The 1990 Alabama Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1990 to elect the Alabama Attorney General. Democratic incumbent Don Siegelman chose not to run for re-election, instead unsuccessfully running for governor. Democratic nominee Montgomery County District Attorney Jimmy Evans won the election in a landslide, defeating Republican Alabama State Board of Education member Spencer Bachus by 28 percentage points and winning every single county except for Shelby.

As of 2026, this is the last time a Democrat has been elected Alabama Attorney General.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Primary results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roger Bedford Jr. 247,986 38.62%
Democratic Jimmy Evans 242,599 37.78%
Democratic Jim Sullivan 151,588 23.61%
Total votes 642,173 100.00%

Runoff results

Democratic primary runoff results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Evans 276,620 50.62%
Democratic Roger Bedford Jr. 269,831 49.38%
Total votes 546,451 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Bachus was unopposed for the Republican nomination so no primary was held.

General election

Candidates

Results

1990 Alabama Attorney General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Evans 726,982 64.43%
Republican Spencer Bachus 401,388 35.57%
Total votes 1,128,370 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "1990 Attorney General Democratic Primary Election Results - Alabama". US Election Atlas. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Election Results Archive - Attorney General". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ "1990 Attorney General General Election Results - Alabama". US Election Atlas. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Alabama_Attorney_General_election