2018 Jefferson County, Alabama Sheriff election

2018 Jefferson County Sheriff election

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Nominee Mark Pettway Mike Hale Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 131,369 123,917 Percentage 51.4% 48.5

Sheriff before election Mike Hale Republican Elected Sheriff Mark Pettway Democratic

The 2022 Jefferson County Sheriff election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the sheriff of Jefferson County, Alabama. The primary election was held on June 5, 2018. Incumbent Republican sheriff Mike Hale lost re-election to a sixth term. Democratic nominee Mark Pettway won the election. ^{[1] [2]}

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Hale, incumbent sheriff ^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Pettway, detective ^[4]

Eliminated in runoff

• Wilson Hale ^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Wallace Anger Jr., sheriff's deputy ^[6]
• Heath Boackle, detective ^[7]

Results

Democratic primary ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark L. Pettway	26,354	42.76
	Democratic	Wilson Hale	15,794	25.62
	Democratic	Wallace Anger Jr.	11,398	18.49
	Democratic	Heath Boackle	8,093	13.13
Total votes			61,936	100.00

Runoff

Results

Democratic primary runoff ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark L. Pettway	21,797	71.36
	Democratic	Wilson Hale	8,746	28.64
Total votes			30,543	100.00

General election

Results

Mike Hale conceded the election on the night of the election, and congratulated sheriff-elect Mark Pettway. ^[10]

2018 Jefferson County Sheriff election ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark L. Pettway	131,369	51.43
	Republican	Mike Hale	123,917	48.51
	Write-in		139	0.05
Total votes			255,425	100.00

References

1. Koplowitz, Howard. "Jefferson County election results: Sheriff Mike Hale concedes to Democrat Mark Pettway". AL.com. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
2. Wright, Erica. "Year in Review: Sheriff-elect Mark Pettway makes history, now difference". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
3. Singleton III, William C.; Worthy, Ariel. "Jefferson County Sheriff's Race: Republican Mike Hale". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
4. Robinson, Carol. "Jefferson County's first black sheriff vows to be Nick Saban of law enforcement". AL.com. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
5. "Sheriff: Democrat". The Birmingham News. July 20, 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
6. Marlowe, William. "Wallace Anger Jr". BirminghamWatch. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
7. Wright, Barnett. "Candidates Who Can Expect Tough Races in Jefferson County Elections This Year". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
8. "PRIMARY ELECTION 2018" (PDF). Jefferson County Probate Court. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
9. "PRIMARY RUNOFF 2018" (PDF). Jefferson County Probate Court. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
10. Robinson, Carol. "Defeated after 5 terms, Sheriff Mike Hale proud of years of service to Jefferson County". AL.com. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
11. "Municipal elections in Jefferson County, Alabama (2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 17 June 2025.