2018 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06 )
County results Congressional district results Ainsworth: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Boyd: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
The2018 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect theLieutenant Governor of Alabama , concurrently with elections to theUnited States House of Representatives ,governor , and otherstate andlocal elections. Primary elections were held on June 5, 2018, with runoff elections held on July 17, 2018, in races which nobody cleared at least 50% of the vote.[ 1]
IncumbentRepublican lieutenant governorKay Ivey resigned on April 10, 2017, to become to theGovernor of Alabama following the resignation ofRobert Bentley .[ 2] Following Ivey's resignation, the office of Lieutenant Governor remained vacant until the 2018 election cycle.[ 3]
Republican state representativeWill Ainsworth won a competitive primary and runoff againstAlabama Public Service Commissioner Twinkle Cavanaugh , and pastorWill Boyd became the Democratic nominee without any opposition.[ 4] [ 5] Ainsworth comfortably won the general election.[ 6]
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Runoff results by county
Post-primary endorsements [ edit ] Will Boyd (D)
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Southeastern Carpenters Regional Council[ 15] Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Will Ainsworth (R) Will Boyd (D) Undecided Research Consultants (R)[ 16] September 22, 2018 316 ± 5.5% 53% 39% 8% Cygnal (R)[ 17] July 24–25, 2018 1,027 ± 3.1% 53% 41% 6%
^a b c "2018 Election Information" .Alabama Secretary of State . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 .^ Ciammachilli, Esther (April 10, 2017)."Kay Ivey Moves From Lieutenant To Governor" .WBHM 90.3 FM . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 . ^ "Alabama Democrats enter Election Day with newfound optimism" .al.com . Associated Press. November 6, 2018. RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 .Alabama hasn't even had a lieutenant governor since April 2017, when Kay Ivey was elevated from the position to become governor following Robert Bentley's resignation. ^ Koplowitz, Howard (July 18, 2018)."Will Ainsworth wins Alabama lieutenant governor runoff race; Twinkle Cavanaugh concedes" .al.com . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 . ^ Sahlie, Will (October 17, 2018)."Alabama lt. governor candidate Will Boyd: 'I want us to be at the top in education' " .Montgomery Advertiser . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 . ^ Garrison, Greg (November 7, 2018)."Alabama Lt. Gov. race: Ainsworth wins" .al.com . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 . ^a b Moseley, Brandon (January 8, 2018)."Candidates raise over $2 million in lieutenant governor's race" .Alabama Political Reporter . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 . ^ "Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh switches to lieutenant governor race" .WSFA 12 . August 17, 2017. RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 .^ Law, Jeremy (February 23, 2017)."Alabama Senator announces 2018 Lieutenant Governor candidacy" .Sylacauga News . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 . ^ Moseley, Brandon (June 1, 2017)."Mary Scott Hunter running for Lt. Governor" .Alabama Political Reporter . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 . ^ "Blog - Alabama Democrats" . Archived fromthe original on January 17, 2018. RetrievedJune 29, 2018 .^ "Alabama REALTORS® Announces Endorsements for 2018 General Election" .Alabama Association of REALTORS . September 18, 2018. RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 .^ Bruce, Daniel (August 9, 2017)."Ainsworth Receives Top Conservative Endorsement for Lt. Governor" .Yellowhammer News . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 . ^ Moseley, Brandon (August 6, 2018)."Alabama AFL-CIO announces endorsements" .Alabama Political Reporter . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 . ^ "Alabama Endorsed Candidates for the Nov. 6 Elections" .Southeastern Carpenters Regional Council . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 .^ Stacy, Todd (September 27, 2018)."New poll shows Republicans winning six weeks out" .Alabama Daily News . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 . ^ "Survey of Likely General Election Voters" (PDF) .Cygnal . RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 .^ "Statewide Offices - General Election Results" (PDF) .Alabama Secretary of State . November 27, 2018. RetrievedNovember 12, 2025 .
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