2022 Alabama Attorney General election

2022 Alabama Attorney General election

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Turnout	38.5%
Nominee Steve Marshall Wendell Major Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 955,425 450,543 Percentage 67.90% 32.02%
County results Congressional district results Precinct results Marshall:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Major:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     50%     No data
Attorney General before election Steve Marshall Republican Elected Attorney General Steve Marshall Republican

The 2022 Alabama Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Alabama. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Steve Marshall won re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Marshall, incumbent attorney general (2017–present) ^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Harry Bartlett Still III, attorney and former county manager ^{[2] [3]}

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Marshall (incumbent)	519,092	89.9
	Republican	Harry Bartlett Still III	58,499	10.1
Total votes			577,591	100.0

Endorsements

Steve Marshall

Organizations

• Alabama Association of Realtors ^[5]
• Alabama Farmers Federation ^[6]
• Alabama Forestry Association ^[7]
• Alabama Retail Association ^[8]
• Coastal 150 ^[9]
• League of Southeastern Credit Unions ^[10]
• Manufacture Alabama ^[11]

PACs

• Alabama RetailPAC ^[12]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Wendell Major, police chief of Tarrant, Alabama (2021–present) ^{[3] [13]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [14]	Safe R	September 14, 2022
Elections Daily [15]	Safe R	November 1, 2022

Post-primary endorsements

Wendell Major (D)

Labor unions

• Alabama AFL–CIO ^[16]
• United Mine Workers of America ^[17]

Results

2022 Alabama Attorney General election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Marshall (incumbent)	955,425	67.90%
	Democratic	Wendell Major	450,543	32.02%
	Write-in		1,220	0.01%
Total votes			1,407,188	100.00%
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Marshall won six of seven congressional districts. ^[19]

District	Marshall	Major	Representative
1st	70%	30%	Jerry Carl
2nd	70%	29%	Barry Moore
3rd	73%	27%	Mike Rogers
4th	86%	14%	Robert Aderholt
5th	69%	31%	Mo Brooks (117th Congress)
			Dale Strong (118th Congress)
6th	70%	30%	Gary Palmer
7th	38%	62%	Terri Sewell

See also

• Attorney General of Alabama
• 2022 United States attorney general elections
• 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
• 2022 Alabama gubernatorial election
• 2022 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election
• 2022 Alabama Senate election
• 2022 Alabama House of Representatives election
• 2022 Alabama elections

References

1. Moseley, Brandon (June 4, 2021). "Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall to seek re-election". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
2. Moseley, Brandon (February 12, 2022). "Still launches campaign for Alabama Attorney General". 1819 News. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
3. Cason, Mike (January 28, 2022). "Alabama Republican candidates far outnumber Democrats as qualifying for May 24 primary wraps up". AL.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
4. "AL Republican Party 2022 Primary Results Official". sos.alabama.gov. Alabama Secretary of State. June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
5. Smith, Dylan (May 11, 2022). "Alabama Association of Realtors announces primary election endorsements". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
6. Helms, Jeff (September 28, 2021). "Alabama Farmers Federation Announces 2022 Endorsements" . Retrieved February 17, 2022.
7. Moseley, Brandon (July 26, 2021). "Alabama Forestry Association endorses Steve Marshall". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
8. Smith, Dylan (November 11, 2021). "Alabama Retail Association rolls out endorsements of statewide candidates". yellowhammernews.com. Yellowhammer News . Retrieved February 17, 2022.
9. "Coastal 150 announces statewide endorsements". Alabama Political Reporter. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
10. Smith, Dylan (February 14, 2022). "League of Southeastern Credit Unions endorses Ivey, Ainsworth, Marshall for reelection". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
11. "Manufacture Alabama endorses Attorney General Steve Marshall for re-election". Alabama Political Reporter. July 23, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
12. "Alabama RetailPAC announces endorsements". Alabama Political Reporter. April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
13. "Wendell Warren Major". Bama Politics. September 27, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
14. "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
15. Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
16. Moseley, Brandon (August 10, 2022). "AFL-CIO endorses Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians". 1819 News. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
17. "Alabama – COMPAC Endorsements". UMWA. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
18. "Canvass of Results – General Election – November 8, 2022" (PDF). Secretary of State of Alabama. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
19. "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 21, 2024.