Alabama Public Service Commission election, 2024

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Alabama Public Service Commission
Election details
Filing deadline: November 10, 2023
Primary: March 5, 2024 Primary runoff: April 16, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (R)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Alabama
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Alabama held an election for one of three seats on the Alabama Public Service Commission on November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and a primary runoff was April 16, 2024. The filing deadline was November 10, 2023. The Democratic primary was canceled after no candidates filed.

Incumbent Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh won election in the general election for Alabama Public Service Commission President.

Candidates and election results

President

General election

General election for Alabama Public Service Commission President

Incumbent Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh won election in the general election for Alabama Public Service Commission President on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (R)	97.3	1,538,888
		Other/Write-in votes	2.7	42,061

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,580,949
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission President

Incumbent Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh defeated Robert McCollum in the Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission President on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh	61.1	330,483
		Robert McCollum	38.9	210,122

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 540,605
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Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Alabama

Election information in Alabama: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 21, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 21, 2024
• Online: Oct. 21, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 31, 2024
• By mail: Received by Oct. 29, 2024
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 4, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

No

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST)

Campaign finance

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The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Alabama Public Service Commission election, 2022

Place 1

General election candidates

• Jeremy Oden  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Ron Bishop  (Libertarian Party)

 Republican primary runoff candidates

• Jeremy Oden (Incumbent) ✔
• Brent Woodall

 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

 Republican primary candidates

• Jeremy Oden (Incumbent) ✔
• John Hammock
• Stephen McLamb
• Brent Woodall ✔

Place 2

General election candidates

• Chris Beeker  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Laura Lane  (Libertarian Party) 

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 Republican primary runoff candidates

• Chris Beeker (Incumbent) ✔
• Robert McCollum

 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

 Republican primary candidates

• Chris Beeker (Incumbent) ✔
• Robin Litaker
• Robert McCollum ✔

2020

See also: Alabama Public Service Commission election, 2020

General election candidates

• Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Laura Casey  (Democratic Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Laura Casey ✔
• Robert Mardis III

 Republican primary candidates

• Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (Incumbent) ✔
• Robin Litaker

2018

See also: Alabama Public Service Commission election, 2018

General election

General election for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1

Incumbent Jeremy Oden defeated Cara McClure in the general election for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeremy Oden (R)	60.4	1,013,072
		Cara McClure (D)	39.5	662,581
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	940

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,676,593 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1

Cara McClure advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Cara McClure

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1

Incumbent Jeremy Oden defeated Jim Bonner in the Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeremy Oden	50.6	222,830
		Jim Bonner	49.4	217,721

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 440,551
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General election

General election for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2

Incumbent Chris Beeker defeated Kari Powell in the general election for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Beeker (R)	60.1	1,006,713
		Kari Powell (D)	39.9	668,620
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,029

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,676,362 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2

Kari Powell advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Kari Powell

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2

Incumbent Chris Beeker defeated Robin Litaker in the Republican primary for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Beeker	68.7	281,753
		Robin Litaker	31.3	128,587

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 410,340
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