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