Election results: Alabama 2022 Midterm Election | #elections | #alabama

TO YOUR DID IT. OH, MY GOSH. THIS IS INCREDIBLE. FIRST, IF I CAN GET MY HAIR OUT OF MY FACE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, WE WIN. YES. ALL HIM. NONE OF THIS. AND I MEAN NONE OF IT IS POSSIBLE SECOND CORINTHIANS 12 NINE SAYS, AS HE SAID UNTO ME, MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR ME. MY STRENGTH IS MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS AND OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS, AS MANY YOU WHO HAVE GOTTEN TO WITNESS, THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS AND ERRORS, NO. THAT WE GOT THROUGH THIS BECAUSE OF HIS STRENGTH, THAT IS WHAT CARRIED US THROUGH. I KNOW. THANK YOU, ALABAMA. OH, GOSH. FROM THE TO THE SHORES OF THE GULF TO THE ROCKET CITY TO THE WIREGRASS AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN YOU ALL GAVE ME A SHOT. YOU, ME A SHOT TO EARN YOUR RESPECT AND YOUR VOTE. YOU ALLOWED ME TO LISTEN TO YOU TO HEAR YOUR STORY TO LEARN YOUR CONCERNS TO LEARN YOUR DREAMS AND WHAT HOPED THE FUTURE TO BE YOU ARE WHAT MAKE THIS STATE SO AND YOU ARE WHO I AM SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT. THANK YOU. Y’ALL. TONIGHT IS A NIGHT OF A LOT OF FIRSTS. GOING TO BE THE FIRST TIME HERE. A LOT OF KIDS POPPIN, BALLOONS AND IT’S JUST A LITTLE THEATER HERE THAT ARE GOING TO DO. BUT REALLY, Y’ALL, YOU’RE GOING TO SEE HEADLINES ABOUT. ME BEING THE FIRST WOMAN EVER ELECTED, THE UNITED STATES SENATE FROM THE STATE OF ALABAMA. YOU’LL HEAR THAT MAY BE THE YOUNGEST REPUBLICAN WOMAN IN HISTORY ELECTED TO THE U.S. SENATE. OR MAYBE I AM THE ONLY REPUBLICAN FEMALE WITH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN THE SENATE. Y’ALL, THESE ARE ALL KINDS OF FIRSTS. NOW, I DON’T TAKE ANY THESE THINGS FOR GRANTED. AND THE GRAVITY OF ALL OF IT IS NOT LOST ON ME. I AM HUMBLED. I AM HONORED AND, GRATEFUL. I WANT YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND WHAT A TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY. THESE MILESTONES CARRY. AND I DO NOT TAKE THAT LIGHTLY. BUT THE ONES THAT THE MOST TO ME IS THE FIRST, THAT WE STARTED THIS CAMPAIGN AND WITH IT WAS OUR MOTTO FROM THE START ALLAH. FIRST. Y’ALL, I’M HERE TONIGHT TELL YOU THAT WASN’T A CAMPAIGN. IT WAS A PROM YES. AND IT IS GOING TO BE MY EVERY DAY AS YOUR STATES SENATOR LIKES YOU. I TRULY BELIEVE WE LIVE IN A GREAT STATE WITH GREAT PEOPLE. AND I BELIEVE THAT OUR BEST ARE STILL AHEAD. YES, COME ON, GUYS. AND IN TO ACHIEVE OUR FULL POTENTIAL, GOING TO NEED LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEADERS WORKING TOGETHER. WE MUST SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY FRONT OF US AND FACE OUR CHALLENGE IS HEAD ON. THAT IS HOW YOU MAKE ALABAMA FIRST, AND WE DO IT TO GATHER. THIS CELEBRATION IS ANOTHER ON OUR JOURNEYS AND I BELIEVE IT IS MUCH MORE OF A BEGINNING. