Alabama State Auditor

	Alabama State Auditor
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	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$88,405
2024 FY Budget:	$1,315,847
Term limits:	2 terms
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	Constitution of Alabama, Article V, Section 112
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder
	Alabama Auditor Andrew Sorrell; Republican Party; Assumed office: 2023-01-16
	Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 8, 2022
	Other Alabama Executive Offices
	Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission

The Alabama State Auditor is a state executive position in the Alabama government. The auditor is responsible for making a report to the governor of "receipts and disbursement of every character, all claims audited and paid out, and all taxed and revenues collected."^[1] The office also tracks all state non-consumable property worth $500 or more and serves on a number of state finance committees.

Current officeholder

The current Alabama Auditor is Andrew Sorrell (R). Sorrell assumed office in 2023.

Authority

The state auditor's authority derives from Article V, Section 112 of the Alabama Constitution.

Constitution of Alabama, Article V, Section 112

The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of education, commissioner of agriculture and industries, and a sheriff for each county.

Qualifications

Qualifications for the office of state auditor are described in Article V, Section 132 of the state Constitution. Candidates for the office must have been a citizen of the United States for seven years, a resident of Alabama for five years and at least 25 years of age.

Constitution of Alabama, Article V, Section 132

No person shall be eligible to the office of attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of education, or commissioner of agriculture and industries unless he shall have been a citizen of the United States at least seven years, and shall have resided in this state at least five years next preceding his election, and shall be at least twenty-five years old when elected.

Elections

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Per Section 114 of the state constitution, Alabama elects its auditors during federal midterm election years (e.g. 2018, 2022, 2026 and 2030). Section 116 sets the auditor's inauguration for the first Monday after the second Tuesday in the January following an election.

Constitution of Alabama, Article V, Section 114

The governor, lieutenant governor, attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of education, and commissioner of agriculture and industries shall be elected by the qualified electors of the state at the same time and places appointed for the election of members of the legislature in the year nineteen hundred and two, and in every fourth year thereafter.

Constitution of Alabama, Article V, Section 116

The governor, lieutenant governor, attorney-general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, superintendent of education, commissioner of agriculture and industries, elected after the ratification of this Constitution, shall hold their respective offices for the term of four years from the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January next succeeding their election, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.

Term limits

Per Amendment 282 to Article V, Section 116 of the Alabama Constitution, auditors are limited to two terms in office.^[2]

2022

See also: Alabama Auditor election, 2022

General election

General election for Alabama Auditor

Andrew Sorrell defeated Leigh LaChine in the general election for Alabama Auditor on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Andrew Sorrell (R)	84.4	949,871
	Leigh LaChine (L)	14.8	166,781
	Other/Write-in votes	0.8	8,544

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,125,196
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Alabama Auditor

Andrew Sorrell defeated Stan Cooke in the Republican primary runoff for Alabama Auditor on June 21, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Andrew Sorrell	57.5	205,257
	Stan Cooke	42.5	152,006

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 357,263
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alabama Auditor

Andrew Sorrell and Stan Cooke advanced to a runoff. They defeated Rusty Glover in the Republican primary for Alabama Auditor on May 24, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Andrew Sorrell	39.5	212,223
✔	Stan Cooke	32.8	176,352
	Rusty Glover	27.7	149,229

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 537,804
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