2022 Alabama State Board of Education election

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2022 Alabama State Board of Education election
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5 seats up for election
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Seats before720
Seats after720
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Popular vote388,202105,26229,265
Percentage73.08%19.82%5.51%

The 2022 Alabama State Board of Education election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect four members to the Alabama State Board of Education. Primary elections were held on May 24. [1]

Contents

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Tracie West, incumbent board member [2]
Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tracie West (incumbent) 42,298 66.78
Republican Alex Balkcum21,04133.22
Total votes63,339 100.00

General election

Results

2022 Alabama State Board of Education District 2 election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tracie West (incumbent) 120,488 98.13
Write-in 2,2971.87
Total votes122,785 100.00

District 4

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Yvette Richardson, incumbent board member [6]

General election

Results

2022 Alabama State Board of Education District 4 election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Yvette Richardson (incumbent) 105,262 97.37
Write-in 2,8472.63
Total votes108,109 100.00

District 6

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Priscilla Yother, elementary school principal [8]

Results

Republican primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Marie Manning 52,321 66.78
Republican Priscilla Yother26,84166.09
Total votes79,162 100.00

General election

Results

2022 Alabama State Board of Education District 6 election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Marie Manning 148,227 98.77
Write-in 1,8471.23
Total votes150,074 100.00

District 8

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Wayne Reynolds, incumbent board member [9]
Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne Reynolds (incumbent) 37,531 58.85
Republican Rex Davis26,23841.15
Total votes63,769 100.00

Libertarian convention

Nominee

  • Patrick Wallace, youth soccer coach [11]

General election

Results

2022 Alabama State Board of Education District 6 election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne Reynolds (incumbent) 119,487 79.54
Libertarian Patrick Wallace29,26519.48
Write-in 1,4710.98
Total votes150,223 100.00

Ex-officio

As the Governor of Alabama serves as a voting member of the Board of Education, the concurrent gubernatorial election served as one of the five positions up for election. Incumbent Republican Kay Ivey was re-elected. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Alabama State Board of Education election, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tracie West to seek re-election to State Board of Education". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Candidates speak to Republican Women". The Troy Messenger. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Certification of Results - Republican Party (Excel file with vote totals) (certified by party 6/1/2022)". Alabama Secretary of State. Alabama Republican Party. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Canvass of Results General Election November 8, 2022" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. State of Alabama. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ Chapman, Beth. "Beth Chapman: The power of incumbency". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Manning to run for District 6 seat on Alabama State Board of Education". The Anniston Star. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Priscilla Yother launches candidacy for Alabama State Board of Education District 6". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Four Alabama state school board seats will be on May 24 ballot. Here's who's running". AL.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Alabama Board of Education primaries: two incumbents return, one new member added". AL.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  11. ↑ "A third way: Alabama Libertarians look for victory in midterm elections". WHNT 19. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  12. ↑ Reeves, Jay. "Republican Kay Ivey wins 2nd full term as Alabama governor". AP News. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
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