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THIS NIGHT IT WILL SERVE AS FIRST OF MANY MILESTONES THAT WE ACHIEVE TOGETHER TO BETTER OUR STATE AND NATION FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. BUT THIS VICTORY IS NOT MINE. IT’S OURS. IT’S OUR CHILDREN’S AND THEIRS. YOUR FUTURE WAS ON THE BALLOT. THEIR FUTURE WAS THE BALLOT. AND TONIGHT, PARENTS, FAMILIES AND HARD WORKING BALLET ALABAMIANS ACROSS THIS ENTIRE STATE LET THEIR VOICES BE HEARD. WE LOUD AND CLEAR. THIS IS TIME. SO. 22 IS THE YEAR OF THE PARENT. WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO LIVE, IN SAFE AND STRONG COMMUNITIES, WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO EDUCATED AND NOT IN NEEDED AND. WE WANT ALABAMA TO A PLACE WHERE OUR CHILDREN WANT TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN LONG INTO THE FUTURE. AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT HERE IN ALABAMA AND ACROSS OUR NATION THAT PARENTS GOTTEN OFF THE SIDELINES AND STEPPED UP TO FIGHT FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN BECAUSE LIKE WESLEYAN I WHEN WE PRAYED ABOUT THIS RACE AND ABOUT IT, WE HAVE A NEW GENERATION THAT’S LOOKING AROUND AND WE DON’T RECOGNIZE THE COUNTRY WE KNOW AND LOVE, EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN’T GROW UP TOO LONG AGO, WE’RE HUNGRY, CHANGE. BUT WE ALSO KNOW WE HAVE TO BE THE CHANGE THAT WE WANT TO SEE AND IS MY COMMITMENT TO YOU. YA’LL. WE HAVE FAR TOO MANY POLITICIANS WASHINGTON THAT ONLY WANT TO GRIPE ABOUT THINGS AND DO NOTHING TO ACTUALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. WHAT I WANT YOU TO HEAR FROM ME TONIGHT IS THAT I WANT TO BE PART OF SOLUTION. IT’S NOT LOST ON ME THAT LIKELY WHY ALABAMA IS SENDING A MAMA TO THE U.S. SENATE, YOU KNOW, TO ACTUALLY THINGS DONE SO AM A MAMA ON A MISSION AND I’M GOING TO THE SENATE WITH SOME NOVEL CONCEPTS TO MAKE COMMON SENSE COMMON AGAIN TO SOLUTIONS TO, ACHIEVE REAL POSITIVE RESULTS, AND TO MAKE OUR GREAT STATE AND NATION STRONG FOR OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. I’M NOT GOING TO SUGARCOAT IT. IT’S NOT GOING TO BE. BUT I WILL REMIND YOU THE WORDS THAT GOT US INTO THIS. GOD CALLS TO DO HARD THINGS RIGHT. AND IN THE VALLEYS OF LIFE, TO THE PEAKS AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN, I AM GOING TO FIGHT TIRELESSLY IN THE SENATE FOR OUR PEOPLE, OUR VALUES AND OUR LIBERTIES. I’M GOING TO DEFEND FAITH, FAMILY, FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY AT EVERY SINGLE I AM GOING TO TACKLE CHALLENGES HEAD ON. I AM GOING TO LOOK AT THE THINGS STARING US IN THE FACE, WHETHER IT IS INFLATION OR CRIME, THE BORDER CRISIS, THE EPIDEMIC, THE MAKING SURE THAT WE EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH AND THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS. HIGH SPEED INTERNET. I AM GOING TO SUPPORT PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH AND SHARING OUR INCREDIBLE MEN AND. WOMEN IN UNIFORM ARE THE BEST EQUIPPED RESOURCED AND TRAINED IN THE WORLD. I AM GOING TO ENSURE THAT OUR VETERANS GET AMERICA’S BEST BECAUSE THERE IS NO DOUBT THEY GAVE US THEIRS RIGHT. I GOING TO RESPECT AND OUR COURAGEOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO SACRIFICE EVERY SINGLE DAY TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR FAMILIES SAFE. I AM GOING TO BE A CHAMPION FOR HARD WORKING FARMERS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT FOOD SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY, RIGHT. AND I AM ALWAYS GOING TO FIGHT FOR OUR CHILDREN. GO, I BELIEVE ALL OF MY HEART THAT SINGLE CHILD, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ZIP