# 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election

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The 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Governor Kay Ivey (R), who took office on April 10, 2017 upon the resignation of Robert Bentley (R), ran for election to a full term and won over Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox. Ivey was sworn in for her first full term on January 14, 2019. This was the first time since 1966 that a woman was elected governor of Alabama.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Tommy Battle, mayor of Huntsville
* Scott Dawson, evangelist
* Bill Hightower, state senator
* Kay Ivey, incumbent governor
* Michael McAllister, former prison officer (died April 2018)

#### Withdrew

* Slade Blackwell, state senator
* David Carrington, Jefferson County Commissioner
* Twinkle Cavanaugh, president of the Public Service Commission (running for lieutenant governor)
* Stacy Lee George, former Morgan County Commissioner and candidate for governor in 2014
* Josh Jones, businessman
* John McMillan, Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries (running for state treasurer)

#### Declined

* Rick Burgess, radio host
* Bill "Bubba" Bussey, radio host
* Bradley Byrne, U.S. Representative and candidate for governor in 2010 (running for reelection)
* Mary Scott Hunter, member of the Alabama State Board of Education (running for the state senate after initially running for lieutenant governor)
* Del Marsh, president pro tempore of the Alabama Senate (running for reelection)
* Arthur Orr, state senator (running for reelection)
* Trip Pittman, state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2017
* Greg Reed, Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate (running for reelection)
* Luther Strange, former U.S. senator and former attorney general of Alabama
* Tommy Tuberville, former Auburn University football coach
* Cam Ward, state senator (running for reelection)
* Jim Zeigler, State Auditor of Alabama (running for reelection)

### Endorsements
#### Politicians

* Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas

#### Individuals

* Rick Burgess, radio host
* Bill "Bubba" Bussey, radio host

#### Organizations

* Alabama Republican Assembly
* BamaCarry, Alabama's largest Second Amendment rights group

#### State senators

* State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range)
* State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville)
* State Sen. Jimmy Holley (R-Elba)
* State Sen. Del Marsh. (R-Anniston), president pro tempore of the Alabama Senate
* State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville)
* State Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence)
* State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur)
* State Sen. Greg Reed (R-Jasper), Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate
* State Sen. Paul Sanford (R-Huntsville)
* State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville)
* State Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills)
* State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster)
* State Sen. Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City)

#### State representatives

* Rep. Alan Baker (R-Brewton)
* Rep. Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City)
* Rep. Alan Booth (R-Troy)
* Rep. K.L. Brown (R-Jacksonville)
* Rep. Donnie Chesteen (R-Geneva)
* Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark)
* Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur)
* Rep. Danny Crawford (R-Athens)
* Rep. Corley Ellis (R-Columbiana)
* Rep. David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook)
* Rep. Joe Faust (R-Fairhope)
* Rep. Bob Fincher (R-Woodland)
* Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville)
* Rep. Lynn Greer (R-Rogersville)
* Rep. Alan Harper (R-Northport)
* Rep. Steve Hurst (R-Munford)
* Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Montgomery)
* Rep. Ken Johnson (R-Moulton)
* Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville)
* Rep. Paul Lee (R-Dothan)
* Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn)
* Rep. Steve McMillan (R-Bay Minette)
* Rep. Becky Nordgren (R-Gadsden)
* Rep. Phillip Pettus (R-Killen)
* Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa)
* Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile)
* Rep. Kerry Rich (R-Guntersville)
* Rep. Chris Sells (R-Evergreen)
* Rep. Randall Shedd (R-Cullman)
* Rep. David Standridge (R-Hayden)
* Rep. Allen Treadaway (R-Morris)
* Rep. Randy Wood (R-Anniston)

#### Individuals

* Edward Aldag, founder and CEO of Medical Properties Trust
* David Cooper, director of Alabama Power Co.
* Stacy Lee George, former Morgan County commissioner and candidate for governor in 2018

#### Organizations

* Alabama Farmers Federation

#### Individuals

* Dale Jackson, radio host
* Tommy Tuberville, former Auburn Tigers head football coach

