1986 Alabama Attorney General election

1986 Alabama Attorney General election

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Candidate Don Siegelman Party Democratic Popular vote 769,948 Percentage 100.0%

Attorney General before election Charles A. Graddick Democratic Elected Attorney General Don Siegelman Democratic

The 1986 Alabama Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1986, to elect the Attorney General of Alabama to a four-year term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Don Siegelman, incumbent Secretary of State ^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Jimmy Evans, lawyer ^[2]
• Reggie Sorrells ^[2]
• Gerald Wallis ^[3]

Results

Democratic primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Siegelman	444,992	53.91
	Democratic	Jimmy Evans	256,072	31.02
	Democratic	Reggie Sorrells	63,019	7.63
	Democratic	Gerald Wallis	61,373	7.44
Total votes			825,456	100.00

General election

Results

1986 Alabama Attorney General election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Siegelman	769,948	100.00
Total votes			769,948	100.00

References

1. "Don Siegelman (1999-2003)". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
2. "Election Results Archive - Attorney General". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
3. "The Alabama Lawyer" (PDF). Alabama State Bar. The Harrison Company. May 1986. p. 50.