Alabama state executive official elections, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 22
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Postmark Nov. 5
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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| Alabama state executive official elections |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: February 9, 2018 |
| Primary: June 5, 2018 Primary runoff: July 17, 2018 (if needed) General: November 6, 2018 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Alabama |
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The following state executive offices were up for election in Alabama in 2018. Click on the following links to learn more about each race:
Governor
Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Secretary of state
Treasurer
Auditor
Agriculture commissioner
State board of education
Public service commissioner
Candidates and election results
Governor
General election
General election for Governor of Alabama
Incumbent Kay Ivey defeated Walt Maddox in the general election for Governor of Alabama on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kay Ivey (R) | 59.5 | 1,022,457 |
 | Walt Maddox (D) | 40.4 | 694,495 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2,637 | ||
| Total votes: 1,719,589 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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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 June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Walt Maddox | 54.6 | 154,850 |
 | Sue Bell Cobb | 29.0 | 82,236 | |
 | James C. Fields | 8.0 | 22,683 | |
| Anthony White | 3.4 | 9,719 | ||
 | Doug Smith | 3.3 | 9,274 | |
 | Christopher Countryman | 1.7 | 4,943 | |
| Total votes: 283,705 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Alabama
Incumbent Kay Ivey defeated Tommy Battle, Scott Dawson, Bill Hightower, and Michael McAllister in the Republican primary for Governor of Alabama on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kay Ivey | 56.1 | 331,739 |
 | Tommy Battle | 24.9 | 147,207 | |
 | Scott Dawson | 13.5 | 79,546 | |
 | Bill Hightower | 5.0 | 29,367 | |
| Michael McAllister | 0.6 | 3,340 | ||
| Total votes: 591,199 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Slade Blackwell (R)
Lieutenant governor
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
Will Ainsworth defeated Will Boyd in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Will Ainsworth (R) | 61.3 | 1,044,941 |
 | Will Boyd (D) | 38.7 | 660,013 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,023 | ||
| Total votes: 1,705,977 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
Will Ainsworth defeated Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh in the Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama on July 17, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Will Ainsworth | 51.5 | 176,643 |
 | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh | 48.5 | 166,432 | |
| Total votes: 343,075 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
Will Boyd advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Will Boyd |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh and Will Ainsworth advanced to a runoff. They defeated Rusty Glover in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh | 43.3 | 238,991 |
| ✔ | | Will Ainsworth | 37.1 | 205,017 |
 | Rusty Glover | 19.6 | 108,338 | |
| Total votes: 552,346 | |||
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Attorney general
General election
General election for Attorney General of Alabama
Incumbent Steve Marshall defeated Joseph Siegelman in the general election for Attorney General of Alabama on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Marshall (R) | 58.8 | 1,004,438 |
 | Joseph Siegelman (D) | 41.1 | 702,858 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,141 | ||
| Total votes: 1,708,437 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Alabama
Incumbent Steve Marshall defeated Troy King in the Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Alabama on July 17, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Marshall | 62.0 | 211,562 |
 | Troy King | 38.0 | 129,409 | |
| Total votes: 340,971 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Alabama
Joseph Siegelman defeated Chris Christie in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Alabama on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Siegelman | 54.2 | 147,923 |
 | Chris Christie | 45.8 | 125,184 | |
| Total votes: 273,107 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Alabama
Incumbent Steve Marshall and Troy King advanced to a runoff. They defeated Alice Martin and Chess Bedsole in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Alabama on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Marshall | 28.3 | 154,500 |
| ✔ | | Troy King | 27.9 | 151,878 |
 | Alice Martin | 23.2 | 126,735 | |
| Chess Bedsole | 20.6 | 112,062 | ||
| Total votes: 545,175 | |||
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Secretary of state
General election
General election for Alabama Secretary of State
Incumbent John Merrill defeated Heather Milam in the general election for Alabama Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Merrill (R) | 61.0 | 1,032,425 |
 | Heather Milam (D) | 38.9 | 658,537 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,064 | ||
| Total votes: 1,692,026 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alabama Secretary of State
