2022 Alabama gubernatorial election

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The 2022 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Governor Kay Ivey, a Republican, took office in 2017 upon the resignation of Robert J. Bentley (R) and won a full term in 2018. In 2022, she won her bid for a second full term in a landslide.[1]

Quick facts Turnout, Nominee ...
2022 Alabama gubernatorial election
← 2018
November 8, 2022
2026 →
Turnout38.50% Decrease
 
Nominee Kay Ivey Yolanda Flowers
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 946,932 412,961
Percentage 66.91% 29.18%
Ivey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Flowers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Governor before election

Kay Ivey
Republican

 Elected Governor

Kay Ivey
Republican

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Primary elections in Alabama were held on May 24. Runoff elections for instances where no candidate received 50% plus one vote were scheduled for June 21. A runoff was avoided in the Republican primary, with Ivey winning outright. The Democratic primary advanced to a runoff between Malika Sanders-Fortier and Yolanda Flowers, with Flowers winning the Democratic nomination.

This was the first gubernatorial election in Alabama history in which both major party nominees were women. Flowers was also the first Black female gubernatorial nominee in Alabama history.[2] Governor Ivey was sworn in for her second full term on January 16, 2023.[3] Flowers later ran again for Governor of Alabama in 2026, when Ivey was term-limited, and lost the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Former U.S. Ambassador Lynda Blanchard finished second in the primary.

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Lynda Blanchard

Individuals

  • James Henderson, head of Christian Pro-Life Council, radio show host and former pastor[24]
  • Mike Lindell, founder of MyPillow and conspiracy theorist[25]

Organizations

Lew Burdette

Individuals

Kay Ivey

State executives

State senators

State representatives

Mayors

Law enforcement

  • 31 county sheriffs and police chiefs[40]

Organizations

PACs

Tim James

State senators

State representatives

Individuals

  • Bill Armistead, chairman of the Alabama Republican Party (2011–2015), former Alabama state senator for District 14 (1995–2003)[56] (James' campaign chairman)[57]
  • Dale Jackson, conservative talk radio host of The Dale Jackson Show and Yellowhammer News contributor[58]
  • Luke Lawson, governor of Alabama Alabama Boys State, and political activist (Democratic)
  • Betty Peters, former member of the Alabama State Board of Education (2003–2019)[59]

Political parties

Organizations

PACs

  • Coal Miners Political Action Committee[64]
Dean Odle

Individuals

Newspapers

  • The Highland Park Review[67]

Businesses

  • Pigfarm Gun Range[68]

Organizations

  • Alabama First Alliance[69]
  • South Alabama Republican Assembly[70]
  • Stand for Health Freedom[71]
Dave Thomas

Organizations

  • Alabama Cannabis Coalition[72]
  • Alabama Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition[72]

Debates and forums

More information No., Date ...
2022 Alabama Republican gubernatorial primary debates and forums
No. Date Location Host Moderator Link Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Blanchard Burdette George Ivey James Jones Odle Thomas Young
1[73] Jan 19, 2022 Enterprise Coffee County Republican Women Jan White [74][75] P A A A P A P A A
2[76] Feb 01, 2022 Huntsville Republican Women of Huntsville Terri Terrell [77] P P A A P A P A A
3[78] Feb 10, 2022 Fairhope Eastern Shore Republican Women Jeff Poor N/A P P A A P P P P P
4[79] Feb 10, 2022 Dothan Houston County Republican Party Brandon Shoupe [80] P A A A P A P A A
5[81] Feb 28, 2022 Greenville Butler County Republican Party N/A N/A P P A A P A P A A
6[82] Mar 07, 2022 Athens Athens-Limestone Republican Women Tracy Smith N/A P A A A P A P A A
7[83] Mar 10, 2022 Hoover LOCAL Alabama Allison Sinclair
Stephanie Smith		 [84] P P A A P A P P A
8[85] Apr 12, 2022 Cullman Cullman County Republican Women Charlotte Covert [86] P P A A P P P P A
9[87] Apr 26, 2022 Huntsville Focus on America Scott Beason
Rebecca Rogers		 [88] P P A A P P P P A
10[89] May 11, 2022 Prattville Autauga County Republican Party John Wahl [90] P P A A A P P A A
11[91] May 14, 2022 Vestavia Hills Mid Alabama Republican Club N/A N/A P P A A A A P A P
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Polling

