The 2022 Alabama Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Alabama. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Steve Marshall won re-election to a second term.
| Elections in Alabama |
|---|
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 Government |
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Steve Marshall, incumbent attorney general (2017–present)[1]
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Marshall (incumbent) | 519,092 | 89.9 | |
| Republican | Harry Bartlett Still III | 58,499 | 10.1 | |
| Total votes | 577,591 | 100.0 | ||
Marshall
- 80–90%
- 90–100%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Wendell Major, police chief of Tarrant, Alabama (2021–present)[3][13]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] | Safe R | September 14, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[15] | Safe R | November 1, 2022 |
Post-primary endorsements
Wendell Major (D)
Labor unions
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Marshall (incumbent) | 955,425 | 67.90% | +9.11% | |
| Democratic | Wendell Major | 450,543 | 32.02% | −9.12% | |
| Write-in | 1,220 | 0.09% | +0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 1,407,188 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
| County[18] | Steve Marshall Republican |
Wendell Major Democratic |
Write-in Various |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Autauga | 13,648 | 77.29% | 3,985 | 22.57% | 26 | 0.15% | 9,663 | 54.72% | 17,659 |
| Baldwin | 60,203 | 82.79% | 12,448 | 17.12% | 64 | 0.09% | 47,755 | 65.67% | 72,715 |
| Barbour | 3,850 | 59.21% | 2,652 | 40.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,198 | 18.43% | 6,502 |
| Bibb | 4,831 | 82.64% | 1,010 | 17.28% | 5 | 0.09% | 3,821 | 65.36% | 5,846 |
| Blount | 15,386 | 92.98% | 1,149 | 6.94% | 12 | 0.07% | 14,237 | 86.04% | 16,547 |
| Bullock | 795 | 30.17% | 1,840 | 69.83% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,045 | -39.66% | 2,635 |
| Butler | 3,836 | 65.05% | 2,060 | 34.93% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,776 | 30.12% | 5,897 |
| Calhoun | 22,426 | 74.81% | 7,521 | 25.09% | 29 | 0.10% | 14,905 | 49.72% | 29,976 |
| Chambers | 5,971 | 65.92% | 3,079 | 33.99% | 8 | 0.09% | 2,892 | 31.93% | 9,058 |
| Cherokee | 7,023 | 89.90% | 786 | 10.06% | 3 | 0.04% | 6,237 | 79.84% | 7,812 |
| Chilton | 10,729 | 88.25% | 1,423 | 11.70% | 6 | 0.05% | 9,306 | 76.54% | 12,158 |
| Choctaw | 3,120 | 61.57% | 1,944 | 38.37% | 3 | 0.06% | 1,176 | 23.21% | 5,067 |
| Clarke | 5,296 | 59.00% | 3,678 | 40.97% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,618 | 18.02% | 8,977 |
| Clay | 3,690 | 87.44% | 523 | 12.39% | 7 | 0.17% | 3,167 | 75.05% | 4,220 |
| Cleburne | 4,248 | 92.87% | 326 | 7.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,922 | 85.75% | 4,574 |
| Coffee | 11,458 | 82.39% | 2,443 | 17.57% | 6 | 0.04% | 9,015 | 64.82% | 13,907 |
| Colbert | 12,904 | 75.26% | 4,226 | 24.65% | 15 | 0.09% | 8,678 | 50.62% | 17,145 |
| Conecuh | 2,563 | 57.93% | 1,860 | 42.04% | 1 | 0.02% | 703 | 15.89% | 4,424 |
| Coosa | 2,726 | 71.60% | 1,076 | 28.26% | 5 | 0.13% | 1,650 | 43.34% | 3,807 |
| Covington | 9,876 | 87.98% | 1,344 | 11.97% | 5 | 0.04% | 8,532 | 76.01% | 11,225 |
| Crenshaw | 3,623 | 79.68% | 921 | 20.26% | 3 | 0.07% | 2,702 | 59.42% | 4,547 |
| Cullman | 23,985 | 92.13% | 2,035 | 7.82% | 13 | 0.05% | 21,950 | 84.32% | 26,033 |
| Dale | 9,472 | 79.32% | 2,454 | 20.55% | 15 | 0.13% | 7,018 | 58.77% | 11,941 |
| Dallas | 3,953 | 35.05% | 7,316 | 64.87% | 9 | 0.08% | -3,363 | -29.82% | 11,278 |
| DeKalb | 15,317 | 89.75% | 1,738 | 10.18% | 11 | 0.06% | 13,579 | 79.57% | 17,066 |