Heather Milam defeated Lula Albert in the Democratic primary for Alabama Secretary of State on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heather Milam | 63.7 | 161,062 |
| Lula Albert | 36.3 | 91,965 | ||
| Total votes: 253,027 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama Secretary of State
Incumbent John Merrill defeated Michael Johnson in the Republican primary for Alabama Secretary of State on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Merrill | 71.6 | 335,852 |
 | Michael Johnson | 28.4 | 133,014 | |
| Total votes: 468,866 | |||
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Treasurer
General election
General election for Alabama Treasurer
John McMillan won election in the general election for Alabama Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John McMillan (R) | 97.1 | 1,085,054 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 31,968 | ||
| Total votes: 1,117,022 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama Treasurer
John McMillan defeated David Black and Stephen Evans in the Republican primary for Alabama Treasurer on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McMillan | 61.2 | 274,157 |
| David Black | 21.4 | 95,723 | ||
| Stephen Evans | 17.5 | 78,262 | ||
| Total votes: 448,142 | |||
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Auditor
General election
General election for Alabama Auditor
Incumbent Jim Zeigler defeated Miranda Joseph in the general election for Alabama Auditor on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Zeigler (R) | 60.4 | 1,018,466 |
 | Miranda Joseph (D) | 39.5 | 665,679 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,362 | ||
| Total votes: 1,685,507 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alabama Auditor
Miranda Joseph advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama Auditor on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Miranda Joseph |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama Auditor
Incumbent Jim Zeigler defeated Stan Cooke and Elliott Lipinsky in the Republican primary for Alabama Auditor on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Zeigler | 55.6 | 262,153 |
 | Stan Cooke | 32.6 | 153,578 | |
 | Elliott Lipinsky | 11.8 | 55,624 | |
| Total votes: 471,355 | |||
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Agriculture commissioner
General election
General election for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
Rick Pate won election in the general election for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rick Pate (R) | 97.2 | 1,081,431 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 31,312 | ||
| Total votes: 1,112,743 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
Rick Pate defeated Gerald Dial in the Republican primary runoff for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries on July 17, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Pate | 56.7 | 176,434 |
 | Gerald Dial | 43.3 | 134,772 | |
| Total votes: 311,206 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
Rick Pate and Gerald Dial advanced to a runoff. They defeated Cecil Murphy and Tracy Crane in the Republican primary for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Pate | 40.4 | 181,637 |
| ✔ | | Gerald Dial | 30.0 | 134,868 |
 | Cecil Murphy | 17.2 | 77,363 | |
 | Tracy Crane | 12.4 | 56,007 | |
| Total votes: 449,875 | |||
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State board of education
District 2
General election
General election for Alabama State Board of Education District 2
Tracie West defeated Adam Jortner in the general election for Alabama State Board of Education District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tracie West (R) | 66.5 | 128,498 | |
| Adam Jortner (D) | 33.4 | 64,437 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 155 | ||
| Total votes: 193,090 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Alabama State Board of Education District 2
Tracie West defeated Melanie Hill in the Republican primary runoff for Alabama State Board of Education District 2 on July 17, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tracie West | 50.7 | 21,547 | |
| Melanie Hill | 49.3 | 20,917 | ||
| Total votes: 42,464 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 2
Adam Jortner advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Adam Jortner | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 2
Melanie Hill and Tracie West advanced to a runoff. They defeated John Taylor and Sybil Little in the Republican primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melanie Hill | 32.9 | 19,677 | |
| ✔ | Tracie West | 31.7 | 18,963 | |
| John Taylor | 28.5 | 17,038 | ||
| Sybil Little | 7.0 | 4,159 | ||
| Total votes: 59,837 | |||
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District 4
General election
General election for Alabama State Board of Education District 4
Incumbent Yvette Richardson defeated Don Wallace in the general election for Alabama State Board of Education District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yvette Richardson (D) | 67.4 | 142,282 |
| Don Wallace (R) | 32.5 | 68,571 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 139 | ||
| Total votes: 210,992 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 4
Incumbent Yvette Richardson advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 4 on June 5, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Yvette Richardson |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 4
Don Wallace advanced from the Republican primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 4 on June 5, 2018.
