Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

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Alabama Lieutenant Governor
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: February 9, 2018
	Primary: June 5, 2018; Primary runoff: July 17, 2018 (if needed); General: November 6, 2018; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Vacant
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Alabama
Ballotpedia analysis
	Federal and state primary competitiveness; State executive elections in 2018; Impact of term limits in 2018; State government trifectas; State government triplexes; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
Alabama; executive elections
	Governor; Lieutenant governor; Attorney general; Secretary of state; Treasurer; Auditor; Agriculture commissioner; State board of education; Public service commissioner

Alabama held an election for lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018. The primary election was on June 5, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was February 9, 2018.

For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
For more information about the Republican primary, click here.

For more information about lieutenant gubernatorial elections in 2018, click here.

SETTING THE STAGE
Heading into the election, the office of lieutenant governor was vacant following the April 10, 2017 resignation of former Gov. Robert Bentley (R). Under Alabama law, Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey (R) assumed the office of governor, creating a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor.
Heading into the election, Alabama was a Republican trifecta. It had been under this status since 2011, when Republicans gained majorities in the state Senate and state House. Alabama was also a Republican triplex.
The Republican presidential candidate won Alabama in each of the past five election cycles. The most narrow margin of victory was George W. Bush's 15 percent margin in 2000 while the widest was Donald Trump's 28 percent margin in 2016.

Candidates and election results

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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 552,346
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State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Alabama heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

Following the 2017 special election, one Republican and one Democrat each held a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama.
Republicans held 6 of 7 U.S. House seats in Alabama.

State executives

As of August 2018, Republicans held 9 state executive positions. The other four positions were nonpartisan.
The governor of Alabama was Republican Kay Ivey. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.

State legislature

Republicans controlled both chambers of the Alabama State Legislature. They had a 72-32 majority in the state House and a 26-8 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

Alabama was a Republican state government trifecta, meaning Republicans held the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house.

2018 elections

See also: Alabama elections, 2018

Alabama held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Alabama
	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.

As of July 2016, Alabama's three largest cities were Birmingham (pop. est. 211,000), Montgomery (pop. est. 200,000), and Huntsville (pop. est. 195,000).^[1]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Alabama from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Alabama Secretary of States.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Alabama every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Alabama 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Donald Trump	62%	Hillary Clinton	34%	28%
2012	Mitt Romney	61%	Barack Obama	38%	23%
2008	John McCain	60%	Barack Obama	39%	21%
2004	George W. Bush	62%	John Kerry	37%	25%
2000	George W. Bush	56%	Al Gore	42%	14%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Alabama from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Alabama 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Richard Shelby	64%	Ron Crumpton	36%	28%
2014	Jeff Sessions	97%	No Democratic candidate	0%	97%
2010	Richard Shelby	65%	William Barnes	35%	30%
2008	Jeff Sessions	63%	Vivian Figures	37%	26%
2004	Richard Shelby	68%	Wayne Sowell	32.0%	36%
2002	Jeff Sessions	59%	Susan Parker	40.0%	19%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Alabama.

Election results (Governor), Alabama 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Robert Bentley	64%	Parker Griffith	36%	28%
2010	Robert Bentley	58%	Ron Sparks	42%	16
2006	Bob Riley	57%	Lucy Baxley	42%	15%
2002	Bob Riley	49%	Don Siegelman	49%	0%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Alabama in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Alabama 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	6	86%	1	14%	R+5
2014	6	86%	1	14%	R+5
2012	6	86%	1	14%	R+5
2010	6	86%	1	14%	R+5
2008	5	71%	2	29%	R+3
2006	5	71%	2	29%	R+3
2004	5	71%	2	29%	R+3
2002	5	71%	2	29%	R+3
2000	5	71%	2	29%	R+3

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Alabama Party Control: 1992-2024
Six years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
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
House	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

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states. No counties in Alabama are Pivot Counties.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Alabama with 62.1 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 34.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Alabama voted Democratic 53.33 percent of the time and Republican 40 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Alabama voted Republican all five times.

Recent news

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External links

Suggest a link

Lieutenant Governor of Alabama official website

Footnotes

↑ Alabama Demographics, "Alabama Cities by Population," accessed August 30, 2018

[1] Alabama Demographics, "Alabama Cities by Population," accessed August 30, 2018

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