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Alabama Attorney General election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary)

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Alabama Attorney General
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Democratic primary
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: January 28, 2022
Primary: May 24, 2022 (canceled)
Primary runoff: June 21, 2022 (canceled)
General: November 8, 2022
Pre-election incumbent(s):
Steve Marshall (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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A Democratic Party primary was scheduled to take place on May 24, 2022, in Alabama to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 8, 2022. The primary was canceled after Wendell Major was the sole Democratic candidate who filed to run in the election.

Wendell Major advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Alabama.

This page focuses on Alabama's Democratic Party Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on Alabama's Republican Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

The primary was canceled after Wendell Major was the sole Democratic candidate who filed to run in the election.

Democratic primary election

State profile

Demographic data for Alabama
 AlabamaU.S.
Total population:4,853,875316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):50,6453,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:68.8%73.6%
Black/African American:26.4%12.6%
Asian:1.2%5.1%
Native American:0.5%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:1.7%3%
Hispanic/Latino:4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:84.3%86.7%
College graduation rate:23.5%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$43,623$53,889
Persons below poverty level:23.3%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Alabama.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Alabama

Alabama voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.


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Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Alabama and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Alabama, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
AL-01 Jerry Carl Ends.png Republican R+16
AL-02 Barry Moore Ends.png Republican R+17
AL-03 Mike Rogers Ends.png Republican R+19
AL-04 Robert Aderholt Ends.png Republican R+33
AL-05 Open (Mo Brooks) Ends.png Republican R+17
AL-06 Gary Palmer Ends.png Republican R+18
AL-07 Terri Sewell Electiondot.png Democratic D+14

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Alabama[1]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Alabama's 1st 35.3% 63.6%
Alabama's 2nd 34.8% 64.2%
Alabama's 3rd 32.5% 66.6%
Alabama's 4th 18.6% 80.4%
Alabama's 5th 35.6% 62.7%
Alabama's 6th 34.4% 64.4%
Alabama's 7th 65.6% 33.6%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 77.1% of Alabamians lived in one of the state's 52 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 22.2% lived in one of 13 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Alabama was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Alabama following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Alabama presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 16 Democratic wins
  • 13 Republican wins
  • 2 other wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960[2] 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party D D D D D D D D D D D D SR[3] D D D R AI[4] R D R R R R R R R R R R R


Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Alabama

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Alabama.

U.S. Senate election results in Alabama
Race Winner Runner up
2020 60.1%Republican Party 39.7%Democratic Party
2017 50.0%Democratic Party 48.3%Republican Party
2016 64.0%Republican Party 35.8%Democratic Party
2014 97.3%Republican Party 2.8%Grey.png (write-in)
2010 65.3%Republican Party 34.7%Democratic Party
Average 67.3 32.3

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Alabama

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Alabama.

Gubernatorial election results in Alabama
Race Winner Runner up
2018 59.5%Republican Party 40.4%Democratic Party
2014 63.6%Republican Party 36.2%Democratic Party
2010 57.9%Republican Party 42.1%Democratic Party
2006 57.5%Republican Party 41.6%Democratic Party
2002 49.2%Republican Party 49.0%Democratic Party
Average 57.5 41.9

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Alabama's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Alabama, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 1 1
Republican 2 6 8
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 7 9


State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Alabama's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Alabama, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Kay Ivey
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Will Ainsworth
Secretary of State Republican Party John Merrill
Attorney General Republican Party Steve Marshall

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Alabama State Legislature as of November 2022.

Alabama State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 8
     Republican Party 27
     Vacancies 0
Total 35

Alabama House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 28
     Republican Party 73
     Vacancies 4
Total 105

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Alabama was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Alabama Party Control: 1992-2022
Six years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor R D D R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R


Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Alabama and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Alabama
Alabama United States
Population 5,024,279 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 50,646 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 67.5% 70.4%
Black/African American 26.6% 12.6%
Asian 1.4% 5.6%
Native American 0.5% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.2%
Other (single race) 1.5% 5.1%
Multiple 2.4% 5.2%
Hispanic/Latino 4.4% 18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 86.9% 88.5%
College graduation rate 26.2% 32.9%
Income
Median household income $52,035 $64,994
Persons below poverty level 16% 12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
  2. ↑ Although he was not on the ballot, Harry F. Byrd (D) won six unpledged electoral votes in Alabama's 1960 election against Richard Nixon (R) and Democratic Party nominee John F. Kennedy. Kennedy won Alabama's popular vote and received five electoral votes.
  3. ↑ States' Rights Democratic Party
  4. ↑ American Independent Party
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