2018 Alabama gubernatorial election
On November 6, 2018 the 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Alabama. Incumbent Republican Kay Ivey squared off against Democratic challenger Walter Maddox. Kay Ivey replaced Governor Robert Bentley after he resigned on April 10, 2017. She was running for a full term during this election. Kay achieved that goal and defeated Walter Maddox, who was the mayor of Tuscaloosa. She was sworn in on January 14, 2019.[1]
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 County results Ivey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Maddox: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primaries
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Tony Hewitt Jr., police officer[2]
- Eric Lathan, security guard, Iraq War veteran and candidate for the Jefferson County Commission in 2010[3]
Withdrew
- Jason Childs, truck driver and former pastor[4][5][6]
Declined
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Kay Ivey (incumbent) | 1,022,457 | 59.46% | -4.10% | |
| Democratic | Walter Maddox | 694,495 | 40.39% | +4.15% | |
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Democratic primary
Independents
General election
After both Kay Ivey and Walter Maddox won the nominations for governor from their respective parties the focused turned to the general election where the two faced off. Throughout the race Ivey held the lead over Maddox and when election day arrived she won the race. Maddox won 14 counties including his home county of Tuscaloosa County by 1 vote. Kay Ivey won the remaining 53 counties which included the likes of Mobile County and Madison County.[11]
2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Election Media
2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Election by congressional district
This is a precinct map of the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial election.
References
- ↑ Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey makes it official, she's running for full term. Carson, Mike. http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/alabama_gov_kay_ivey_makes_it.html. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ Lockette, Tim (July 26, 2017). "Weaver man announces governor run". The Anniston Star. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ↑ "This is it, Alabama. One of these people will be governor". AL.com. April 2, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ↑ Mattison, Sam (June 6, 2017). "Former Pastor joins Governor's race". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ↑ Roberts, Jack (June 14, 2017). "Meet the Pro-Marijuana, Pro-LGBT Rights Truck Driver Running for Governor of Alabama". Heavy Duty Trucking. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ↑ Moseley, Brandon (January 12, 2018). "Democrat Jason Childs drops out of governor's race". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ↑ Hrynkiw, Ivana (March 2, 2017). "Executive Director of Camp McDowell to 'explore' running for governor". The Birmingham News. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ↑ Howell, Ed (March 5, 2017). "Camp McDowell executive director considering run for Alabama governor". Daily Mountain Eagle. Archived from the original on March 30, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ↑ Cason, Mike (September 6, 2017). "Ivey tops $1 million in contributions for unannounced campaign for Alabama governor". AL.com. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ↑ Nelson, Carla (February 13, 2018). "Independent candidates face big hurdles in statewide races". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2018/2018-Official-General-Election-Results-Certified-2018-11-27.pdf