CODE, DESERVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM. AND I WILL NEVER STOP WORKING. AND SO THAT’S A REALITY. IT ALL STARTS HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION. WE MUST EMPOWER AND PARTNER PARENTS AND FAMILIES, NOT LOCK THEM OUT. BECAUSE AS LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND STATES AND AS A NATION’S FAMILIES DETERMINE OUR FUTURE, CHILDREN SUCCEED THE MOST. WHEN THEIR FAMILIES ARE ACTIVE. PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR EDUCATION, AND WE NEED CELEBRATE AND COURAGE AND ENABLE THAT. WE TO KEEP GETTING MORE AND MORE ENGAGED IN OUR COUNTRY’S, WHETHER IT’S ATTENDING LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, VOLUNTEERING IN YOUR COMMUNITY, OR RUNNING FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE. WE NEED TO. AND SPEAK OF THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT AND MANY WHO COULD NOT BE HERE THAT I NEED TO THANK ME. BEING UP HERE ON THE STAGE IS BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DOING A LOT OF NOT ONLY OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS, BUT FOR YEARS AND YEARS BEFORE THAT, TOO, MY HUSBAND, WHO IT ALL ON THE LINE LITERALLY TO WALK THROUGH THIS JOURNEY WITH EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND HE IS THE LEADER OF OUR FAMILY AND HE BELIEVED IN WHAT WAS POSSIBLE TO OUR CHILDREN LOOK. WHO NOT ONLY ENCOURAGED ME TO ENTER THIS RACE BUT WHOEVER THEMSELVES WITH GRACE AND GRIT OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS YOU ALL WANT YOU TO KNOW YOUR DAD. AND I BELIEVE, YOU BOTH TO BE INCREDIBLY SPECIAL. AND WE COULD NOT BE PROUD OF THE YOUNG WOMAN AND YOUNG MAN THAT YOU BOTH ARE. THANK YOU. TO MY PARENTS, WHO TAUGHT ME IN PORTLAND LIFE LESSONS AND ENCOURAGED ME THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND CHALLENGING ONES, WHO TAUGHT ME THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS LIFE ARE FAITH, FAMILY AND FREEDOM. YOU HELPED BUILD THE FOUNDATION THAT I AM STANDING ON TODAY. I LOVE YOU. TO MY SISTERS WHO GOD BLESSED ME WITH TO BE ABLE TO DO LIFE WITH AND WHO STOOD IN THERE WITH ME ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO MY GRANDPARENTS, THE ONES ON EARTH AND THE ONES WATCHING FROM ABOVE WHO PLANTED TREES, WHOSE SHADE THEY KNEW THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN TO MY ARMS, TO MY UNCLES, TO MY COUSINS TO MY IN-LAWS, TO MY FRIENDS FROM CHILDHOOD, ALL THE WAY UP TO AND EVERYTHING BETWEEN TO. I HEAR YOU’LL LIKE IT TOO, MY COWORKERS. MY FIRST JOB OUTSIDE MY DAD’S STORE, WHICH WAS KID’S CORNER, I WENT IN AT TEN AND TOLD HIM I NEEDED A JOB, THAT MY DAD WAS PAYING ME $0.50 AN HOUR AND I FELT LIKE I WAS WORTH MORE RIGHT NOW TO MY COLLEAGUES AT BUTLER SNOW TO THE VOLUNTEERS ON THIS CAMPAIGN, WHO SPREAD THE WORD AND TRULY ME BUILD OUT AUTHENTIC TICK, GRASSROOTS. Y’ALL GIVE IT UP FOR THEM TO. TO MY WHO IS THE BEST. MANY OF WHOM TOOK THIS JOB SPITE OF PEOPLE TELLING THEM THAT IT WOULD BE CAREER ENDING. NO KIDDING. AND WHO PUT HEART AND SOUL INTO THIS CAMPAIGN EACH AND EVERY DAY TO ENSURE THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE VERY BEST CHANCE, SUCCESS AND TO THE MAN. SENATOR RICHARD SHELBY AND HIS WONDERFUL WIFE, ANNETTE SHELBY. WHO YOU SEE I WILL