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The 2022 Alabama Supreme Court election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect two justices to the Alabama Supreme Court. Primary elections were held on May 24, 2022.
Place 5
Republican primary
Incumbent Justice Mike Bolin chose not to seek re-election.[1]
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Debra H. Jones, circuit judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Alabama.[3]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Greg Cook |
Debra Jones |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnal (R)[4] | March 16–17, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 11% | 7% | 82% |
| Cygnal (R)[5] | May 6–7, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 29% | 14% | 56% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Cook | 318,366 | 55.35 | |
| Republican | Debra Jones | 256,827 | 44.65 | |
| Total votes | 575,193 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Anita Kelly, Montgomery County circuit judge.[7]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Cook | 943,177 | 67.40 | |
| Democratic | Anita Kelly | 454,878 | 32.51 | |
| Write-in | 1,271 | 0.09 | ||
| Total votes | 1,399,326 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County[8] | Greg Cook Republican |
Anita Kelly Democratic |
Write-in Various |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Autauga | 13,445 | 76.61% | 4,085 | 23.28% | 19 | 0.11% | 9,360 | 53.34% | 17,549 |
| Baldwin | 59,619 | 82.33% | 12,700 | 17.54% | 99 | 0.14% | 46,919 | 64.79% | 72,418 |
| Barbour | 3,752 | 58.21% | 2,691 | 41.75% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,061 | 16.46% | 6,446 |
| Bibb | 4,796 | 82.26% | 1,029 | 17.65% | 5 | 0.09% | 3,767 | 64.61% | 5,830 |
| Blount | 15,249 | 92.55% | 1,218 | 7.39% | 10 | 0.06% | 14,031 | 85.16% | 16,477 |
| Bullock | 775 | 29.63% | 1,840 | 70.34% | 1 | 0.04% | -1,065 | -40.71% | 2,616 |
| Butler | 3,695 | 63.78% | 2,098 | 36.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,597 | 27.57% | 5,793 |
| Calhoun | 22,121 | 74.14% | 7,688 | 25.77% | 29 | 0.10% | 14,433 | 48.37% | 29,838 |
| Chambers | 5,868 | 65.19% | 3,118 | 34.64% | 15 | 0.17% | 2,750 | 30.55% | 9,001 |
| Cherokee | 6,935 | 89.41% | 817 | 10.53% | 4 | 0.05% | 6,118 | 78.88% | 7,756 |
| Chilton | 10,619 | 87.86% | 1,457 | 12.06% | 10 | 0.08% | 9,162 | 75.81% | 12,086 |
| Choctaw | 3,074 | 61.19% | 1,949 | 38.79% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,125 | 22.39% | 5,024 |
| Clarke | 5,238 | 58.68% | 3,686 | 41.29% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,552 | 17.39% | 8,927 |
| Clay | 3,615 | 86.57% | 557 | 13.34% | 4 | 0.10% | 3,058 | 73.23% | 4,176 |
| Cleburne | 4,190 | 92.29% | 350 | 7.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,840 | 84.58% | 4,540 |
| Coffee | 11,279 | 81.51% | 2,530 | 18.28% | 28 | 0.20% | 8,749 | 63.23% | 13,837 |
| Colbert | 12,693 | 74.49% | 4,333 | 25.43% | 15 | 0.09% | 8,360 | 49.06% | 17,041 |
| Conecuh | 2,511 | 57.25% | 1,873 | 42.70% | 2 | 0.05% | 638 | 14.55% | 4,386 |