| Elmore | 20,615 | 80.28% | 5,048 | 19.66% | 17 | 0.07% | 15,567 | 60.62% | 25,680 |
| Escambia | 7,287 | 75.85% | 2,318 | 24.13% | 2 | 0.02% | 4,969 | 51.72% | 9,607 |
| Etowah | 20,906 | 80.41% | 5,074 | 19.52% | 19 | 0.07% | 15,832 | 60.89% | 25,999 |
| Fayette | 4,794 | 87.50% | 684 | 12.48% | 1 | 0.02% | 4,110 | 75.01% | 5,479 |
| Franklin | 6,563 | 89.09% | 800 | 10.86% | 4 | 0.05% | 5,763 | 78.23% | 7,367 |
| Geneva | 7,104 | 89.55% | 828 | 10.44% | 1 | 0.01% | 6,276 | 79.11% | 7,933 |
| Greene | 613 | 20.67% | 2,351 | 79.27% | 2 | 0.07% | -1,738 | -58.60% | 2,966 |
| Hale | 2,315 | 45.00% | 2,830 | 55.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -515 | -10.01% | 5,145 |
| Henry | 5,028 | 75.43% | 1,633 | 24.50% | 5 | 0.08% | 3,395 | 50.93% | 6,666 |
| Houston | 21,293 | 77.50% | 6,149 | 22.38% | 33 | 0.12% | 15,144 | 55.12% | 27,475 |
| Jackson | 11,694 | 87.90% | 1,601 | 12.03% | 8 | 0.06% | 10,093 | 75.87% | 13,303 |
| Jefferson | 93,423 | 47.45% | 103,295 | 52.46% | 183 | 0.09% | -9,872 | -5.01% | 196,901 |
| Lamar | 3,916 | 89.94% | 435 | 9.99% | 3 | 0.07% | 3,481 | 79.95% | 4,354 |
| Lauderdale | 20,208 | 78.46% | 5,526 | 21.45% | 23 | 0.09% | 14,682 | 57.00% | 25,757 |
| Lawrence | 8,682 | 81.39% | 1,977 | 18.53% | 8 | 0.07% | 6,705 | 62.86% | 10,667 |
| Lee | 27,060 | 67.24% | 13,145 | 32.67% | 36 | 0.09% | 13,915 | 34.58% | 40,241 |
| Limestone | 23,587 | 75.84% | 7,486 | 24.07% | 28 | 0.09% | 16,101 | 51.77% | 31,101 |
| Lowndes | 1,334 | 33.15% | 2,690 | 66.85% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,356 | -33.70% | 4,024 |
| Macon | 1,168 | 21.85% | 4,174 | 78.08% | 4 | 0.07% | -3,006 | -56.23% | 5,346 |
| Madison | 71,367 | 59.69% | 48,060 | 40.20% | 132 | 0.11% | 23,307 | 19.49% | 119,559 |
| Marengo | 3,806 | 52.79% | 3,401 | 47.17% | 3 | 0.04% | 405 | 5.62% | 7,210 |
| Marion | 7,763 | 92.73% | 603 | 7.20% | 6 | 0.07% | 7,160 | 85.52% | 8,372 |
| Marshall | 21,616 | 89.37% | 2,551 | 10.55% | 21 | 0.09% | 19,065 | 78.82% | 24,188 |
| Mobile | 64,716 | 60.77% | 41,652 | 39.11% | 128 | 0.12% | 23,064 | 21.66% | 106,496 |
| Monroe | 4,271 | 61.10% | 2,715 | 38.84% | 4 | 0.06% | 1,556 | 22.26% | 6,990 |
| Montgomery | 22,968 | 39.93% | 34,470 | 59.93% | 77 | 0.13% | -11,502 | -20.00% | 57,515 |
| Morgan | 25,779 | 80.68% | 6,147 | 19.24% | 26 | 0.08% | 19,632 | 61.44% | 31,952 |
| Perry | 915 | 28.93% | 2,247 | 71.04% | 1 | 0.03% | -1,332 | -42.11% | 3,163 |
| Pickens | 4,259 | 65.22% | 2,270 | 34.76% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,989 | 30.46% | 6,530 |
| Pike | 5,343 | 66.04% | 2,745 | 33.93% | 2 | 0.02% | 2,598 | 32.11% | 8,090 |
| Randolph | 5,531 | 84.60% | 1,003 | 15.34% | 4 | 0.06% | 4,528 | 69.26% | 6,538 |
| Russell | 6,008 | 52.32% | 5,465 | 47.59% | 11 | 0.10% | 543 | 4.73% | 11,484 |
| Shelby | 52,462 | 75.38% | 17,062 | 24.52% | 74 | 0.11% | 35,400 | 50.86% | 69,598 |
| St. Clair | 23,720 | 85.34% | 4,056 | 14.59% | 19 | 0.07% | 19,664 | 70.75% | 27,795 |
| Sumter | 1,150 | 29.77% | 2,713 | 70.23% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,563 | -40.46% | 3,863 |
| Talladega | 14,579 | 67.53% | 6,992 | 32.39% | 17 | 0.08% | 7,587 | 35.14% | 21,588 |
| Tallapoosa | 10,537 | 77.90% | 2,980 | 22.03% | 10 | 0.07% | 7,557 | 55.87% | 13,527 |
| Tuscaloosa | 32,207 | 62.65% | 19,157 | 37.26% | 44 | 0.09% | 13,050 | 25.39% | 51,408 |
| Walker | 15,595 | 87.74% | 2,174 | 12.23% | 6 | 0.03% | 13,421 | 75.50% | 17,775 |
| Washington | 4,491 | 77.10% | 1,333 | 22.88% | 1 | 0.02% | 3,158 | 54.21% | 5,825 |
| Wilcox | 1,355 | 35.64% | 2,446 | 64.33% | 1 | 0.03% | -1,091 | -28.70% | 3,802 |
| Winston | 6,468 | 93.83% | 420 | 6.09% | 5 | 0.07% | 6,048 | 87.74% | 6,893 |