STILL. BUT SHOES WILL LIKELY NEVER FIT. WHO GAVE ME A SHOT? 20 YEARS AGO? WHO WAS ALABAMA’S GREATEST STATESMAN AND WHO HAS LEFT A LEGACY A LASTING ONE OF FIGHTING THIS NATION AND AN IMPRINT ON THIS STATE THAT WILL ALWAYS FACE REMAIN. AND TO EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM AND AT HOME, WHO GAVE OF THEIR TIME RESOURCES AND ENERGY TO MAKE THIS PASSAGE BILL TONIGHT I SAY THANK YOU. I KNOW WITHOUT EACH ONE OF YOU, I WOULD NOT BE WHO I AM OR, WHERE I AM. I WANT YOU TO HEAR ME SAY IT AGAIN FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, WITH EVERY OF ME. THANK YOU. COUSIN NUMBER ONE. I’LL CONCLUDE WITH THIS. NO ONE WILL WORK HARDER THAN ME. AND THE UNITED STATES SENATE. I GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU NOT LECTURE YOU HERE. I KNOW THAT EVERY ONE OF YOU IS NOT GOING TO AGREE WITH ME EVERY SINGLE ISSUE AND THAT’S OKAY. I’M GOING BE WORKING FOR ALL ALABAMIANS, EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT BELIEFS. I DO. I AM GOING TO BE A VOICE FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES AND HARD WORKING ALABAMIANS ACROSS THE. AND I AM GOING TO TIRELESSLY EVERY SINGLE DAY TO MAKE PROUD. I BELIEVE THAT OUR IS PROOF THAT THE AMERICAN IS STILL ALIVE IN THIS GREAT STATE AND THIS COUNTRY. YOU CAN MORE IF YOU JUST YOUR MIND TO IT NOW TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE YOU’RE ACTUALLY WHY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US STANDING IN THIS ROOM YOU NOT ONLY OUR FUTURE YOU ARE ALSO OUR HOPE FOR A BETTER TODAY WE WANT TO INVEST IN YOU. WE WANT TO CREATE BETTER PATHWAYS FOR YOU. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE CONDITIONS THAT WITH YOUR OWN HARD WORK WILL ALLOW YOU TO STAND. I WANT YOU TO LEARN FROM THIS MOMENT. THE ONE WHERE A PUBLIC SCHOOL GIRL FROM THE WIREGRASS WHO WAS POLLING AT 2%, WENT ON TO BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN EVER ELECTED TO THE STATES SENATE FROM THE STATE OF. OUR. YOU ARE NOT JUST WITNESSING HISTORY. YOU ARE PART OF IT. LEARN AND REMEMBER THAT. WHILE THE WORLD PLACES LIMITATIONS ON US IT IS THE LIMITATIONS WE PLACE ON OURSELVES THAT UNDOUBTABLY DO THE MOST DAMAGE. SO SET BIG GOALS, BUT PAY ATTENTION TO THE LITTLE THINGS. HANDLE YOURSELF WITH DIGNITY. TREAT WITH RESPECT AND COURAGE. OTHERS TO SUCCEED WHILE WORKING HARD YOURSELF. AND WHEN YOU FALL DOWN AND YOU WILL BECAUSE. I SURE HAVE. GET BACK UP AND MATTER WHAT CHALLENGES LIFE. SEND WAY AND THERE WILL BE BIG ONES. NEVER EVER EVER YOURSELF OUT. GOT IT. Y’ALL I BELIEVE WITH HARD WORK FAITH AND THE SUPPORT OF WONDERFUL PEOPLE WE ALL ALABAMA CAN REACH OUR FULL POTENTIAL. AND SO TO THE ADULTS THE ROOM. LET’S ENSURE ALABAMA IS THE BEST PLACE LIVE WORK WORSHIP RAISE A FAMILY. NOT ONLY FOR OURSELVES, BUT FOR ALL OF THEM. YOUR HOPE ON THE HORIZON. LET’S TO RESTORE THIS SHINING CITY ON HILL. OUR COUNTRY WAS NOT SO LONG AGO. WE MUST LAY A FOUNDATION THAT ENSURES THAT ALL CHILDREN ACROSS, OUR STATE AND NATION HAVE FREEDOMS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO DO REALLY INCREDIBLE THINGS. OUR STATE. OUR NATION. OUR CHILDREN. THEY ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR. SO ALABAMA, LET’S DO THIS. OH, GOD BLESS. GOD BLESS THE GREAT STATE OF, ALABAMA. AND GOD BLESS TH

