2018 Alabama gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2018 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Governor Kay Ivey (R), who took office on April 10, 2017, upon the resignation of Robert Bentley (R) ran for election to a full term and won over Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox.^[1] Ivey was sworn in for her first full term on January 14, 2019. This was the first time since 1966 that a woman was elected Governor of Alabama.

2018 Alabama gubernatorial election

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Nominee Kay Ivey Walt Maddox Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,022,457 694,495 Percentage 59.46% 40.39%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Ivey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Maddox:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%

Governor before election Kay Ivey Republican Elected Governor Kay Ivey Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Tommy Battle, Mayor of Huntsville^[2][3]
• Scott Dawson, evangelist^[4]
• Bill Hightower, State Senator^[5][6]
• Kay Ivey, incumbent governor^[7]
• Michael McAllister, former prison officer^[8][9] (died April 2018)

Withdrew

• Slade Blackwell, state senator^{[10][11][12][13][14]}
• David Carrington, Jefferson County Commissioner^[15]
• Twinkle Cavanaugh, president of the Public Service Commission (running for Lieutenant Governor)^[16]
• Stacy Lee George, former Morgan County Commissioner and candidate for governor in 2014^[17][18]
• Josh Jones, businessman^[19][20][21]
• John McMillan, Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries^[22][23] (running for state treasurer)

Declined

• Rick Burgess, radio host^[24]
• Bill "Bubba" Bussey, radio host^[24]
• Bradley Byrne, U.S. Representative and candidate for governor in 2010^[25][26] (running for reelection)
• Mary Scott Hunter, member of the Alabama State Board of Education (running for the state senate after initially running for Lieutenant Governor)^[11][27]
• Del Marsh, President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate^[28] (running for reelection)
• Arthur Orr, state senator^[29][12] (running for reelection)
• Trip Pittman, state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2017^[11][12]
• Greg Reed, Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate^[10][12] (running for reelection)
• Luther Strange, former U.S. Senator and former attorney general of Alabama^{[29][10][30][31][32]}
• Tommy Tuberville, former Auburn University football coach^[33][34]
• Cam Ward, state senator^[11][12] (running for reelection)
• Jim Zeigler, State Auditor of Alabama^[35][36] (running for reelection)

Endorsements

Scott Dawson

Politicians

• Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas^[37]

Individuals

• Rick Burgess, radio host
• Bill "Bubba" Bussey, radio host

Organizations

• BamaCarry, Alabama's Largest Second Amendment Rights Group
• Alabama Republican Assembly

Kay Ivey

Politicians

• State Sen. Del Marsh. (R-Anniston), President pro tempore of the Alabama Senate
• State Sen. Greg Reed, (R-Jasper), Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate
• State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range)
• State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville)
• State Sen. Jimmy Holley (R-Elba)
• State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville)
• State Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence)
• State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur)
• State Sen. Paul Sanford (R-Huntsville)
• State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville)
• State Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills)
• State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster)
• State Sen. Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City)
• Rep. Alan Baker (R-Brewton)
• Rep. Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City)
• Rep. Alan Booth (R-Troy)
• Rep. K.L. Brown (R-Jacksonville)
• Rep. Donnie Chesteen (R-Geneva)
• Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark)
• Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur)
• Rep. Danny Crawford (R-Athens)
• Rep. Corley Ellis (R-Columbiana)
• Rep. David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook)
• Rep. Joe Faust (R-Fairhope)
• Rep. Bob Fincher (R-Woodland)
• Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville)
• Rep. Lynn Greer (R-Rogersville)
• Rep. Alan Harper (R-Northport)
• Rep. Steve Hurst (R-Munford)
• Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Montgomery)
• Rep. Ken Johnson (R-Moulton)
• Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville)
• Rep. Paul Lee (R-Dothan)
• Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn)
• Rep. Steve McMillan (R-Bay Minette)
• Rep. Becky Nordgren (R-Gadsden)
• Rep. Phillip Pettus (R-Killen)
• Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa)
• Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile)
• Rep. Kerry Rich (R-Guntersville)
• Rep. Chris Sells (R-Evergreen)
• Rep. Randall Shedd (R-Cullman)
• Rep. David Standridge (R-Hayden)
• Rep. Allen Treadaway (R-Morris)
• Rep. Randy Wood (R-Anniston)

Individuals

• Edward Aldag, Founder and CEO of Medical Properties Trust^[38]
• David Cooper, Director of Alabama Power Co^[38]
• Stacy Lee George, former Morgan County Commissioner and candidate for Governor in 2018.^[39]

