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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]
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.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Will Boyd | — | Uncontested | |
Total votes | — | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Will Ainsworth | 176,680 | 51.49 | |
Republican | Twinkle Cavanaugh | 166,475 | 48.51 | |
Total votes | 343,155 | 100 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Will Ainsworth (R) | Will Boyd (D) | Undecided |
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Cygnal (R) | July 24–25, 2018 | 1,027 | ± 3.1% | 53% | 41% | 6% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
Incumbent Republican secretary of state John Merrill ran for re-election to a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Heather Milam | 160,738 | 63.67 | |
Democratic | Lula Albert | 91,736 | 36.33 | |
Total votes | 252,474 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Merrill (incumbent) | 334,922 | 71.64 | |
Republican | Michael Johnson | 132,601 | 27.84 | |
Total votes | 467,523 | 100 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Merrill (R) | Heather Milam (D) | Undecided |
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Cygnal (R) | July 24–25, 2018 | 1,027 | ± 3.1% | 57% | 38% | 5% |
Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican". [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
Incumbent Republican state auditor Jim Zeigler was running for re-election to a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Miranda Joseph | — | Uncontested | |
Total votes | — | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
Incumbent Republican state treasurer Young Boozer was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term.
No Democratic candidates filed to run in the primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John McMillan | 1,085,054 | 97.14 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 31,968 | 2.86 | |
Total votes | 1,117,022 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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.
No Democratic candidates filed to run in the primary.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick Pate | 176,519 | 56.70 | |
Republican | Gerald Dial | 134,799 | 43.30 | |
Total votes | 311,318 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick Pate | 1,081,431 | 97.19 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 31,312 | 2.81 | |
Total votes | 1,112,743 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cara McClure | — | Uncontested | |
Total votes | — | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeremy Oden (incumbent) | 215,540 | 50.34 | |
Republican | Jim Bonner | 212,646 | 49.66 | |
Total votes | 428,186 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kari Powell | — | Uncontested | |
Total votes | — | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chip Beeker (incumbent) | 275,184 | 68.74 | |
Republican | Robin Litaker | 125,145 | 31.26 | |
Total votes | 400,329 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
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]
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.
Republicans won 77 seats while Democrats won 28 seats. The Republican Party gained 5 seats.
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.
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,094,677 | 71.65 |
No | 433,133 | 28.35 |
Total votes | 1,527,810 | 100.00 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 916,061 | 59.01 |
No | 636,438 | 40.99 |
Total votes | 1,552,499 | 100.00 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 835,707 | 60.30 |
No | 550,299 | 39.70 |
Total votes | 1,386,006 | 100.00 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 973,951 | 66.13 |
No | 498,918 | 33.87 |
Total votes | 1,472,869 | 100.00 |
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