Alabama election results: Winners, losers & what’s still up in the air

Updated: 9:27 AM CST Nov 10, 2022

From Alabama governor to a closely-watched race for Jefferson County sheriff, below is how several major races across the state shaped out in 2022. ALL RESULTS | GOVERNOR | U.S. SENATE | THE AMENDMENTS | ALL STATEWIDE RACES | STATE HOUSE & STATE SENATE | BIBB | BLOUNT | CALHOUN | CHEROKEE | CHILTON | CLAY | CLEBURNE | COOSA | CULLMAN | ETOWAH | FAYETTE | GREENE | HALE | JEFFERSON | MARION | PICKENS | SHELBY | ST CLAIR | TALLADEGA | TUSCALOOSA | WALKER | WINSTON GOVERNOR Incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey has won reelection in Alabama. A heavy favorite, the Republican governor defeated Democratic challenger Yolanda Flowers. This will be Ivey’s second four-year term. Click here for full results.U.S. SENATERepublican Katie Britt has won the race for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat. Britt defeated Democrat Will Boyd and Libertarian John Sophocleus to fill the seat held by retiring Sen. Richard Shelby. Britt was widely considered the favorite in the race, with a massive fundraising lead over her opponents. Britt most recently served as president of Alabama’s Business Counsel, and before that, served as Shelby’s chief of staff. Click here for full results.JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFFIncumbent Mark Pettway has declared victory in the race for Jefferson County Sheriff. The Democratic sheriff said he looks forward to serving the community for four more years, narrowly leading challenger Jared Hudson Tuesday night in one of the most closely-watched races in the Birmingham area. Click here for full results.RATIFY THE CONSTITUTION OF ALABAMAAlabama has voted to erase racist wording from the state’s constitution. The Alabama Constitution, approved in 1901 to entrench white supremacy, still has language regarding segregated schools, poll taxes and bans on interracial marriage. But Alabama voters on Tuesday decided to ratify a new constitution that strips out the Jim Crow-era language. It also reorganizes the unwieldy governing document, which has been amended 978 times and tops over 400,000 words. Click here for full results.PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iYXAtZW1iZWQiIHRpdGxlPSJMaXZlIGVsZWN0aW9uIHJlc3VsdHMgdmlhIHRoZSBBc3NvY2lhdGVkIFByZXNzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2N1c3RvbWVycy9sYXlvdXRzL29yZ2FuaXphdGlvbi1sYXlvdXRzL3B1Ymxpc2hlZC8xMDc1MDYvNzI0MS5odG1sIiB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ibm8iIG1hcmdpbmhlaWdodD0iMCI+PC9pZnJhbWU+PHNjcmlwdCBkZWZlciBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2Fzc2V0cy9taWNyb3NpdGUvcmVzaXplQ2xpZW50LmpzIj48L3NjcmlwdD4=THE AMMENDMENTSVoters passed all 10 amendments on the ballot, including one named after slain Homewood native Aniah Blanchard. Aniah’s Law (Amendment 1) would essentially make it easier for judges to deny bond to those accused of violent crimes. Click here for full results.PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iYXAtZW1iZWQiIHRpdGxlPSJMaXZlIGVsZWN0aW9uIHJlc3VsdHMgdmlhIHRoZSBBc3NvY2lhdGVkIFByZXNzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2N1c3RvbWVycy9sYXlvdXRzL29yZ2FuaXphdGlvbi1sYXlvdXRzL3B1Ymxpc2hlZC8xMDc1MDYvNzAxMi5odG1sIiB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ibm8iIG1hcmdpbmhlaWdodD0iMCI+PC9pZnJhbWU+PHNjcmlwdCBkZWZlciBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2Fzc2V0cy9taWNyb3NpdGUvcmVzaXplQ2xpZW50LmpzIj48L3NjcmlwdD4=OTHER STATEWIDE RACESThere are several other major state races on the ballot including Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor and more. Click here to view all statewide races. STATE HOUSE, STATE SENATEBig State House and State Senate races were also on the 2022 ballot, as districts selected their representatives. Click here for all State House and State Senate results from across the area.COUNTY-BY-COUNTYThere are hundreds of other races on the November ballot that could impact your community. Click on the county below to view a list of all elections within each county. Counties below listed alphabetically. Bibb CountyBlount County Calhoun County Cherokee CountyChilton County Clay CountyCleburne CountyCoosa County Cullman County Etowah CountyFayette County Greene CountyHale County Jefferson County Marion County Pickens County Shelby CountySt. Clair County Talladega County Tuscaloosa CountyWalker County Winston County