| Coosa | 2,692 | 71.03% | 1,095 | 28.89% | 3 | 0.08% | 1,597 | 42.14% | 3,790 |
| Covington | 9,794 | 87.57% | 1,385 | 12.38% | 5 | 0.04% | 8,409 | 75.19% | 11,184 |
| Crenshaw | 3,532 | 79.00% | 937 | 20.96% | 2 | 0.04% | 2,595 | 58.04% | 4,471 |
| Cullman | 23,691 | 91.47% | 2,187 | 8.44% | 21 | 0.08% | 21,504 | 83.03% | 25,899 |
| Dale | 9,379 | 78.93% | 2,487 | 20.93% | 17 | 0.14% | 6,892 | 58.00% | 11,883 |
| Dallas | 3,790 | 33.88% | 7,393 | 66.08% | 5 | 0.04% | -3,603 | -32.20% | 11,188 |
| DeKalb | 15,075 | 88.93% | 1,862 | 10.98% | 15 | 0.09% | 13,213 | 77.94% | 16,952 |
| Elmore | 20,411 | 79.80% | 5,144 | 20.11% | 22 | 0.09% | 15,267 | 59.69% | 25,577 |
| Escambia | 7,213 | 75.28% | 2,366 | 24.69% | 3 | 0.03% | 4,847 | 50.58% | 9,582 |
| Etowah | 20,645 | 79.78% | 5,216 | 20.16% | 18 | 0.07% | 15,429 | 59.62% | 25,879 |
| Fayette | 4,744 | 86.85% | 716 | 13.11% | 2 | 0.04% | 4,028 | 73.75% | 5,462 |
| Franklin | 6,456 | 88.11% | 865 | 11.81% | 6 | 0.08% | 5,591 | 76.31% | 7,327 |
| Geneva | 7,026 | 89.11% | 856 | 10.86% | 3 | 0.04% | 6,170 | 78.25% | 7,885 |
| Greene | 585 | 19.89% | 2,352 | 79.97% | 4 | 0.14% | -1,767 | -60.08% | 2,941 |
| Hale | 2,248 | 44.10% | 2,842 | 55.75% | 8 | 0.16% | -594 | -11.65% | 5,098 |
| Henry | 4,935 | 74.93% | 1,646 | 24.99% | 5 | 0.08% | 3,289 | 49.94% | 6,586 |
| Houston | 21,039 | 76.93% | 6,282 | 22.97% | 27 | 0.10% | 14,757 | 53.96% | 27,348 |
| Jackson | 11,510 | 87.13% | 1,686 | 12.76% | 14 | 0.11% | 9,824 | 74.37% | 13,210 |
| Jefferson | 92,780 | 47.43% | 102,694 | 52.50% | 132 | 0.07% | -9,914 | -5.07% | 195,606 |
| Lamar | 3,895 | 89.62% | 448 | 10.31% | 3 | 0.07% | 3,447 | 79.31% | 4,346 |
| Lauderdale | 19,884 | 77.76% | 5,668 | 22.17% | 19 | 0.07% | 14,216 | 55.59% | 25,571 |
| Lawrence | 8,467 | 80.47% | 2,045 | 19.44% | 10 | 0.10% | 6,422 | 61.03% | 10,522 |
| Lee | 26,819 | 66.93% | 13,222 | 33.00% | 27 | 0.07% | 13,597 | 33.93% | 40,068 |
| Limestone | 23,462 | 75.95% | 7,408 | 23.98% | 23 | 0.07% | 16,054 | 51.97% | 30,893 |
| Lowndes | 1,269 | 31.80% | 2,714 | 68.00% | 8 | 0.20% | -1,445 | -36.21% | 3,991 |
| Macon | 1,117 | 20.95% | 4,211 | 78.99% | 3 | 0.06% | -3,094 | -58.04% | 5,331 |
| Madison | 70,052 | 58.99% | 48,593 | 40.92% | 105 | 0.09% | 21,459 | 18.07% | 118,750 |
| Marengo | 3,734 | 52.00% | 3,444 | 47.96% | 3 | 0.04% | 290 | 4.04% | 7,181 |
| Marion | 7,645 | 92.06% | 656 | 7.90% | 3 | 0.04% | 6,989 | 84.16% | 8,304 |
| Marshall | 21,174 | 88.44% | 2,760 | 11.53% | 9 | 0.04% | 18,414 | 76.91% | 23,943 |
| Mobile | 63,706 | 60.05% | 42,268 | 39.84% | 113 | 0.11% | 21,438 | 20.21% | 106,087 |
| Monroe | 4,233 | 60.64% | 2,745 | 39.32% | 3 | 0.04% | 1,488 | 21.31% | 6,981 |
| Montgomery | 22,456 | 39.27% | 34,614 | 60.53% | 114 | 0.20% | -12,158 | -21.26% | 57,184 |
| Morgan | 25,497 | 80.22% | 6,257 | 19.69% | 28 | 0.09% | 19,240 | 60.54% | 31,782 |
| Perry | 876 | 27.80% | 2,273 | 72.14% | 2 | 0.06% | -1,397 | -44.34% | 3,151 |
| Pickens | 4,175 | 64.25% | 2,322 | 35.73% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,853 | 28.52% | 6,498 |
| Pike | 5,217 | 64.73% | 2,838 | 35.21% | 5 | 0.06% | 2,379 | 29.52% | 8,060 |
