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Elections in Alabama |
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The 2022 Alabama elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The primary elections were held on May 24, 2022, with runoffs taking place on June 21, 2022.
The state elected its class III U.S. senator, 4 of 9 members of the Alabama State Board of Education, all of its seats in the House of Representatives, 2 of 9 seats on the Supreme Court of Alabama, 4 of 10 seats on the Alabama Appellate Court and all seats of the Alabama House of Representatives and the Alabama Senate. It also voted on five ballot measures, including the adoption of a new state constitution, replacing the Alabama Constitution of 1901. [1]
Republican incumbent Richard Shelby retired. Republican Katie Britt won the open seat against Democrat Will Boyd.
Alabama has seven seats in the House of Representatives. Six are held by Republicans, and one is held by a Democrat. Five of the Republicans and the one Democrat won reelection. One Republican, Mo Brooks from the 5th Congressional District, retired, and was succeeded by Republican Dale Strong.
Incumbent Republican governor Kay Ivey won re-election against Democrat Yolanda Flowers.
Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Will Ainsworth won re-election against Libertarian Ruth Page Nelson.
Incumbent Republican attorney general Steve Marshall won re-election against Democrat Wendell Major.
Incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate won re-election against Libertarian Jason Clark.
Republican Andrew Sorrell won election against Libertarian Leigh LaChine.
Republican Wes Allen won election against Democrat Pamela Laffitte.
Republican Young Boozer won election against Libertarian Scott Hammond.
Every member of the Alabama state legislature was up for election in 2018. Both state senators and state representatives serve four-year terms in Alabama. After the 2018 elections, Republicans maintained control of both chambers. In 2018, all 35 Alabama Senate seats and all 105 Alabama House of Representatives seats were up for election. These seats will not be contested in a regularly-scheduled election again until 2026.
Republicans won 77 seats while Democrats won 28 seats. The Republican Party gained 5 seats.
Republicans won 27 while Democrats won 8 seats. The Republican Party gained 1 seat, the 29th, which was held by an retiring independent who caucused with the Republicans.
The state Supreme Court has 9 seats, all of which are currently occupied by Republican incumbents. At the appellate level, 2 of 5 seats on Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and 2 of 5 on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals are up for election. All seats on both courts are currently held by the Republican Party.
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | Greg Cook | Debra Jones | Undecided |
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Cygnal (R) [3] | May 6–7, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 29% | 14% | 56% |
Cygnal (R) [4] | March 16–17, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 11% | 7% | 82% |
McLaughlin & Associates (R) [5] [A] | March 10–13, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 19% | 9% | 72% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Cook | 318,366 | 55.4 | |
Republican | Debra H. Jones | 256,827 | 44.6 | |
Total votes | 556,420 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Cook | 943,177 | 67.40% | |
Democratic | Anita Kelly | 454,878 | 32.51% | |
Write-in | 1,271 | 0.09% | ||
Total votes | 1,399,326 | 100.0 |
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State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020