Organizations

• Alabama Farmers Federation

Tommy Battle

Individuals

• Tommy Tuberville, former Auburn Tigers head football coach^[40]
• Dale Jackson, radio host

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tommy Battle	Scott Dawson	Bill Hightower	Kay Ivey	Undecided
The Tarrance Group (R-Ivey)[41]	May 20–22, 2018	602	± 4.1%	18%	7%	5%	58%	12%
Leverage Public Strategies[42]	April 23–30, 2018	600	± 3.9%	11%	9%	4%	47%	30%
The Tarrance Group (R-Ivey)[43]	August 28–30, 2017	601	± 4.1%	11%	–	3%	66%	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tommy Battle	Young Boozer	Bill Hightower	Mike Hubbard	Kay Ivey	Tim James	Del Marsh	John McMillan	John Merrill	Roy Moore	Martha Roby	Luther Strange	Undecided/ Other
Public Insight Research[44]	July 2016	607	–	9%	2%	–	–	–	3%	2%	3%	3%	28%	6%	19%	24%
Public Insight Research[44]	July 2015	601	–	–	–	–	4%	–	4%	5%	2%	3%	32%	–	19%	30%

Hypothetical polling

Results

Results by county:

  Ivey

•   >90%
•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%
•   40–50%

  Battle

•   40–50%
•   60–70%

Republican primary results^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kay Ivey (incumbent)	330,743	56.10%
	Republican	Tommy Battle	146,887	24.92%
	Republican	Scott Dawson	79,302	13.45%
	Republican	Bill Hightower	29,275	4.97%
	Republican	Michael McAllister (deceased)	3,326	0.56%
Total votes			589,533	100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Sue Bell Cobb, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court^[46]
• Christopher A. Countryman, equality activist, former juvenile corrections officer and former pastor^[47][48][49]
• James C. Fields, former state representative and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014^[50][51][52]
• Walt Maddox, Mayor of Tuscaloosa^[53]
• Doug "New Blue" Smith, nominee for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in 2014^[54]
• Anthony White, ordained minister^[55]

Withdrew

• Jason Childs, truck driver and former pastor^[56][57][58]

Declined

• Doug Jones, U.S. Senator^[31]
• Terri Sewell, U.S. Representative for Alabama's 7th Congressional District

Endorsements

Sue Bell Cobb

Politicians

• Thomas Parchman III, candidate for Jefferson County Circuit Clerk

Individuals

• James T. Stephens, Chairman of EBSCO Industries
• Lilly Ledbetter^[59]
• Billy Jones, President of Crowne Healthcare ^[60]
• Suzanne Durham, former CEO of YMCA Birmingham^[61]
• J. Norman Baldwin, Author and Professor of Political Science at University of Alabama^[62]
• Ruth Harrell, former president of the Alabama State Nurses Association^[63]
• Joanne Shum, Director of Alabama HIPPY^[64]
• Kelley Parris, Director of the Children's Board of Hillsborough County
• Mark Johnston, former candidate for Governor of Alabama
• John A. Pickens, Former Executive Director of Alabama Appleseed Center
• Miah Jackson, Councilwoman for Selma, Alabama
• Frannie James, Jefferson County Democratic Party Executive Director
• Wade Chapman, student activist
• Quincy Hall, Equality Alabama Board of Directors President
• Josh Coleman, Central Alabama Pride
• Sue Thompson, activist
• Lonnie Malone, Executive Director of The Effective Family Inc.

Organizations

• Alabama Progressive Democratic Alliance

James Fields

Unions

• RWDSU

Christopher A. Countryman

Organizations

• Madison County Our Revolution of Madison County, Alabama
• Millions For Medicare of Alabama
• Alabama Internet Democrats
• Alabama United
• Power House of Montgomery, Alabama

Individuals

• Bev Cowling, Director of Madison County Our Revolution of Madison County, Alabama
• Cortney Brown, Successful business woman of Huntsville, Alabama
• Mia Raven, Director of Power House of Montgomery, Alabama
• Jeni Tanner-Jordan, Former President of The Greater Birmingham Chapter of The National Organization For Women of Birmingham, Alabama
• John Harrison, Successful minister and human rights advocate of Birmingham, Alabama