Graphical summary

Aggregate polls

More information Source of poll aggregation, Dates administered ...
Source of poll
aggregation		 Dates
administered		 Dates
updated		 Lynda
Blanchard		 Lew
Burdette		 Kay
Ivey		 Tim
James		 Dean
Odle		 Dean
Young		 Other
[a]		 Margin
Real Clear Politics[92] May 15–21, 2022 May 24, 2022 14.3% 7.7% 49.3% 18.0% 2.7% 1.3% 5.7% Ivey +31.3
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More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Lynda
Blanchard		 Lew
Burdette		 Stacy
George		 Kay
Ivey		 Tim
James		 Donald
Jones		 Dean
Odle		 Dave
Thomas		 Dean
Young		 Jim
Zeigler		 Other Undecided
The Trafalgar Group (R)[93] May 18–21, 2022 1,060 (LV) ± 2.9% 17% 7% – 47% 17% – 3% – 3% – 1% 6%
McLaughlin & Associates (R)[94][A] May 16–19, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 17% 8% – 45% 18% – 4% – – – – 9%
Cygnal (R)[95] May 15–16, 2022 634 (LV) ± 3.9% 13% 8% – 48% 16% – 2% – 0% – 2% 11%
Emerson College[96] May 15–16, 2022 706 (LV) ± 3.6% 11% 7% 0% 46% 17% 0% 3% 0% 0% – – 15%
McLaughlin & Associates (R)[97][A] May 9–12, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 15% 8% – 52% 15% – 3% – – – – 7%
Cygnal (R)[98] May 6–7, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 15% 6% – 40% 18% – 4% – 1% – 4% 14%
The Tarrance Group (R)[99][B] April 18–20, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.1% 14% – – 57% 12% – – – – – 5% 12%
Emerson College[100] March 25–27, 2022 687 (LV) ± 3.7% 8% 4% 0% 48% 11% 1% 1% 2% 2% – – 22%
Cygnal (R)[101] March 16–17, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 10% 2% – 46% 12% – 5% – – – 3% 21%
Wisemen Consulting (R)[102] March 15–17, 2022 905 (LV) ± 3.4% 12% 2% 1% 58% 16% <1% 1% <1% <1% – – 9%
McLaughlin & Associates (R)[103][A] March 10–13, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 11% – 1% 60% 14% – – – – – – 14%
1892 Polling (R)[104][B] March 8–10, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 8% – – 60% 13% – – – – – 6% 13%
The Tarrance Group (R)[105][B] February 28 – March 2, 2022 600 (RV) ± 4.1% 10% – – 61% 13% – – – – – 4% 12%
Cherry Communications (R)[106][C] February 2–6, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 10% – – 55% 11% – – – – – 2% 22%
Cygnal (R)[107] August 17–18, 2021 600 (LV) ± 4.0% – – – 42% 4% – 3% – – 9% 9% 34%
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Primary results

Results by county:
  Ivey
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
More information Party, Candidate ...
Republican primary results[108]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kay Ivey (incumbent) 357,069 54.45%
Republican Lynda Blanchard 126,202 19.25%
Republican Tim James 106,181 16.19%
Republican Lew Burdette 42,924 6.55%
Republican Dean Odle 11,767 1.79%
Republican Donald Trent Jones 3,821 0.58%
Republican Dave Thomas 2,886 0.44%
Republican Stacy Lee George 2,546 0.39%
Republican Dean Young 2,356 0.36%
Total votes 655,752 100.0%
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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Yolanda Rochelle Flowers, activist, retired rehabilitation specialist and educator[109][110][111]

Eliminated in runoff

Eliminated in primary

  • Patricia Salter Jamieson, nurse and licensed minister[109]
  • Arthur Kennedy, Army veteran and educator[12][113]
  • Chad "Chig" Martin, small business owner, musician and independent candidate for governor in 2018[114] (switched from independent)[115][116]
  • Doug "New Blue" Smith, developmental economist, retired corporate attorney and perennial candidate[11][12][117]