| Randolph | 5,481 | 84.09% | 1,036 | 15.89% | 1 | 0.02% | 4,445 | 68.20% | 6,518 |
| Russell | 5,953 | 51.95% | 5,492 | 47.92% | 15 | 0.13% | 461 | 4.02% | 11,460 |
| Shelby | 52,098 | 75.24% | 17,039 | 24.61% | 102 | 0.15% | 35,059 | 50.63% | 69,239 |
| St. Clair | 23,522 | 84.89% | 4,156 | 15.00% | 31 | 0.11% | 19,366 | 69.89% | 27,709 |
| Sumter | 1,123 | 29.26% | 2,714 | 70.71% | 1 | 0.03% | -1,591 | -41.45% | 3,838 |
| Talladega | 14,369 | 66.81% | 7,128 | 33.14% | 11 | 0.05% | 7,241 | 33.67% | 21,508 |
| Tallapoosa | 10,395 | 77.16% | 3,070 | 22.79% | 7 | 0.05% | 7,325 | 54.37% | 13,472 |
| Tuscaloosa | 31,867 | 62.27% | 19,259 | 37.63% | 48 | 0.09% | 12,608 | 24.64% | 51,174 |
| Walker | 15,480 | 87.40% | 2,226 | 12.57% | 5 | 0.03% | 13,254 | 74.83% | 17,711 |
| Washington | 4,476 | 76.88% | 1,343 | 23.07% | 3 | 0.05% | 3,133 | 53.81% | 5,822 |
| Wilcox | 1,311 | 34.84% | 2,450 | 65.11% | 2 | 0.05% | -1,139 | -30.27% | 3,763 |
| Winston | 6,405 | 93.37% | 449 | 6.55% | 6 | 0.09% | 5,956 | 86.82% | 6,860 |
| Totals | 943,177 | 67.40% | 454,878 | 32.51% | 1,271 | 0.09% | 488,299 | 34.90% | 1,399,326 |
By congressional district
Cook won six of seven congressional districts.[9]
| District | Cook | Kelly | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 69% | 31% | Jerry Carl |
| 2nd | 70% | 30% | Barry Moore |
| 3rd | 72% | 28% | Mike Rogers |
| 4th | 85% | 15% | Robert Aderholt |
| 5th | 68% | 32% | Mo Brooks (117th Congress) |
| Dale Strong (118th Congress) | |||
| 6th | 70% | 30% | Gary Palmer |
| 7th | 37% | 63% | Terri Sewell |
Place 6
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kelli Wise, incumbent justice[10]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kelli Wise (incumbent) | 998,043 | 97.51 | |
| Write-in | 25,490 | 2.49 | ||
| Total votes | 1,023,533 | 100.00 | ||
Notes
- ↑ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
- ↑ Flowers, Steve (2022-12-19). "Two Jefferson County legends retire". TPI Media Group. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ↑ "Greg Cook is running for Alabama Supreme Court". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ Cash, Timothy. "Press announcement: Judge Jones running for state supreme court". The Anniston Star. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Poll shows Ivey with strong approval, growing lead in primary field". Alabama Daily News. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Polls show Republican voters remain undecided on several down-ballot races". Alabama Daily News. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- 1 2 "2022 Election Information". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Meet the candidates running for Alabama Supreme Court Place 5". WSFA 12. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- 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.
- ↑ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::b1cfc3f6-27df-498d-a147-0664d75fea88
- ↑ "GOP Candidate Justice Kelli Wise to speak at Talladega County party meeting on Feb. 17". Sylacauga News. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