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| ✔ | Don Wallace | |
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District 6
General election
General election for Alabama State Board of Education District 6
Incumbent Cynthia Sanders McCarty won election in the general election for Alabama State Board of Education District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cynthia Sanders McCarty (R) | 98.8 | 155,682 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 1,843 | ||
| Total votes: 157,525 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 6
Incumbent Cynthia Sanders McCarty advanced from the Republican primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 6 on June 5, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Cynthia Sanders McCarty |
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District 8
General election
General election for Alabama State Board of Education District 8
Wayne Reynolds defeated Jessica Fortune Barker in the general election for Alabama State Board of Education District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wayne Reynolds (R) | 61.0 | 137,524 |
 | Jessica Fortune Barker (D) | 38.9 | 87,714 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 174 | ||
| Total votes: 225,412 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 8
Jessica Fortune Barker advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 8 on June 5, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 8
Wayne Reynolds defeated Rich McAdams in the Republican primary for Alabama State Board of Education District 8 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wayne Reynolds | 51.8 | 30,885 |
| Rich McAdams | 48.2 | 28,693 | ||
| Total votes: 59,578 | |||
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Public service commissioner
Place 1
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 | ||
| 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.
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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 | |
| Total votes: 440,551 | |||
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Place 2
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 | ||
| 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.
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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 | |
| Total votes: 410,340 | |||
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Context of the 2018 elections
Party control in Alabama
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Republicans in Alabama gained a state government trifecta as a result of the 2010 elections. They defended their trifecta in the 2014 elections. Democrats had trifectas in the state from 1993 to 1994 and from 1999 to 2002.
Alabama Party Control: 1992-2025
Six years of Democratic trifectas • Fifteen years of Republican trifectas
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| 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 | R | R | R |
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Voter information
How the primary works
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Alabama uses an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Poll times
In Alabama, polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. According to state law, "All polling places in areas operating on eastern time shall open and close under this section pursuant to eastern time except the county commissions in Chambers County and Lee County may by resolution provide for any polling place to be excluded from this sentence and to be open according to central time."[2] An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[3]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter registration status here.
Alabama requires that an applicant be a citizen of the United States who resides in Alabama. A voter must be at least 18 years old on or before Election Day. A citizen cannot have been barred from registering due to a felony conviction and cannot have been declared mentally incompetent by a court.[4]
Voters cannot register during the 14-day period preceding an election. According to the Alabama Secretary of State's website:[4]
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You may download the State of Alabama Postcard Voter Registration Application from this site. The form can be printed on your printer, filled out, and then mailed into your local voter registration officials. Click here for more information. You may also request a postcard voter registration from this office by e-mail. Click here to request a voter registration form. Voter registration is also available from your local County Board of Registrars. Click here to get the address and phone number for the board of registrars office in your county. You may also obtain voter registration services at the following state and local government offices and agencies:
The postcard voter registration form is also available at:
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Automatic registration
Alabama does not practice automatic voter registration.
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Alabama has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Same-day registration
Alabama does not allow same-day voter registration.
Residency requirements
To register to vote in Alabama, you must be a resident of the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.
Verification of citizenship
An Alabama state law, passed in 2011, requires people to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote.[6] However, as of June 2025, the law had not been implemented.[7]
In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states cannot require proof of citizenship with federal registration forms. That meant states would need to create a separate registration system for state elections in order to require proof of citizenship. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill (R) said the following: "That’s an election administration nightmare ... You’d have to have two sets of poll books, one for federal elections and one for state elections, and that just doesn’t make any sense to me."[8]
An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[9] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The Alabama Secretary of State's Voter View website allows residents to check their voter registration status online.
Voter ID requirements
Alabama requires voters to present photo identification at the polls. The following list of accepted forms of identification was current as of October 2025. Click here for the most current information, sourced directly from the Office of the Alabama Secretary of State.
