2008 Alabama Public Service Commission election

The 2008 Alabama Public Service Commission election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the president of the Alabama Public Service Commission. It is also the last time that Democrats won a regularly scheduled statewide election in Alabama.

2008 Alabama Public Service Commission election

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Candidate Lucy Baxley Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,014,091 1,001,643 Percentage 50.3% 49.6%

County results Baxley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Cavanaugh:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

President before election Jim Sullivan Republican Elected President Lucy Baxley Democratic

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, former Alabama Republican Party chair^[1]

Eliminated in runoff

• Matt Chancey, marketing professional^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Jack Hornady, Public Service Commission member^[2]

Results

Republican primary^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh	87,128	47.02
	Republican	Matt Chancey	52,891	28.55
	Republican	Jack Hornady	45,265	24.43
Total votes			185,284	100.00

Runoff

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh won the runoff on July 15.^[4]

Republican primary runoff^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh	62,401	60.19
	Republican	Matt Chancey	41,269	39.80
Total votes			103,670	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lucy Baxley, state treasurer (1995–2003), lieutenant governor (2003–2007)^[6]

General election

Results

2008 Alabama Public Service Commission presidential election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucy Baxley	1,014,091	50.25
	Republican	Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh	1,001,643	49.64
	Write-in		2,199	0.11
Total votes			2,017,933	100.00