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Cecil Murphy
Cecil Murphy (Republican Party) ran for election for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. He lost in the Republican primary on June 5, 2018.
Elections
2018
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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See also
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