Failed to qualify

  • Christopher A. Countryman, equality activist, licensed minister, motivational speaker, former juvenile corrections officer and candidate for governor in 2018[118]

Declined

Endorsements

Yolanda Flowers

Organizations

Malika Sanders-Fortier

Organizations

  • Alabama New South Alliance[121]

First round

Debates and forums

More information No., Date ...
2022 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary debates and forums
No. Date Location Host Moderator Link Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Flowers Kennedy Martin Salter Sanders-
Fortier		 Smith
1[83] Mar 10, 2022 Hoover LOCAL Alabama Allison Sinclair
Stephanie Smith		 YouTube[84] P P P P P P
2[122] Apr 07, 2022 Fort Payne DeKalb County Democratic Party N/A N/A P A P A A P
3[123] Apr 22, 2022 Dothan Houston County Democratic Party N/A N/A P P P P P P
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Polling

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Yolanda
Flowers		 Patricia
Jamieson		 Arthur
Kennedy		 Chad
Martin		 Malika
Sanders-Fortier		 Doug
Smith		 Undecided
Emerson College[96] May 15–16, 2022 294 (LV) ± 5.7% 29% 2% 5% 7% 5% 3% 49%
Emerson College[100] March 25–27, 2022 359 (LV) ± 5.1% 11% 3% 7% 4% 8% 8% 59%
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Results

Results by county:
  Flowers
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Sanders-Fortier
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Jamieson
  •   60–70%
  Martin
  •   30–40%
More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary results[108]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yolanda Rochelle Flowers 56,991 33.88%
Democratic Malika Sanders-Fortier 54,699 32.52%
Democratic Patricia Jamieson Salter 19,691 11.71%
Democratic Arthur Kennedy 15,630 9.29%
Democratic Doug Smith 11,861 7.05%
Democratic Chad Martin 9,352 5.56%
Total votes 168,224 100.0%
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Runoff

Results

Runoff results by county:
  Flowers
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Tie
  •   Flowers / Sanders-Fortier 50%
  Sanders-Fortier
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary runoff results[108]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yolanda Rochelle Flowers 32,529 55.14%
Democratic Malika Sanders-Fortier 26,469 44.86%
Total votes 58,998 100.0%
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Independent and third-party candidates

Libertarian nomination

No primary was held for the Libertarian Party, and candidates were instead nominated by the party.[124]

Nominee

Independent candidates

Declared

  • Jared Budlong, marketing project manager (write-in campaign)[125]
  • Dean Odle, pastor, author and former Republican primary candidate (write-in campaign)[126]

General election

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[127] Solid R March 4, 2022
Inside Elections[128] Solid R March 4, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[129] Safe R January 26, 2022
Politico[130] Solid R April 1, 2022
RCP[131] Safe R January 10, 2022
Fox News[132] Solid R May 12, 2022
538[133] Solid R June 30, 2022
Elections Daily[134] Safe R November 7, 2022
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Endorsements

Yolanda Flowers (D)

Labor unions

Organizations

Jimmy Blake (L)

Organizations

  • Alabama Cannabis Coalition[138]
  • LetBamaVote.org[139]
Dean Odle (write-in)

Organizations

  • Stand for Health Freedom[140]

Polling

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Kay
Ivey (R)		 Yolanda
Flowers (D)		 Jimmy
Blake (L)		 Other Undecided
Cygnal (R)[141] October 27–29, 2022 616 (LV) ± 3.94% 60% 25% 5% - -
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
2022 Alabama gubernatorial election[142]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kay Ivey (incumbent) 946,932 66.91% +7.45%
Democratic Yolanda Rochelle Flowers 412,961 29.18% −11.21%
Libertarian James D. "Jimmy" Blake 45,958 3.25% N/A
Write-in 9,432 0.67% +0.52%
Total votes 1,415,283 100.00% N/A
Republican hold
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By county

