Yolanda Flowers

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Yolanda Flowers

Democratic Party

Candidate, Governor of Alabama

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

May 19, 2026

Education

High school

Woodlawn High School, 1978

Bachelor's

University of Tennessee, 2007

Graduate

University of Tennessee, 2009

Personal

Profession

Therapist

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Yolanda Flowers (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of Alabama. Flowers declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Yolanda Flowers graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1978. Flowers earned an associate degree in speech therapy in 2004, a bachelor's degree in audiology from the University of Tennessee in 2007, and a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Tennessee in 2009. Her career experience includes working as a rehabilitation specialist, an assistant speech pathologist, and a reading instructor.

Elections

2026

See also: Alabama gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Governor of Alabama

Ronald Burnette Jr. (Independent) is running in the general election for Governor of Alabama on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Ronald Burnette Jr. (Independent) (Write-in)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Will Boyd
		Ja'Mel Brown
		Yolanda Flowers
		Doug Jones
		Chad Chig Martin
		Nathan Mathis

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Governor of Alabama

Ken McFeeters (R), Will Santivasci (R), and Tommy Tuberville (R) are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Alabama on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Ken McFeeters
	Submit photo	Will Santivasci
		Tommy Tuberville

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2022

See also: Alabama gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Alabama

Incumbent Kay Ivey defeated Yolanda Flowers, James Blake, and Jared Budlong in the general election for Governor of Alabama on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kay Ivey (R)	66.9	946,932
		Yolanda Flowers (D)	29.2	412,961
		James Blake (L)	3.2	45,958
		Jared Budlong (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	9,432

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,415,283
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Governor of Alabama

Yolanda Flowers defeated Malika Sanders-Fortier in the Democratic primary runoff for Governor of Alabama on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yolanda Flowers	55.1	32,529
		Malika Sanders-Fortier	44.9	26,469

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,998
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yolanda Flowers	33.9	56,991
✔		Malika Sanders-Fortier	32.5	54,699
		Patricia Jamieson	11.7	19,691
		Arthur Kennedy	9.3	15,630
		Doug Smith	7.1	11,861
		Chad Chig Martin	5.6	9,352

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 168,224
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christopher Countryman (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Alabama

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Alabama on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kay Ivey	54.5	357,069
		Lynda Blanchard	19.2	126,202
		Tim James	16.2	106,181
		Lew Burdette	6.5	42,924
		Dean Odle	1.8	11,767
	Submit photo	Donald Jones	0.6	3,821
	Submit photo	Dave Thomas	0.4	2,886
		Stacy George	0.4	2,546
		Dean Young	0.4	2,356

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 655,752
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jim Zeigler (R)

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign website

Flowers' campaign website stated the following:

“	We Must Reconstruct Alabama Education Education reconstruction means more funding for public schools, better-trained teachers, and desegregation. Healthcare Alabama ranks high for many health risks. Alabama’s new “Reconstructed Healthcare Plan Options" will help poor working-class citizens, the elderly, and small businesses to be able to obtain the health premium and healthcare services they deserve. Criminal Justice Reform Criminal Justice is unequal throughout the state of Alabama. This reconstruction is to lower the number of prisoners in the justice system through litigation, advocacy, and equity.	”
—Yolanda Flowers' campaign website (2022)

Campaign finance summary

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Yolanda Flowers campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Governor of Alabama	Lost general	$34,817	$12,011
Grand total			$34,817	$12,011
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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