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tommy Battle | Scott Dawson | Bill Hightower | Kay Ivey | Undecided |
| The Tarrance Group (R-Ivey) | May 20–22, 2018 | 602 | ± 4.1% | 18% | 7% | 5% | 58% | 12% |
| Leverage Public Strategies | April 23–30, 2018 | 600 | ± 3.9% | 11% | 9% | 4% | 47% | 30% |
| The Tarrance Group (R-Ivey) | August 28–30, 2017 | 601 | ± 4.1% | 11% | – | 3% | 66% | 16% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tommy Battle | Young Boozer | Bill Hightower | Mike Hubbard | Kay Ivey | Tim James | Del Marsh | John McMillan | John Merrill | Roy Moore | Martha Roby | Luther Strange | Undecided/ Other |
| Public Insight Research | July 2016 | 607 | – | 9% | 2% | – | – | – | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 28% | 6% | 19% | 24% |
| Public Insight Research | July 2015 | 601 | – | – | – | – | 4% | – | 4% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 32% | – | 19% | 30% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kay Ivey (incumbent) | 330,743 | 56.10% |
| | Republican | Tommy Battle | 146,887 | 24.92% |
| | Republican | Scott Dawson | 79,302 | 13.45% |
| | Republican | Bill Hightower | 29,275 | 4.97% |
| | Republican | Michael McAllister (deceased) | 3,326 | 0.56% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 589,533 | 100% |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Sue Bell Cobb, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
* Christopher A. Countryman, equality activist, former juvenile corrections officer and former pastor
* James C. Fields, former state representative and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014
* Walt Maddox, mayor of Tuscaloosa
* Doug "New Blue" Smith, nominee for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in 2014
* Anthony White, ordained minister

#### Withdrew

* Jason Childs, truck driver and former pastor

#### Declined

* Doug Jones, U.S. senator
* Terri Sewell, U.S. representative for Alabama's 7th Congressional District

### Endorsements
#### Politicians

* Thomas Parchman III, candidate for Jefferson County Circuit Clerk

#### Individuals

* J. Norman Baldwin, author and professor of Political Science at University of Alabama
* Wade Chapman, student activist
* Josh Coleman, Central Alabama Pride
* Suzanne Durham, former CEO of YMCA Birmingham
* Quincy Hall, Equality Alabama Board of Directors president
* Ruth Harrell, former president of the Alabama State Nurses Association
* Miah Jackson, councilwoman for Selma, Alabama
* Frannie James, Jefferson County Democratic Party executive director
* Mark Johnston, former candidate for governor of Alabama
* Billy Jones, president of Crowne Healthcare
* Lilly Ledbetter
* Lonnie Malone, executive director of the Effective Family Inc.
* Kelley Parris, director of the Children's Board of Hillsborough County
* John A. Pickens, former executive director of Alabama Appleseed Center
* Joanne Shum, director of Alabama HIPPY
* James T. Stephens, chairman of EBSCO Industries
* Sue Thompson, activist

#### Organizations

* Alabama Progressive Democratic Alliance

#### Unions

* RWDSU

#### Organizations

* Alabama Internet Democrats
* Alabama United
* Madison County Our Revolution of Madison County, Alabama
* Millions for Medicare of Alabama
* Power House of Montgomery, Alabama

#### Individuals

* Cortney Brown, businesswoman of Huntsville, Alabama
* Bev Cowling, director of Madison County Our Revolution of Madison County, Alabama
* John Harrison, minister and human rights advocate of Birmingham, Alabama
* Mia Raven, director of Power House of Montgomery, Alabama
* Jeni Tanner-Jordan, former president of the Greater Birmingham chapter of the National Organization For Women of Birmingham, Alabama

