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.

Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Kay Ivey, who assumed the office upon the resignation of

Robert J. Bentley Robert Julian Bentley (born February 3, 1943) is an American former politician and physician who served as the 53rd governor of Alabama from 2011 until 2017 upon his resignation after a sex scandal involving a political aide and subsequent a ...

in April 2017, ran for election to a full term against Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and independent write-in Chad Chig Martin. Kay Ivey won with 60% of the votes.

Lieutenant governor

The office of

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was vacant prior to the election. State House Representative Will Ainsworth, 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

* Will Ainsworth, 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, ran for election to a full term against, Joseph Siegelman, the son of the former Governor

Don Siegelman Donald Eugene Siegelman ( ; born February 24, 1946) is a former American politician, lawyer and convicted felon who was the 51st governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, as of , Siegelman is the last Democrat, as ...

. Marshall won with 58.8% of the votes.

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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Jim Zeigler Jim Zeigler (born May 23, 1948) is an American lawyer and politician who served as state auditor of Alabama from 2015 to 2023. Before becoming state auditor, he served on the Alabama Public Service Commission from 1974 to 1978. Early life and ...

was running 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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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.

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 are 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 * Rick Pate, Lowndesboro Mayor and Lowndes County GOP chairman

Primary results

Runoff results

General election

Results

Public Service Commission

The two associate commissioner seats on the

Alabama Public Service Commission The Alabama Public Service Commission, commonly called the PSC, was established by an act of the Alabama Legislature in 1915 to primarily replace the State Railroad Commission. The PSC's responsibility was expanded in 1920 to include regulating ...

was up for election. Incumbent Republican commissioners

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, 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

* Cara McClure

Primary results

Place 1 Republican primary

* Jim Bonner *

, incumbent

Primary results

Place 1 general election

Results

Place 2 Democratic primary

* Kari Powell

Primary results

Place 2 Republican primary

* Chip Beeker, incumbent * Robin Litaker

Primary results

Place 2 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 Alabama Senate seats and all 105

Alabama House of Representatives The Alabama State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency contai ...

seats were up for election. These seats will 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 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.

House of Representatives

Republicans won 77 seats while Democrats won 28 seats. The Republican Party gained 5 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. 6 Republicans and 1 Democrat were returned. No districts changed hands.

Ballot measures

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

Amendment 3

Amendment 4

References

External links

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Campaign finance
at OpenSecrets ;Official lieutenant gubernatorial campaign websites
Will Ainsworth (R) for Lt. GovernorWill Boyd (D) 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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