A general election was held in the

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on November 6, 2018. All Alabama executive officers were up for election along with all of Alabama's seven seats in the

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. Primary elections took place on June 5, 2018 for both major parties.

Governor

Incumbent Republican

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Kay Ivey Kay Ellen Ivey ( ; born October 15, 1944) is an American politician who is the 54th governor of Alabama, serving since 2017. A Republican since 2002, Ivey was the 38th Alabama state treasurer from 2003 to 2011 and the 30th lieutenant governor o ...

, who assumed the office upon the resignation of

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in April 2017, ran for a full term against Tuscaloosa Mayor

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and

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Chad Chig Martin. Ivey won with 59% of the vote.

Lieutenant governor

The office of

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was vacant prior to the election. State House Representative

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, State Senator Rusty Glover, and Public Service Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh were running for the Republican nomination. Dr. Will Boyd from Florence ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Democratic primary

* Will Boyd, pastor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2017

Primary results

Republican primary

, state representative * Twinkle Cavanaugh, president of the Public Service Commission * Rusty Glover, state senator

Primary results

Runoff results

General election

Polling

Results

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican

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Steve Marshall was appointed to the office by Governor

in February 2017. He ran for a full term against Joseph Siegelman, the son of former governor

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. Marshall won with 58.8% of the vote.

Secretary of state

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

Democratic primary

* Lula Albert * Heather Milam

Primary results

Republican primary

* Michael Johnson * John Merrill, incumbent

Primary results

General election

Polling

Results

'' Governing'' magazine projected the race as "safe Republican".

State auditor

Incumbent Republican

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ran for re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

* Miranda Joseph

Primary results

Republican primary

* Stan Cooke * Elliott Lipinsky *

, incumbent

Primary results

General election

Results

State treasurer

Incumbent Republican

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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.

Republican primary

* David Black * Stephen Evans * John McMillan, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

Primary results

General election

Results

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

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

* Tracy Crane, former FBI field intelligence supervisor * Gerald Dial, state senator * Cecil Murphy *

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, Lowndesboro Mayor and Lowndes County GOP chairman

Primary results

Runoff results

General election

Results

Public Service Commission

The two associate commissioner seats on the

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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

=Candidates

= * Cara McClure

=Results

Republican primary

=Candidates

= * Jim Bonner * Jeremy Oden, incumbent

=Results

General election

=Results

Place 2

Democratic primary

=Candidates

= * Kari Powell

=Results

Republican primary

=Candidates

= * Chip Beeker, incumbent * Robin Litaker

=Results

General election

=Results

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,

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maintained control of both chambers. In 2018, all 35

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seats and all 105

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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

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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

were up for election in 2018. Six Republicans and one Democrat were re-elected. No districts changed partisan control.

Ballot measures

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

This is an approved

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to the

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that appeared on the ballot on November 6, 2018. The amendment was on abortion.

Amendment 3

Amendment 4

References

External links

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Official lieutenant gubernatorial campaign websites
Will Ainsworth (R) for Lt. Governor
* Official attorney general campaign websites
Steve Marshall (R) for Attorney GeneralJoseph Siegelman (D) for Attorney General
Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Heather Milam (D) for Secretary of State
Official State Auditor campaign websites
Miranda Joseph (D) for State Auditor
Official place 1 public service commission websites
Cara McClure (D) for Public Service Commission
Official place 2 public service commission websites
Kari Powell (D) for Public Service Commission
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