Walt Maddox

Politicians

• Doug Jones, U.S. Senator (D-AL)^[65]
• Terri Sewell, U.S. Representative (AL-7)
• Sue Bell Cobb, former candidate for Governor of Alabama and former Chief Justice of Alabama
• Randall Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama^[66]
• Parker Griffith, former U.S. Representative, former candidate for Governor in the 2014.
• Ron Sparks, former Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, candidate for Governor of Alabama in 2010.
• Anthony Daniels, Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives^[67]
• Merika Coleman, Assistant Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives^[68]
• Roger Bedford Jr., former Alabama State Senator from 1994–2014.^[69]
• Bobby Singleton, Alabama State Senator^[66]
• Linda Coleman-Madison Alabama State Senator^[66]
• Patricia Todd Alabama State Representative; first ever openly gay elected official in the State of Alabama.^[66]
• John Rogers, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Napoleon Bracy Jr., Alabama State Representative^[70]
• Christopher J. England, Alabama State Representative^[71]
• Artis J. McCampbell, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Mary Moore, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Darrio Melton, Mayor of Selma, Alabama^[72]
• Larry Means, Mayor of Attalla, Alabama
• Bob Harrison, Madison County, Alabama Commissioner
• Susan Smith, Atmore, Alabama Councilwoman^[73]
• Susan Lane, Westover, Alabama Councilwoman
• Tony Cherry, Choctaw County Commissioner
• Kelvin Lawrence, Alabama State Representative^[66]

Individuals

• Bren Riley, Alabama AFL-CIO President^[74]
• Shelia Hocutt Remington, former Alabama Education Association President^[75]
• Pat Edington, former Vice Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party
• Richard Allen Smith, MSNBC contributor and former staffer at the Department of Veteran Affairs^[76]
• Zac McCrary, Democratic pollster
• Alex McDaniel, Editorial director of Oxford Eagle and Oxford Magazine.
• Tom Ksobiech, Associate Dean at University of Alabama Law School
• Jim Page, President of West Alabama Chamber of Commerce
• Tony Quillen, President of IBEW 558^[77]
• Sarah Patterson, former head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide women's gymnastics team
• Lars Anderson, Reporter for The Athletic
• Jack Jacobs, UMWA Chairman
• Bob Vance, Circuit Court Judge
• Kurt Thomas, UAB Track and Field Head Coach
• Charles Morgan, Alabama Restaurateur^[66]
• Brandon Hamner, President of United Steelworkers Local 351
• Elliot Maisel, Chairman of the Mobile Airport Authority
• Steven Reed, Montgomery County Probate Judge

Organizations

• Alabama New South Alliance^[78]
• West Alabama AFL-CIO^[79]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[66]
• Professional Firefighters of Alabama^[66]
• Alabama Democratic Conference^[66]
• Central Alabama Labor Federation^[66]
• United Mine Workers^[66]
• Jefferson County Millennial Democrats^[66]
• Lee County Voter's League^[66]

Newspapers

• The Crimson White^[80]

Results

Results by county:

Maddox

•   >90%
•   80–90%
•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%
•   40–50%
•   <40%

Cobb

•   <40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

Fields

•   50–60%

White

•   <40%

Democratic primary results^[81]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walt Maddox	154,559	54.60%
	Democratic	Sue Bell Cobb	82,043	28.98%
	Democratic	James Fields	22,635	8.00%
	Democratic	Anthony White	9,677	3.42%
	Democratic	Doug "New Blue" Smith	9,244	3.27%
	Democratic	Christopher Countryman	4,923	1.74%
Total votes			283,081	100%

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Tony Hewitt Jr., police officer^[82]
• Eric Lathan, security guard, Iraq War veteran and candidate for the Jefferson County Commission in 2010^[83]

Declined

• Mark Johnston, pastor, businessman and summer camp executive director^{[84][85][86][87]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[88]	Safe R	October 26, 2018
The Washington Post[89]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight[90]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report[91]	Safe R	November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[92]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics[93]	Safe R	November 4, 2018
Daily Kos[94]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Fox News[95][a]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Politico[96]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Governing[97]	Safe R	November 5, 2018

