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The2022 Alabama State Auditor election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect theState Auditor of thestate ofAlabama. Primary elections were held on May 24, with runoffs scheduled for June 21 if no candidate managed to receive a majority of the vote.
Incumbent Republican AuditorJim Zeigler could not run for a third term due to being term-limited and instead chose to run forSecretary of State.[1]State representativeAndrew Sorrell won the general election against Libertarian nominee Leigh LaChine; no Democrats filed to run for this position.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrew Sorrell | 211,773 | 39.46% | |
| Republican | Stan Cooke | 175,970 | 32.79% | |
| Republican | Rusty Glover | 148,872 | 27.74% | |
| Total votes | 536,615 | 100% | ||
Candidates Cooke and Sorrell squared off in a debate at theGardendale Civic Center just more than a week ahead of the Republican primary runoff on June 13, 2022. The debate was cosponsored byWYDE-FM and1819 News.[9]
| No. | Date | Location | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | ||||||||
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| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee E Eliminated W Withdrawn | ||||||||||||||
| Cooke | Glover | Sorrell | ||||||||||||
| 1 | June 13, 2022 | Gardendale | WYDE-FM | Becky Garretson Ray Melick | P | E | P | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrew Sorrell | 205,006 | 57.45% | |
| Republican | Stan Cooke | 151,815 | 42.55% | |
| Total votes | 356,821 | 100% | ||
No primary was held for theLibertarian Party, and the party instead nominated candidates.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrew Sorrell | 947,266 | 85.03% | |
| Libertarian | Leigh LaChine | 166,760 | 14.97% | |
| Total votes | 1,114,026 | 100% | ||
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