More information County, Kay Ivey Republican ...
County[142] Kay Ivey
Republican		 Yolanda Rochelle Flowers
Democratic		 Various candidates
Other parties		 Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Autauga 13,387 75.45% 3,515 19.81% 842 4.75% 9,872 55.64% 17,744
Baldwin 58,823 80.37% 10,296 14.07% 4,068 5.56% 48,527 66.31% 73,187
Barbour 3,888 59.38% 2,549 38.93% 111 1.70% 1,339 20.45% 6,548
Bibb 4,681 79.55% 930 15.81% 273 4.64% 3,751 63.75% 5,884
Blount 14,895 89.70% 930 5.60% 780 4.70% 13,965 84.10% 16,605
Bullock 802 30.23% 1,806 68.07% 45 1.70% -1,004 -37.84% 2,653
Butler 3,856 65.00% 1,937 32.65% 139 2.34% 1,919 32.35% 5,932
Calhoun 22,158 73.56% 6,912 22.95% 1,052 3.49% 15,246 50.61% 30,122
Chambers 5,961 65.15% 2,890 31.58% 299 3.27% 3,071 33.56% 9,150
Cherokee 6,971 88.94% 653 8.33% 214 2.73% 6,318 80.61% 7,838
Chilton 10,541 86.28% 1,268 10.38% 408 3.34% 9,273 75.90% 12,217
Choctaw 3,300 62.92% 1,841 35.10% 104 1.98% 1,459 27.82% 5,245
Clarke 5,359 59.24% 3,556 39.31% 132 1.46% 1,803 19.93% 9,047
Clay 3,638 85.70% 480 11.31% 127 2.99% 3,158 74.39% 4,245
Cleburne 4,200 90.97% 276 5.98% 141 3.05% 3,924 84.99% 4,617
Coffee 11,267 80.46% 2,221 15.86% 516 3.68% 9,046 64.60% 14,004
Colbert 13,001 75.26% 3,739 21.65% 534 3.09% 9,262 53.62% 17,274
Conecuh 2,618 58.48% 1,782 39.80% 77 1.72% 836 18.67% 4,477
Coosa 2,685 70.12% 1,001 26.14% 143 3.73% 1,684 43.98% 3,829
Covington 9,735 86.35% 1,193 10.58% 346 3.07% 8,542 75.77% 11,274
Crenshaw 3,622 78.89% 851 18.54% 118 2.57% 2,771 60.36% 4,591
Cullman 23,277 88.93% 1,662 6.35% 1,235 4.72% 21,615 82.58% 26,174
Dale 9,363 77.99% 2,222 18.51% 421 3.51% 7,141 59.48% 12,006
Dallas 4,060 35.77% 7,165 63.12% 126 1.11% -3,105 -27.35% 11,351
DeKalb 15,227 88.88% 1,471 8.59% 435 2.54% 13,756 80.29% 17,133
Elmore 20,189 78.33% 4,508 17.49% 1,076 4.17% 15,681 60.84% 25,773
Escambia 7,286 75.25% 2,167 22.38% 229 2.37% 5,119 52.87% 9,682
Etowah 20,685 79.20% 4,593 17.59% 840 3.22% 16,092 61.61% 26,118
Fayette 4,708 85.40% 628 11.39% 177 3.21% 4,080 74.01% 5,513
Franklin 6,592 88.46% 646 8.67% 214 2.87% 5,946 79.79% 7,452
Geneva 7,049 88.36% 700 8.77% 229 2.87% 6,349 79.58% 7,978
Greene 608 20.32% 2,339 78.18% 45 1.50% -1,731 -57.85% 2,992
Hale 2,288 43.95% 2,818 54.13% 100 1.92% -530 -10.18% 5,206
Henry 5,102 75.57% 1,490 22.07% 159 2.36% 3,612 53.50% 6,751
Houston 21,139 76.52% 5,634 20.39% 852 3.08% 15,505 56.13% 27,625
Jackson 11,630 86.90% 1,386 10.36% 367 2.74% 10,244 76.54% 13,383
Jefferson 92,583 46.86% 96,175 48.68% 8,809 4.46% -3,592 -1.82% 197,567
Lamar 3,831 87.53% 415 9.48% 131 2.99% 3,416 78.04% 4,377
Lauderdale 20,235 78.12% 4,761 18.38% 905 3.49% 15,474 59.74% 25,901