Notes

1. The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Endorsements

Kay Ivey

Politicians

• State Sen. Del Marsh. (R-Anniston), President pro tempore of the Alabama Senate
• State Sen. Greg Reed, (R-Jasper), Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate
• State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range)
• State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville)
• State Sen. Jimmy Holley (R-Elba)
• State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville)
• State Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence)
• State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur)
• State Sen. Paul Sanford (R-Huntsville)
• State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville)
• State Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills)
• State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster)
• State Sen. Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City)
• Rep. Alan Baker (R-Brewton)
• Rep. Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City)
• Rep. Alan Booth (R-Troy)
• Rep. K.L. Brown (R-Jacksonville)
• Rep. Donnie Chesteen (R-Geneva)
• Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark)
• Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur)
• Rep. Danny Crawford (R-Athens)
• Rep. Corley Ellis (R-Columbiana)
• Rep. David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook)
• Rep. Joe Faust (R-Fairhope)
• Rep. Bob Fincher (R-Woodland)
• Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville)
• Rep. Lynn Greer (R-Rogersville)
• Rep. Alan Harper (R-Northport)
• Rep. Steve Hurst (R-Munford)
• Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Montgomery)
• Rep. Ken Johnson (R-Moulton)
• Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville)
• Rep. Paul Lee (R-Dothan)
• Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn)
• Rep. Steve McMillan (R-Bay Minette)
• Rep. Becky Nordgren (R-Gadsden)
• Rep. Phillip Pettus (R-Killen)
• Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa)
• Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile)
• Rep. Kerry Rich (R-Guntersville)
• Rep. Chris Sells (R-Evergreen)
• Rep. Randall Shedd (R-Cullman)
• Rep. David Standridge (R-Hayden)
• Rep. Allen Treadaway (R-Morris)
• Rep. Randy Wood (R-Anniston)

Individuals

• Edward Aldag, Founder and CEO of Medical Properties Trust^[38]
• David Cooper, Director of Alabama Power Co^[38]
• Stacy Lee George, former Morgan County Commissioner and candidate for Governor in 2018.^[39]

Organizations

• Alabama Farmers Federation
• National Federation of Independent Business^[98]
• Susan B. Anthony List^[99]
• National Right to Life^[100]

Walt Maddox

Federal officials

• Doug Jones, U.S. Senator (D-AL)^[65]
• Terri Sewell, U.S. Representative (AL-7)
• Parker Griffith, former U.S. Representative, former candidate for Governor in 2014.

Local and state politicians

• Sue Bell Cobb, former candidate for Governor of Alabama and former Chief Justice of Alabama
• James C. Fields, former candidate for Governor of Alabama and former State House Representative
• Doug "New Blue" Smith, former candidate for Governor of Alabama and former nominee for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
• Anthony White, ordained minister and former candidate for Governor of Alabama
• Randall Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham ^[66]
• Ron Sparks, former Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, candidate for Governor of Alabama in 2010.
• Billy Beasley, Minority Leader of the Alabama State Senate^[67]
• Anthony Daniels, Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives^[67]
• Merika Coleman, Assistant Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives^[68]
• Roger Bedford Jr., former Alabama State Senator from 1994–2014.^[69]
• Rodger Smitherman, Alabama State Senator^[66]
• Bobby Singleton, Alabama State Senator^[66]
• Linda Coleman-Madison Alabama State Senator^[66]
• Vivian Davis Figures, Alabama State Senator^[66]
• Patricia Todd Alabama State Representative; first ever openly gay elected official in the State of Alabama.^[66]
• John Rogers, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Napoleon Bracy Jr., Alabama State Representative^[70]
• Christopher J. England, Alabama State Representative^[71]
• Artis J. McCampbell, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Mary Moore, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Darrio Melton, Mayor of Selma, Alabama^[72]
• Larry Means, Mayor of Attalla, Alabama
• Bob Harrison, Madison County, Alabama Commissioner
• Susan Smith, Atmore, Alabama Councilwoman^[73]
• Susan Lane, Westover, Alabama Councilwoman
• Tony Cherry, Choctaw County Commissioner
• Kelvin Lawrence, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Marcel Black, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Laura Hall, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Johnny Mack Morrow, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Barbara Boyd, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Richard Lindsey, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• James Buskey, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Pebblin Warren, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• George Bandy, Alabama State Representative^[66]
• Bob Vance, Candidate for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama^[66]
• Donna Smalley, Candidate for Alabama State Supreme Court^[66]
• Will Boyd, Democratic Nominee for Lt. Governor^[101]
• Heather Milam, Democratic Nominee for Secretary of State^[101]
• Joseph Siegelman, Democratic Nominee for Attorney General^[101]
• Miranda Joseph, Democratic Nominee for State Auditor^[101]
• Cara McClure, Democratic Nominee for Public Service Commission Place 1^[101]
• Kari Powell, Democratic Nominee for Public Service Commission Place 2^[101]
• Robert Kennedy Jr, Democratic Nominee for Alabama's 1st congressional district^[101]
• Tabitha Isner, Democratic Nominee for Alabama's 2nd congressional district^[101]
• Mallory Hagan, Democratic Nominee for Alabama's 3rd congressional district^[101]
• Lee Auman, Democratic Nominee for Alabama's 5th congressional district^[101]
• Danner Kline, Democratic Nominee for Alabama's 6th congressional district^[101]