#### Politicians

* Roger Bedford Jr., former Alabama state senator 1994–2014
* Napoleon Bracy Jr., Alabama state representative
* Tony Cherry, Choctaw county commissioner
* Sue Bell Cobb, former candidate for governor of Alabama and former Chief Justice of Alabama
* Merika Coleman, Assistant Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives
* Linda Coleman-Madison, Alabama state senator
* Anthony Daniels, Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives
* Christopher J. England, Alabama state representative
* Parker Griffith, former U.S. representative, former candidate for governor in 2014
* Bob Harrison, Madison County, Alabama commissioner
* Doug Jones, U.S. senator (D-AL)
* Susan Lane, Westover, Alabama councilwoman
* Kelvin Lawrence, Alabama state representative
* Artis J. McCampbell, Alabama State Representative
* Larry Means, mayor of Attalla, Alabama
* Darrio Melton, mayor of Selma, Alabama
* Mary Moore, Alabama state representative
* John Rogers, Alabama state representative
* Terri Sewell, U.S. representative (AL-7)
* Bobby Singleton, Alabama state senator
* Susan Smith, Atmore, Alabama councilwoman
* Ron Sparks, former Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, candidate for governor of Alabama in 2010
* Patricia Todd, Alabama state representative; first openly gay elected official in Alabama
* Randall Woodfin, mayor of Birmingham, Alabama

#### Individuals

* Lars Anderson, reporter for The Athletic
* Pat Edington, former vice chair of the Alabama Democratic Party
* Brandon Hamner, president of United Steelworkers Local 351
* Jack Jacobs, UMWA chairman
* Tom Ksobiech, associate dean at University of Alabama Law School
* Elliot Maisel, chairman of the Mobile Airport Authority
* Zac McCrary, Democratic pollster
* Alex McDaniel, editorial director of Oxford Eagle and Oxford Magazine
* Charles Morgan, Alabama restaurateur
* Jim Page, president of West Alabama Chamber of Commerce
* Sarah Patterson, former head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide women's gymnastics team
* Tony Quillen, president of IBEW 558
* Steven Reed, Montgomery County probate judge
* Shelia Hocutt Remington, former Alabama Education Association president
* Bren Riley, Alabama AFL-CIO president
* Richard Allen Smith, MSNBC contributor and former staffer at the Department of Veteran Affairs
* Kurt Thomas, UAB track and field head coach
* Bob Vance, circuit court judge

#### Organizations

* Alabama Democratic Conference
* Alabama New South Alliance
* Central Alabama Labor Federation
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
* Jefferson County Millennial Democrats
* Lee County Voters League
* Professional Firefighters of Alabama
* United Mine Workers
* West Alabama AFL-CIO

#### Newspapers

* The Crimson White

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Walt Maddox | 154,559 | 54.60% |
| | Democratic | Sue Bell Cobb | 82,043 | 28.98% |
| | Democratic | James Fields | 22,635 | 8.00% |
| | Democratic | Anthony White | 9,677 | 3.42% |
| | Democratic | Doug "New Blue" Smith | 9,244 | 3.27% |
| | Democratic | Christopher Countryman | 4,923 | 1.74% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 283,081 | 100% |

## Independents
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Tony Hewitt Jr., police officer
* Eric Lathan, security guard, Iraq War veteran and candidate for the Jefferson County Commission in 2010

#### Declined

* Mark Johnston, pastor, businessman and summer camp executive director

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | October 26, 2018 |
| The Washington Post | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| FiveThirtyEight | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Safe R | November 1, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| RealClearPolitics | Safe R | November 4, 2018 |
| Daily Kos | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Fox News | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
| Politico | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Governing | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |

#### Notes

* ↑ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

### Endorsements
#### State senators

* State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range)
* State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville)
* State Sen. Jimmy Holley (R-Elba)
* State Sen. Del Marsh. (R-Anniston), president pro tempore of the Alabama Senate
* State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville)
* State Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence)
* State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur)
* State Sen. Greg Reed (R-Jasper), Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate
* State Sen. Paul Sanford (R-Huntsville)
* State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville)
* State Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills)
* State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster)
* State Sen. Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City)

