2008 Alabama Public Service Commission election

2008 Alabama Public Service Commission election

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Candidate Lucy Baxley Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,014,091 1,001,643 Percentage 50.3% 49.6%

County results Baxley:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Cavanaugh:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

The 2008 Alabama Public Service Commission election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the president of the Alabama Public Service Commission. It is also the last time that Democrats won a regularly scheduled statewide election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lucy Baxley, state treasurer (1995–2003), lieutenant governor (2003–2007) ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh,

Eliminated in runoff

• Matt Chancey, marketing professional ^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Jack Hornady, Public Service Commission member ^[3]

Results

Republican primary ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh	87,128	47.02
	Republican	Matt Chancey	52,891	28.55
	Republican	Jack Hornady	45,265	24.43
Total votes			185,284	100.00

Runoff

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh won the runoff on July 15. ^[5]

Republican primary runoff ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh	62,401	60.19
	Republican	Matt Chancey	41,269	39.80
Total votes			103,670	100.00

General election

Results

2008 Alabama Public Service Commission presidential election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucy Baxley	1,014,091	50.25
	Republican	Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh	1,001,643	49.64
	Write-in		2,199	0.11
Total votes			2,017,933	100.00

References

1. "Alabama political pioneer Lucy Baxley dies at age 78". AL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
2. "PSC president: Cavanaugh, Chancey headed to runoff". AL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
3. "Candidate Qualifying Ends". WSFA 12. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
4. "Election Results Archive - Public Service Commission". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
5. "Only 5% turn out to vote". The News Courier. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
6. "Certified Primary Runoff Election Results - Republican Party (certified on 7/30/2008)" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved February 3, 2025.