From Alabama governor to a closely-watched race for Jefferson County sheriff, below is how several major races across the state shaped out in 2022.

ALL RESULTS | GOVERNOR | U.S. SENATE | THE AMENDMENTS | ALL STATEWIDE RACES | STATE HOUSE & STATE SENATE | BIBB | BLOUNT | CALHOUN | CHEROKEE | CHILTON | CLAY | CLEBURNE | COOSA | CULLMAN | ETOWAH | FAYETTE | GREENE | HALE | JEFFERSON | MARION | PICKENS | SHELBY | ST CLAIR | TALLADEGA | TUSCALOOSA | WALKER | WINSTON

GOVERNOR

Incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey has won reelection in Alabama. A heavy favorite, the Republican governor defeated Democratic challenger Yolanda Flowers. This will be Ivey’s second four-year term. Click here for full results.

U.S. SENATE

Republican Katie Britt has won the race for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat. Britt defeated Democrat Will Boyd and Libertarian John Sophocleus to fill the seat held by retiring Sen. Richard Shelby. Britt was widely considered the favorite in the race, with a massive fundraising lead over her opponents. Britt most recently served as president of Alabama’s Business Counsel, and before that, served as Shelby’s chief of staff. Click here for full results.

JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF

Incumbent Mark Pettway has declared victory in the race for Jefferson County Sheriff. The Democratic sheriff said he looks forward to serving the community for four more years, narrowly leading challenger Jared Hudson Tuesday night in one of the most closely-watched races in the Birmingham area. Click here for full results.

RATIFY THE CONSTITUTION OF ALABAMA

Alabama has voted to erase racist wording from the state’s constitution. The Alabama Constitution, approved in 1901 to entrench white supremacy, still has language regarding segregated schools, poll taxes and bans on interracial marriage. But Alabama voters on Tuesday decided to ratify a new constitution that strips out the Jim Crow-era language. It also reorganizes the unwieldy governing document, which has been amended 978 times and tops over 400,000 words. Click here for full results.

THE AMMENDMENTS

Voters passed all 10 amendments on the ballot, including one named after slain Homewood native Aniah Blanchard. Aniah’s Law (Amendment 1) would essentially make it easier for judges to deny bond to those accused of violent crimes. Click here for full results.

OTHER STATEWIDE RACES

There are several other major state races on the ballot including Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor and more. Click here to view all statewide races.

STATE HOUSE, STATE SENATE

Big State House and State Senate races were also on the 2022 ballot, as districts selected their representatives. Click here for all State House and State Senate results from across the area.

COUNTY-BY-COUNTY

There are hundreds of other races on the November ballot that could impact your community. Click on the county below to view a list of all elections within each county. Counties below listed alphabetically.