The 2022 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the

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. The election coincided with various other

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and state elections, including for Governor of Alabama. Primary elections were held on May 24, with runoffs scheduled for June 21 if a candidate failed to receive a majority of the vote. Incumbent

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lieutenant governor

Will Ainsworth Will Ainsworth (born March 22, 1981) is an American politician serving who is the 31st lieutenant governor of Alabama, since 2019. He formerly was a representative of the 27th district of the Alabama House of Representatives, a position he was el ...

won re-election to a second term against Libertarian Ruth Page Nelson. He was first elected in

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to succeed

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, who ascended to the

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and left the office vacant in 2017. No Democratic candidates filed to run.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

, incumbent lieutenant governor

Endorsements

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee

* Ruth Page-Nelson, community activist and Republican candidate for

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General election

Endorsements

Results

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Will Ainsworth (R) for Lt. Governor

Ruth Page-Nelson (L) for Lt. Governor
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Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial elections

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Results

See also

References

External links