2018 Alabama elections

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

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Government

Governor
Main article: 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election

Incumbent Republican Governor Kay Ivey, who assumed the office upon the resignation of Robert J. Bentley in April 2017, ran for election to a full term against Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and independent write-in Chad Chig Martin. Kay Ivey won with 60% of the votes.

Lieutenant governor

The office of Lieutenant Governor was vacant prior to the election.

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

Democratic primary

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

Republican primary

Primary results
Republican primary results[8]
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[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Will Ainsworth 176,680 51.49
Republican Twinkle Cavanaugh 166,475 48.51
Total votes 343,155 100

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Will
Ainsworth (R)		 Will
Boyd (D)		 Undecided
Cygnal (R) July 24–25, 2018 1,027 ± 3.1% 53% 41% 6%

Results
2018 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Will Ainsworth 1,044,941 61.25
Democratic Will Boyd 660,013 38.69
n/a Write-ins 1,023 0.06
Total votes 1,705,977 100
Republican hold

Attorney general
Main article: 2018 Alabama Attorney General election

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Steve Marshall, was appointed to the office by Governor Robert J. Bentley in February 2017, ran for election to a full term against, Joseph Siegelman, the son of the former Governor Don Siegelman. Marshall won with 58.8% of the votes.

2018 Alabama Attorney General election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Marshall (incumbent) 1,004,438 58.79
Democratic Joseph Siegelman 702,858 41.14
n/a Write-ins 1,141 0.07
Total votes 1,708,437 100
Republican hold

Secretary of State

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

Democratic primary
  • Lula Albert
  • Heather Milam

Primary results
Democratic primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Heather Milam 160,738 63.67
Democratic Lula Albert 91,736 36.33
Total votes 252,474 100

Republican primary

Primary results
Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Merrill (incumbent) 334,922 71.64
Republican Michael Johnson 132,601 27.84
Total votes 467,523 100

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 John
Merrill (R)		 Heather
Milam (D)		 Undecided
Cygnal (R) July 24–25, 2018 1,027 ± 3.1% 57% 38% 5%

Results

Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican".[12]

2018 Alabama Secretary of State election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Merrill (incumbent) 1,032,425 61.02
Democratic Heather Milam 658,537 38.92
n/a Write-ins 1,064 0.06
Total votes 1,692,026 100
Republican hold

State Auditor

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

Democratic primary
  • Miranda Joseph[7]

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

Republican primary

Primary results
Republican primary results[8]
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

Results
2018 Alabama State Auditor election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Zeigler (incumbent) 1,018,466 60.43
Democratic Miranda Joseph 665,679 39.49
n/a Write-ins 1,362 0.08
Total votes 1,685,507 100
Republican hold

State Treasurer

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Young Boozer was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

No Democratic candidates filed to run in the primary.

Republican primary

Primary results
Republican primary results[8]
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

Results
2018 Alabama State Treasurer election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John McMillan 1,085,054 97.14
n/a Write-ins 31,968 2.86
Total votes 1,117,022 100
Republican hold

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan was term-limited and could not 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

Primary results
Republican primary results[8]
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[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Pate 176,519 56.70
Republican Gerald Dial 134,799 43.30
Total votes 311,318 100

Results
2018 Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Pate 1,081,431 97.19
n/a Write-ins 31,312 2.81
Total votes 1,112,743 100
Republican hold

Public Service Commission

The two associate commissioner seats on the Alabama Public Service Commission was 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, were both eligible to run for re-election.

Place 1 Democratic primary
  • Cara McClure[7]

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

Place 1 Republican primary

Primary results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeremy Oden (incumbent) 215,540 50.34
Republican Jim Bonner 212,646 49.66
Total votes 428,186 100

Results
2018 Alabama Public Service Commissioner election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeremy Oden (incumbent) 1,013,072 60.42
Democratic Cara McClure 662,581 39.52
n/a Write-ins 940 0.06
Total votes 1,676,593 100
Republican hold

Place 2 Democratic primary

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[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chip Beeker (incumbent) 275,184 68.74
Republican Robin Litaker 125,145 31.26
Total votes 400,329 100

Results
2018 Alabama Public Service Commissioner election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chip Beeker (incumbent) 1,006,713 60.05
Democratic Kari Powell 668,620 39.89
n/a Write-ins 1,029 0.06
Total votes 1,676,362 100
Republican hold

Alabama State Legislature
Main articles: 2018 Alabama House of Representatives election and 2018 Alabama Senate election

Every member of the Alabama state legislature was up for election in 2018. Both state senators and state representatives serve four-year terms in Alabama. After the 2014 elections, Republicans maintained control of both chambers. In 2018, all 35 Alabama Senate seats and all 105 Alabama House of Representatives seats were up for election. These seats will not be contested in a regularly-scheduled election again until 2022.

The outcome of this election could affect partisan balance during post-2020 census redistricting.[14]

Senate

Republicans won 27 while Democrats won 8 seats. The Republican Party gained 1 seat, the 29th, which was held by an retiring independent who caucused with the Republicans.

House of Representatives

Republicans won 77 seats while Democrats won 28 seats. The Republican Party gained 5 seats.

United States House of Representatives
Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

All of Alabama's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. 6 Republicans and 1 Democrat were returned. No districts changed hands.

Ballot measures

Amendment 1
Amendment 1[10]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 1,094,677 71.65
No 433,133 28.35
Total votes 1,527,810 100.00

Amendment 2
Amendment 2[10]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 916,061 59.01
No 636,438 40.99
Total votes 1,552,499 100.00

Amendment 3
Amendment 3[10]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 835,707 60.30
No 550,299 39.70
Total votes 1,386,006 100.00

Amendment 4
Amendment 4[10]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 973,951 66.13
No 498,918 33.87
Total votes 1,472,869 100.00

References
  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.
  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. "Will Ainsworth For Lt. Governor". Will Ainsworth For Lt. Governor.
  7. "Blog - Alabama Democrats". Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  8. "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  9. "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  10. "2018-Official General Election Results Certified-2018-11-27.pdf" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  11. "Unofficial Election Night Results". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  12. Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  13. "Tocrane". Archived from the original on June 1, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  14. Wendy Underhill; Ben Williams (December 4, 2019), "Election Dates for Legislators and Governors Who Will Do Redistricting", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures
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