2018 Alabama Attorney General election

The 2018 Alabama Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Alabama. Incumbent attorney general Steve Marshall, who was appointed by former Governor Robert J. Bentley defeated the Democratic candidate, Joseph Siegelman, the son of former Governor Don Siegelman.

2018 Alabama Attorney General election

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Nominee Steve Marshall Joseph Siegelman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,004,438 702,858 Percentage 58.8% 41.1%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Marshall      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Siegelman:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Tie:      50%

Attorney General before election Steve Marshall Republican Elected Attorney General Steve Marshall Republican

Democratic primary

Attorney Joseph Siegelman, son of former governor Don Siegelman, was the nominee of the Democratic Party.^[1]

Chris Christie ran for attorney general on the Democratic ballot. Christie had been a trial lawyer at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings for 30 years.^[2]

• Chris Christie, trial lawyer at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings^[2]
• Joseph Siegelman, son of former governor Don Siegelman^[1]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Siegelman	147,601	54.16
	Democratic	Chris Christie	124,915	45.84
Total votes			272,516	100

Republican primary

Former Alabama Attorney General Troy King unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.^[4]

Incumbent Republican attorney general Steve Marshall, who was appointed by Governor Bentley in February 2017 after appointing Attorney General Luther Strange to the U.S. Senate, ran for a first full term.^[5]

Former chief deputy attorney general Alice Martin sought the Republican nomination.^[6]

• Chess Bedsole, chairman of Donald Trump's Alabama campaign^[7]
• Troy King, former Alabama Attorney General^[4]
• Steve Marshall, incumbent^[5]
• Alice Martin, Deputy Attorney General of Alabama and former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama^[6]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Marshall (incumbent)	154,219	28.36
	Republican	Troy King	151,364	27.84
	Republican	Alice Martin	126,374	23.24
	Republican	Chess Bedsole	111,794	20.56
Total votes			543,751	100

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Marshall (incumbent)	211,619	62.05
	Republican	Troy King	129,427	37.95
Total votes			341,046	100

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Marshall (R)	Joseph Siegelman (D)	Undecided
Cygnal (R)[10]	July 24–25, 2018	1,027	± 3.1%	55%	42%	4%

Results

2018 Alabama Attorney General election^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Marshall (incumbent)	1,004,438	58.79
	Democratic	Joseph Siegelman	702,858	41.14
	n/a	Write-ins	1,141	0.07
Total votes			1,708,437	100
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Marshall won six of seven congressional districts.^[12]

District	Marshall	Siegelman	Representative
1st	60%	40%	Bradley Byrne
2nd	61%	39%	Martha Roby
3rd	62%	38%	Mike Rogers
4th	75%	25%	Robert Aderholt
5th	61%	39%	Mo Brooks
6th	66%	34%	Gary Palmer
7th	26%	73%	Terri Sewell