| Totals | 955,425 | 67.90% | 450,543 | 32.02% | 1,220 | 0.09% | 504,882 | 35.88% | 1,407,188 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Barbour (largest city: Eufaula)
- Conecuh (largest city: Evergreen)
- Marengo (largest city: Demopolis)
- Russell (largest city: Phenix City)
By congressional district
Marshall won six of seven congressional districts.[19]
| District | Marshall | Major | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 70% | 30% | Jerry Carl |
| 2nd | 70% | 29% | Barry Moore |
| 3rd | 73% | 27% | Mike Rogers |
| 4th | 86% | 14% | Robert Aderholt |
| 5th | 69% | 31% | Mo Brooks (117th Congress) |
| Dale Strong (118th Congress) | |||
| 6th | 70% | 30% | Gary Palmer |
| 7th | 38% | 62% | Terri Sewell |
See also
- Attorney General of Alabama
- 2022 United States attorney general elections
- 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
- 2022 Alabama gubernatorial election
- 2022 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election
- 2022 Alabama Senate election
- 2022 Alabama House of Representatives election
- 2022 Alabama elections
References
- ↑ Moseley, Brandon (June 4, 2021). "Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall to seek re-election". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ↑ Moseley, Brandon (February 12, 2022). "Still launches campaign for Alabama Attorney General". 1819 News. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- 1 2 Cason, Mike (January 28, 2022). "Alabama Republican candidates far outnumber Democrats as qualifying for May 24 primary wraps up". AL.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ↑ Smith, Dylan (May 11, 2022). "Alabama Association of Realtors announces primary election endorsements". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ Helms, Jeff (September 28, 2021). "Alabama Farmers Federation Announces 2022 Endorsements". Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ↑ Moseley, Brandon (July 26, 2021). "Alabama Forestry Association endorses Steve Marshall". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ↑ Smith, Dylan (November 11, 2021). "Alabama Retail Association rolls out endorsements of statewide candidates". yellowhammernews.com. Yellowhammer News. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Coastal 150 announces statewide endorsements". Alabama Political Reporter. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ Smith, Dylan (February 14, 2022). "League of Southeastern Credit Unions endorses Ivey, Ainsworth, Marshall for reelection". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Manufacture Alabama endorses Attorney General Steve Marshall for re-election". Alabama Political Reporter. July 23, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Alabama RetailPAC announces endorsements". Alabama Political Reporter. April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ↑ "AL Republican Party 2022 Primary Results Official". sos.alabama.gov. Alabama Secretary of State. June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Wendell Warren Major". Bama Politics. September 27, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ↑ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ↑ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ↑ Moseley, Brandon (August 10, 2022). "AFL-CIO endorses Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians". 1819 News. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ↑ "Alabama – COMPAC Endorsements". UMWA. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- 1 2 Merrill, John (November 28, 2022). "Final Canvass of Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of Alabama. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