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A voter can obtain a free identification card from the Alabama Secretary of State, a county registrar's office, or a mobile location. The mobile location schedule can be accessed here.
Early voting
Absentee voting
A voter is eligible to vote absentee/mail-in in an election if he or she cannot make it to the polls on Election Day for one of the following reasons:[10]
- The voter will be absent from the county on Election Day.
- The voter is ill or has a disability that prevents a trip to the polling place.
- The voter is a registered voter living outside the county, such as a member of the armed forces, a voter employed outside the United States, a college student, or a spouse or child of such a person.
- The voter is an appointed election officer or poll watcher at a polling place other than his or her regular polling place.
- The voter works a required shift of 10 hours or more that coincides with polling hours.
- The voter is a caregiver to a family member to the second degree of kinship who is confined to their home.
- The voter is incarcerated and has not been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude.
Absentee/mail-in ballot application must be received by the seventh day prior to the election if delivered by mail, and by the fifth day before an election if delivered by hand.
In the following circumstances, the deadline to apply for an absentee/mail-in ballot is 5 p.m. the day before the election:
- The voter is required by an employer under unforeseen circumstances to be out of the county on Election Day for an emergency business trip.
- The voter has a medical emergency requiring treatment from a licensed physician.
- The voter is a caregiver of a person who requires emergency treatment by a licensed physician within five days before an election.
- The voter has a family member to the second degree of kinship by affinity or consanguinity die within five days before an election.
Alabama also provides for medical emergency absentee/mail-in voting for a voter who has a medical emergency requiring treatment from a licensed physician within 5 days of an election. A voted medical emergency absentee/mail-in ballot must be returned no later than noon on election day.[10]
Impact of term limits
Thirteen state executive seats in Alabama were up for election in 2018. In the 2018 elections, two officials were ineligible to run because of term limits. The following state officials were term-limited in 2018:
Republicans (2):
- Agriculture Commissioner: John McMillan
- Treasurer: Young Boozer
Of the 283 state executives offices on the ballot in 2018, 131 of them were represented by incumbents who were subject to term limits. Of the 36 gubernatorial seats up for election in 2018, 13 governors—two Democrats and 11 Republicans—were term-limited and therefore unable to run for re-election. Of the 31 states with term limits that held state executives elections in 2018, some incumbents in 18 of the states were term-limited.
A total of 49 state executive officials were ineligible to run in the 2018 elections because of term limits. This represented 17 percent of the 283 total seats up for election in 2018.[11] Republicans had more than six times as many state executive officials term-limited in 2018 than Democrats. A total of seven Democrats were term-limited, while 40 Republicans were term-limited. The other two term-limited officials were nonpartisan.
Past elections
2016
The following elections took place in 2016.
2014
The following elections took place in 2014.
- Alabama state executive official elections, 2014
- Alabama Attorney General election, 2014
- Alabama Secretary of State election, 2014
- Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014
- Alabama gubernatorial election, 2014
- Alabama down ballot state executive elections, 2014
2012
The following elections took place in 2012.
Recent news
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State profile
| Demographic data for Alabama | ||
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| Alabama | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 4,853,875 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 50,645 | 3,531,905 |
| 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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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Alabama Legislature, "Ala. Code § 17-13-7," accessed October 15, 2025
- ↑ Justia, "Alabama Code § 17-9-6," accessed July 20, 2024
- ↑ NAACP Legal Defense Fund, "Alabama Voter Information," accessed July 20, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alabama Secretary of State, "Voter Registration General Information," accessed July 20, 2024
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Election Laws, Section 31-13-28," accessed March 1, 2023
- ↑ Phone conversation between Amée LaTour and Jeff Elrod, supervisor of voter registration with the Alabama Secretary of State office.
- ↑ Pew Trusts, "'Proof of Citizenship' Voting Laws May Surge Under Trump," November 16, 2017
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Alabama Secretary of State, "Absentee Voting Information," accessed July 21, 2024
- ↑ Some of the 49 state executive officials in 2018 may have resigned before their term ended. These state executive officials were still counted in the total number of term-limited state executives in 2018.
