2018 Alabama Attorney General election

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2018 Alabama Attorney General election
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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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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 former Governor Don Siegelman.

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Democratic primary

Attorney Joseph Siegelman, son of former governor Don Siegelman, was the nominee of the Democratic Party.

Chris Christie ran for attorney general on the Democratic ballot. He had been a trial lawyer at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings for 30 years.

Candidates

Primary results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Siegelman 147,923 54.16
Democratic Chris Christie125,18445.84
Total votes273,107 100

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) 154,500 28.34
Republican Troy King 151,878 27.86
Republican Alice Martin 126,73523.25
Republican Chess Bedsole112,06220.55
Total votes545,175 100

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Marshall (incumbent) 211,851 62.05
Republican Troy King 129,59437.95
Total votes341,445 100

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Steve
Marshall (R)		Joseph
Siegelman (D)		Undecided
Cygnal (R) [10] July 24–25, 20181,027± 3.1%55%42%4%

Results

2018 Alabama Attorney General election [11]
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 six of seven congressional districts. [12]

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

References

  1. ↑ Lyman, Brian (May 18, 2018). "Chris Christie wants AG's focus on ethics and consumer protection". Montgomery Advertiser . Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ Lyman, Brian (May 27, 2018). "Joseph Siegelman seeks independence in campaign for AG". Montgomery Advertiser . Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Democratic Primary Election" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. June 15, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Chandler, Courtney (February 22, 2018). "Troy King looking to regain seat as Alabama's Attorney General". WDHN.
  5. 1 2 Gattis, Paul (May 30, 2017). "Attorney General Steve Marshall seeks to win full term in office". AL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Alice Martin announces run for Alabama attorney general". AL.com. Associated Press. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ Moseley, Brandon (July 10, 2017). "Chess Bedsole is running for attorney general". Alabama Political Reporter . Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Republican Primary Election". Alabama Secretary of State. June 15, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Republican Primary Runoff Election". Alabama Secretary of State. August 1, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  10. ↑ Cygnal (R)
  11. ↑ "2018-Official General Election Results Certified-2018-11-27.pdf" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State . Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  12. ↑ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::f025ff76-e268-4033-971d-d7d755ea01bb
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