Lawrence 8,629 79.91% 1,707 15.81% 462 4.28% 6,922 64.10% 10,798
Lee 27,242 67.11% 11,803 29.08% 1,548 3.81% 15,439 38.03% 40,593
Limestone 23,770 75.77% 6,289 20.05% 1,313 4.19% 17,481 55.72% 31,372
Lowndes 1,309 32.04% 2,706 66.23% 71 1.74% -1,397 -34.19% 4,086
Macon 1,244 23.17% 3,994 74.39% 131 2.44% -2,750 -51.22% 5,369
Madison 72,059 59.86% 42,176 35.04% 6,143 5.10% 29,883 24.82% 120,378
Marengo 3,851 52.80% 3,317 45.48% 125 1.71% 534 7.32% 7,293
Marion 7,625 90.68% 528 6.28% 256 3.04% 7,097 84.40% 8,409
Marshall 21,345 88.06% 2,077 8.57% 818 3.37% 19,268 79.49% 24,240
Mobile 63,593 59.36% 38,910 36.32% 4,632 4.32% 24,683 23.04% 107,135
Monroe 4,313 61.23% 2,609 37.04% 122 1.73% 1,704 24.19% 7,044
Montgomery 23,565 40.83% 32,511 56.33% 1,636 2.83% -8,946 -15.50% 57,712
Morgan 25,484 79.30% 5,362 16.69% 1,289 4.01% 20,122 62.62% 32,135
Perry 942 29.58% 2,187 68.67% 56 1.76% -1,245 -39.09% 3,185
Pickens 4,212 63.73% 2,249 34.03% 148 2.24% 1,963 29.70% 6,609
Pike 5,375 65.98% 2,568 31.52% 203 2.49% 2,807 34.46% 8,146
Randolph 5,462 82.92% 925 14.04% 200 3.04% 4,537 68.88% 6,587
Russell 6,144 53.11% 5,146 44.48% 279 2.41% 998 8.63% 11,569
Shelby 51,196 73.20% 14,913 21.32% 3,830 5.48% 36,283 51.88% 69,939
St. Clair 23,055 82.57% 3,606 12.91% 1,262 4.52% 19,449 69.65% 27,923
Sumter 1,176 30.28% 2,656 68.38% 52 1.34% -1,480 -38.11% 3,884
Talladega 14,313 66.13% 6,684 30.88% 647 2.99% 7,629 35.25% 21,644
Tallapoosa 10,444 76.95% 2,751 20.27% 378 2.78% 7,693 56.68% 13,573
Tuscaloosa 31,841 61.71% 17,937 34.76% 1,821 3.53% 13,904 26.95% 51,599
Walker 15,217 85.32% 1,905 10.68% 714 4.00% 13,312 74.64% 17,836
Washington 4,584 77.31% 1,206 20.34% 139 2.34% 3,378 56.97% 5,929
Wilcox 1,371 35.13% 2,489 63.77% 43 1.10% -1,118 -28.64% 3,903
Winston 6,331 91.38% 344 4.97% 253 3.65% 5,987 86.42% 6,928
Totals946,93266.91%412,96129.18%55,3903.91%533,97137.73%1,415,283
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Ivey won six of seven congressional districts.[143]

More information District, Ivey ...
District Ivey Flowers Representative
1st 68% 27% Jerry Carl
2nd 70% 27% Barry Moore
3rd 72% 25% Mike Rogers
4th 84% 12% Robert Aderholt
5th 69% 27% Mo Brooks (117th Congress)
Dale Strong (118th Congress)
6th 68% 27% Gary Palmer
7th 37% 60% Terri Sewell
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  2. [b]
    Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. [A]
    Poll sponsored by ForestPAC, a wing of the Alabama Forestry Association, which supports Ivey
  2. [B]
    Poll sponsored by Ivey's campaign
  3. [C]
    Poll sponsored by FarmPAC, a wing of the Alabama Farmers Federation

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