Individuals

• Bren Riley, Alabama AFL-CIO President^[74]
• Shelia Hocutt Remington, former Alabama Education Association President^[75]
• Pat Edington, former Vice Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party
• Richard Allen Smith, MSNBC contributor and former staffer at the Department of Veteran Affairs^[76]
• Zac McCrary, Democratic pollster
• Alex McDaniel, Editorial director of Oxford Eagle and Oxford Magazine.
• Tom Ksobiech, Associate Dean at University of Alabama Law School
• Jim Page, President of West Alabama Chamber of Commerce
• Tony Quillen, President of IBEW 558^[77]
• Sarah Patterson, former head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide women's gymnastics team
• Lars Anderson, Reporter for The Athletic
• Jack Jacobs, UMWA Chairman
• Bob Vance, Circuit Court Judge
• Kurt Thomas, UAB Track and Field Head Coach
• Charles Morgan, Alabama Restaurateur^[66]
• Brandon Hamner, President of United Steelworkers Local 351
• Elliot Maisel, Chairman of the Mobile Airport Authority
• Steven Reed, Montgomery County Probate Judge
• Marc Torrence, Reporter for Patch Media
• Jim Stovall, American writer best known for his bestselling novel The Ultimate Gift.^[102]

Organizations

• Alabama New South Alliance^[78]
• West Alabama AFL-CIO^[79]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[66]
• Professional Firefighters of Alabama^[66]
• Alabama Democratic Conference^[66]
• Central Alabama Labor Federation^[66]
• United Mine Workers^[66]
• Jefferson County Millennial Democrats^[66]
• Lee County Voter's League^[66]

Newspapers

• The Crimson White^[80]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kay Ivey (R)	Walt Maddox (D)	Undecided
SurveyMonkey[103]	September 9–24, 2018	1,254	± 3.8%	51%	26%	22%
Research Consultants (R-FarmPAC)[104]	September 22, 2018	316	± 5.5%	58%	38%	4%
Cygnal (R)[105]	July 24–25, 2018	1,027	± 3.1%	56%	42%	3%
Neighborhood Research Corporation (R)[106]	June 12–14 and 18–21, 2018	440	± 4.4%	53%	28%	–
ALG Research[107][108]	April 27 – May 2, 2018	601	± 4.0%	59%	36%	–

Results

Maddox narrowly carried Tuscaloosa County, where he currently serves as mayor of Tuscaloosa, by a mere 1 vote. This is the first gubernatorial election since 2002 in which a Democrat won the county and the first since 1990 in which neighboring Pickens County voted for a different candidate than Tuscaloosa. This is the first time the Republican gubernatorial candidate carried Barbour county since 1872 during Reconstruction.^[109][110]

2018 Alabama gubernatorial election^[111]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kay Ivey (incumbent)	1,022,457	59.46%	−4.10%
	Democratic	Walt Maddox	694,495	40.39%	+4.15%
	Write-in		2,637	0.15%	-0.05%
Majority			327,962	19.07%	−8.65%
Total votes			1,719,589	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Tuscaloosa County (largest city: Tuscaloosa)
• Jefferson County (largest city: Birmingham)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Barbour County (largest city: Eufaula)

By congressional district

Ivey won 6 of 7 congressional districts.^[112]

District	Ivey	Maddox	Representative
1st	61%	39%	Bradley Byrne
2nd	64%	36%	Martha Roby
3rd	63%	37%	Mike Rogers
4th	75%	25%	Robert Aderholt
5th	61%	39%	Mo Brooks
6th	64%	35%	Gary Palmer
7th	27%	73%	Terri Sewell

See also

• 2018 Alabama elections

Notes

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External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia

Official gubernatorial campaign websites

• Tony Hewitt, Jr. (I) for Governor
• Kay Ivey (R) for Governor
• Walt Maddox (D) for Governor
• Chad "Chig" Martin (I) for Governor