2018 Alabama Attorney General election

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2018 Alabama Attorney General election
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  2014 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2022  
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Nominee Steve Marshall Joseph Siegelman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,004,438702,858
Percentage58.8%41.1%

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2018 Alabama Attorney General election by CD.svg
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Marshall     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90%
Siegelman:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90%
Tie:     50%

Attorney General before election

Steve Marshall
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Steve Marshall
Republican

The 2018 Alabama Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Alabama. Incumbent attorney general Steve Marshall, who was appointed by Former Governor Robert J. Bentley defeated the Democratic candidate, Joseph Siegelman, the son of the former Governor Don Siegelman.

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Democratic primary

Attorney Joseph Siegelman, son of former governor Don Siegelman, is the nominee of the Democratic Party. [1]

Chris Christie ran for attorney general on the Democratic ballot. Christie has been a trial lawyer at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings for 30 years. [2]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Siegelman 147,601 54.16
Democratic Chris Christie124,91545.84
Total votes272,516 100

Republican primary

Former Alabama Attorney General Troy King unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination. [4]

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, ran for a first full term. [5]

Former chief deputy attorney general Alice Martin sought the Republican nomination. [6]

Primary results

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Marshall (incumbent) 154,219 28.36
Republican Troy King 151,364 27.84
Republican Alice Martin 126,37423.24
Republican Chess Bedsole111,79420.56
Total votes543,751 100

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Marshall (incumbent) 211,619 62.05
Republican Troy King 129,42737.95
Total votes341,046 100

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Steve
Marshall (R)
Joseph
Siegelman (D)
Undecided
Cygnal (R) July 24–25, 20181,027± 3.1%55%42%4%

Results

2018 Alabama Attorney General election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Marshall (incumbent) 1,004,438 58.79
Democratic Joseph Siegelman702,85841.14
n/a Write-ins1,1410.07
Total votes1,708,437 100
Republican hold

By congressional district

Marshall won 6 of 7 congressional districts. [11]

DistrictMarshallSiegelmanRepresentative
1st 60%40% Bradley Byrne
2nd 61%39% Martha Roby
3rd 62%38% Mike Rogers
4th 75%25% Robert Aderholt
5th 61%39% Mo Brooks
6th 66%34% Gary Palmer
7th 26%73% Terri Sewell

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