#### State representatives

* Rep. Alan Baker (R-Brewton)
* Rep. Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City)
* Rep. Alan Booth (R-Troy)
* Rep. K.L. Brown (R-Jacksonville)
* Rep. Donnie Chesteen (R-Geneva)
* Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark)
* Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur)
* Rep. Danny Crawford (R-Athens)
* Rep. Corley Ellis (R-Columbiana)
* Rep. David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook)
* Rep. Joe Faust (R-Fairhope)
* Rep. Bob Fincher (R-Woodland)
* Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville)
* Rep. Lynn Greer (R-Rogersville)
* Rep. Alan Harper (R-Northport)
* Rep. Steve Hurst (R-Munford)
* Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Montgomery)
* Rep. Ken Johnson (R-Moulton)
* Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville)
* Rep. Paul Lee (R-Dothan)
* Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn)
* Rep. Steve McMillan (R-Bay Minette)
* Rep. Becky Nordgren (R-Gadsden)
* Rep. Phillip Pettus (R-Killen)
* Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa)
* Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile)
* Rep. Kerry Rich (R-Guntersville)
* Rep. Chris Sells (R-Evergreen)
* Rep. Randall Shedd (R-Cullman)
* Rep. David Standridge (R-Hayden)
* Rep. Allen Treadaway (R-Morris)
* Rep. Randy Wood (R-Anniston)

#### Individuals

* Edward Aldag, founder and CEO of Medical Properties Trust
* David Cooper, director of Alabama Power Co.
* Stacy Lee George, former Morgan County Commissioner and candidate for governor in 2018

#### Organizations

* Alabama Farmers Federation
* National Federation of Independent Business
* National Right to Life
* Susan B. Anthony List

#### Federal officials

* Parker Griffith, former U.S. representative, former candidate for governor in 2014
* Doug Jones, U.S. senator (D-AL)
* Terri Sewell, U.S. representative (AL-7)

#### Local and state politicians

* Lee Auman, Democratic nominee for Alabama's 5th congressional district
* George Bandy, Alabama state representative
* Billy Beasley, Minority Leader of the Alabama State Senate
* Roger Bedford Jr., former Alabama state senator 1994–2014
* Marcel Black, Alabama state representative
* Barbara Boyd, Alabama state representative
* Will Boyd, Democratic nominee for lt. governor
* Napoleon Bracy Jr., Alabama state representative
* James Buskey, Alabama state representative
* Tony Cherry, Choctaw County commissioner
* Sue Bell Cobb, former candidate for governor of Alabama and former Chief Justice of Alabama
* Merika Coleman, Assistant Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives
* Linda Coleman-Madison, Alabama state senator
* Anthony Daniels, Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives
* Christopher J. England, Alabama state representative
* James C. Fields, former candidate for governor of Alabama and former State House Representative
* Vivian Davis Figures, Alabama state senator
* Mallory Hagan, Democratic nominee for Alabama's 3rd congressional district
* Laura Hall, Alabama state representative
* Bob Harrison, Madison County, Alabama commissioner
* Tabitha Isner, Democratic nominee for Alabama's 2nd congressional district
* Miranda Joseph, Democratic nominee for State Auditor
* Robert Kennedy Jr, Democratic nominee for Alabama's 1st congressional district
* Danner Kline, Democratic nominee for Alabama's 6th congressional district
* Susan Lane, Westover, Alabama councilwoman
* Kelvin Lawrence, Alabama state representative
* Richard Lindsey, Alabama state representative
* Artis J. McCampbell, Alabama state representative
* Cara McClure, Democratic nominee for Public Service Commission Place 1
* Larry Means, mayor of Attalla, Alabama
* Darrio Melton, mayor of Selma, Alabama
* Heather Milam, Democratic nominee for Secretary of State
* Mary Moore, Alabama state representative
* Johnny Mack Morrow, Alabama state representative
* Kari Powell, Democratic nominee for Public Service Commission Place 2
* John Rogers, Alabama state representative
* Joseph Siegelman, Democratic nominee for Attorney General
* Bobby Singleton, Alabama state senator
* Donna Smalley, candidate for Alabama State Supreme Court
* Doug "New Blue" Smith, former candidate for governor of Alabama and former nominee for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
* Susan Smith, Atmore, Alabama councilwoman
* Rodger Smitherman, Alabama state senator
* Ron Sparks, former Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, candidate for governor of Alabama in 2010
* Patricia Todd, Alabama state representative; first openly gay elected official in Alabama
* Bob Vance, candidate for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
* Pebblin Warren, Alabama State Representative
* Anthony White, ordained minister and former candidate for sovernor of Alabama
* Randall Woodfin, mayor of Birmingham

