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2018 Alabama elections

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2018 Alabama elections
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Alabama on November 6, 2018. All Alabama executive officers were up for election along with all of Alabama's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections took place on June 5, 2018 for both major parties.[1]

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Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Kay Ivey, who assumed the office upon the resignation of Robert J. Bentley in April 2017, ran for a full term against Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and independent write-in Chad Chig Martin. Ivey won with 59% of the vote.[2]

Lieutenant governor

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The office of lieutenant governor was vacant prior to the election.

State House Representative Will Ainsworth, State Senator Rusty Glover, and Public Service Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh[3] were running for the Republican nomination.[4][5][6][7] Dr. Will Boyd from Florence ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Democratic primary

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Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Steve Marshall was appointed to the office by Governor Robert J. Bentley in February 2017. He ran for a full term against Joseph Siegelman, the son of former governor Don Siegelman. Marshall won with 58.8% of the vote.

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Secretary of state

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Incumbent Republican secretary of state John Merrill ran for re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

  • Lula Albert
  • Heather Milam

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Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican".[14]

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State auditor

Incumbent Republican state auditor Jim Zeigler ran for re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

  • Miranda Joseph[8]

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Zeigler:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Joseph:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
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State treasurer

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Young Boozer was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term.

Democratic primary

No Democratic candidates filed to run in the primary.

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McMillan:
  •   90–100%
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Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

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Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term. The Republican candidates were Lowndesboro Mayor and Lowndes County GOP chairman Rick Pate, former FBI field intelligence supervisor T. O. (Tracy) Crane, State Senator Gerald Dial, and Cecil Murphy.

Democratic primary

No Democratic candidates filed to run in the primary.

Republican primary

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Pate:
  •   90–100%
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Public Service Commission

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The two associate commissioner seats on the Alabama Public Service Commission were up for election. Incumbent Republican commissioners Jeremy Oden, who was appointed to the commission by Governor Bentley in December 2012, and Chip Beeker, who was first elected in 2014, were both eligible to run for re-election.

Place 1

Democratic primary

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  • Cara McClure[8]
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Oden:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
McClure:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
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Place 2

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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  • Chip Beeker, incumbent
  • Robin Litaker
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Beeker:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Powell:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
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Alabama State Legislature

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 2014 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 would not be contested in a regularly-scheduled election again until 2022.

The outcome of this election could affect partisan balance during post-2020 census redistricting.[16]

Senate

Republicans won 27 seats, while Democrats won eight. The Republican Party gained one seat, the 29th, which was held by an retiring independent who caucused with the Republicans.

House of Representatives

Republicans won 77 seats, while Democrats won 28. The Republican Party gained five seats.

United States House of Representatives

All of Alabama's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. Six Republicans and one Democrat were re-elected. No districts changed partisan control.

Ballot measures

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Amendment 1

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Yes:
  •   90–100%
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   50–60%

Amendment 2

This is an approved legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Alabama that appeared on the ballot on November 6, 2018. The amendment was on abortion.

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Amendment 3

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Yes:
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   50–60%

Amendment 4

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Yes:
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   50–60%
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