor of Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[11] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[12] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[13] Chandler, Courtney (22 February 2018). "Troy King looking to regain seat as Alabama's Attorney General". WDHN.

[14] Gattis, Paul (May 30, 2017). "Attorney General Steve Marshall seeks to win full term in office". AL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

[15] "Alice Martin announces run for Alabama attorney general". AL.com. Associated Press. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

[16] "Joseph Siegelman for Attorney General".

[17] "Chris Christie for Alabama Attorney General".

[18] "Chris Christie for Alabama Attorney General".

[19] "Joseph Siegelman for Attorney General".

[20] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[21] ttps://chessbedsole.org/meet-chess/

[22] Chandler, Courtney (22 February 2018). "Troy King looking to regain seat as Alabama's Attorney General". WDHN.

[23] Gattis, Paul (May 30, 2017). "Attorney General Steve Marshall seeks to win full term in office". AL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

[24] "Alice Martin announces run for Alabama attorney general". AL.com. Associated Press. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

[25] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[26] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[27] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[28] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[29] ttp://aldemocrats.org/blog/list_of_qualified_candidates_for_2018

[30] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[31] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[32] ttp://tocrane.com

[33] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[34] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[35] ttp://aldemocrats.org/blog/list_of_qualified_candidates_for_2018

[36] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[37] ttp://aldemocrats.org/blog/list_of_qualified_candidates_for_2018

[38] "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

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