#### Individuals

* Lars Anderson, reporter for The Athletic
* Pat Edington, former vice chair of the Alabama Democratic Party
* Brandon Hamner, president of United Steelworkers Local 351
* Jack Jacobs, UMWA chairman
* Tom Ksobiech, associate dean at University of Alabama Law School
* Elliot Maisel, chairman of the Mobile Airport Authority
* Zac McCrary, Democratic pollster
* Alex McDaniel, editorial director of Oxford Eagle and Oxford Magazine
* Charles Morgan, Alabama restaurateur
* Jim Page, president of West Alabama Chamber of Commerce
* Sarah Patterson, former head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide women's gymnastics team
* Tony Quillen, president of IBEW 558
* Steven Reed, Montgomery County probate judge
* Shelia Hocutt Remington, former Alabama Education Association president
* Bren Riley, Alabama AFL-CIO president
* Richard Allen Smith, MSNBC contributor and former staffer at the Department of Veteran Affairs
* Jim Stovall, writer
* Kurt Thomas, UAB track and field head coach
* Marc Torrence, reporter for Patch Media
* Bob Vance, circuit court judge

#### Organizations

* Alabama Democratic Conference
* Alabama New South Alliance
* Central Alabama Labor Federation
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
* Jefferson County Millennial Democrats
* Lee County Voters League
* Professional Firefighters of Alabama
* United Mine Workers
* West Alabama AFL-CIO

#### Newspapers

* The Crimson White

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kay Ivey (R) | Walt Maddox (D) | Undecided |
| SurveyMonkey | September 9–24, 2018 | 1,254 | ± 3.8% | 51% | 26% | 22% |
| Research Consultants (R-FarmPAC) | September 22, 2018 | 316 | ± 5.5% | 58% | 38% | 4% |
| Cygnal (R) | July 24–25, 2018 | 1,027 | ± 3.1% | 56% | 42% | 3% |
| Neighborhood Research Corporation (R) | June 12–14 and 18–21, 2018 | 440 | ± 4.4% | 53% | 28% | – |
| ALG Research | April 27 – May 2, 2018 | 601 | ± 4.0% | 59% | 36% | – |

### Results

Maddox narrowly carried Tuscaloosa County, where he currently served as mayor of Tuscaloosa, by a mere one vote. This is the first gubernatorial election since 2002 in which a Democrat won the county, and the first since 1990 in which neighboring Pickens County voted for a different candidate than Tuscaloosa. This is the first time the Republican gubernatorial candidate carried Barbour County since 1872 during Reconstruction.
2018 Alabama gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Kay Ivey (incumbent) | 1,022,457 | 59.46% | −4.10% |
| | Democratic | Walt Maddox | 694,495 | 40.39% | +4.15% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,637 | 0.15% | -0.05% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327,962 | 19.07% | −8.65% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,719,589 | 100.00% | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Tuscaloosa County (largest city: Tuscaloosa)
* Jefferson County (largest city: Birmingham)

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Barbour County (largest city: Eufaula)

#### By congressional district

Ivey won six of seven congressional districts.
| District | Ivey | Maddox | Representative |
| 1st | 61% | 39% | Bradley Byrne |
| 2nd | 64% | 36% | Martha Roby |
| 3rd | 63% | 37% | Mike Rogers |
| 4th | 75% | 25% | Robert Aderholt |
| 5th | 61% | 39% | Mo Brooks |
| 6th | 64% | 35% | Gary Palmer |
| 7th | 27% | 73% | Terri Sewell |