2022 Alabama House of Representatives elections

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All 105 seats in theAlabama House of Representatives 53 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Mac McCutcheon (retired) Anthony Daniels Party Republican Democratic Leader since August 15, 2016 February 22, 2017 Leader's seat 25th 53rd Last election 77 28 Seats won 77 28 Seat change Popular vote 857,167 297,978 Percentage 71.30% 24.79% Swing 8.57% 11.72%
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Democratic gain     Republican gain      Democratic hold     Republican hold Vote share:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Speaker before election Mac McCutcheon Republican ElectedSpeaker Nathaniel Ledbetter Republican

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Government
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The2022 Alabama House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2022. TheRepublican andDemocratic primaries were held on May 24, 2022, and any races in which no candidate exceeded one-half plus one of the total votes advanced to a runoff on June 21, 2022. This was the first election cycle since 2002 in which theLibertarian Party of Alabama was on the ballot, as they exceeded the threshold for petition signatures needed to gain ballot access in Alabama.^[1] Libertarian candidates were nominated by party convention. All 105 of Alabama's state representatives were up for reelection. In Alabama, members of both theHouse of Representatives and theSenate serve four-year terms, running in years corresponding with presidential midterm elections.

1. District 2:Lynn Greer retired.^[2]
2. District 3:Andrew Sorrell retired to run forauditor of Alabama.^[3]
3. District 10:Mike Ball retired.^[4]
4. District 13:Connie Rowe retired.^[5]
5. District 15:Allen Farley retired.^[6]
6. District 20:Howard Sanderford retired.^[7]
7. District 25:Mac McCutcheon retired.^[8]
8. District 26:Kerry Rich retired.^[9]
9. District 31:Mike Holmes retired.^[10]
10. District 40:K. L. Brown retired.^[11]
11. District 61:Rodney Sullivan retired^[12]
12. District 62:Rich Wingo retired.^[13]
13. District 64:Harry Shiver retired.^[14]
14. District 89:Wes Allen retired to run forAlabama Secretary of State.^[15]
15. District 92:Mike Jones retired to run forstate senator from District 31.^[16]
16. District 95:Steve McMillan retired.^[14]
17. District 100:Victor Gaston retired.^[17]

1. District 56:Louise Alexander retired to run forstate senator from District 19.^[18]
2. District 57:Merika Coleman retired to run forstate senator from District 19.^[19]

1. District 7:Proncey Robertson lost renomination to Ernie Yarbrough.^[20]
2. District 23:Tommy Hanes lost renomination to Mike Kirkland.^[20]
3. District 28:Gil Isbell lost renomination to Mack Butler.^[21]
4. District 45:Dickie Drake lost renomination to Susan DuBose.^[20]
5. District 88:Will Dismukes lost renomination to Jerry Starnes.^[20]
6. District 94:Joe Faust lost renomination to Jennifer Fidler.^[20]

1. District 55:Rod Scott lost renomination to Fred "Coach" Plump.^[22]
2. District 72:Ralph Anthony Howard lost renomination to Curtis Travis.^[20]

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 68, 3%
2. District 10, 6.63%
3. District 85, 8.08% (gain)

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Parties		Candidates	Seats				Popular Vote
			2018	2022	+/-	Strength	Votes	%	Change
	Republican	82	77	77		73.33	857,167	71.3	8.57%
	Democratic	47	28	28		26.67	297,978	24.79	11.72%
	Libertarian	27	0	0		0.00	32,127	2.67	2.52%
	Write-ins		0	0		0.00	14,924	1.24	0.42%
Total		156	105	105		100.00	1,202,196	100	–
Turnout
Registered

Second-term incumbent Republican representativePhillip Pettus had represented the 1st District since November 2014. Pettus was challenged byFlorencelawyer Maurice McCaney^[25] in the Republican primary. Pettus won the primary by the skin of his teeth.^[26] No Democrats or Libertarians filed to run for the seat, leaving Pettus unopposed in the general election.

Third-term incumbent Republican representativeLynn Greer had represented the 2nd District since November 2010. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2022 election cycles.^[2] FormerLimestonecounty commissioner Jason Black,^[35] photography studio owner Kimberly Butler,^[36] formerLimestone Countycommissioner Ben Harrison^[37] andLauderdale County resident Terrance Irelan^[38] all ran in the primary to replace Greer. No candidate gained over half of the vote in the primary,^[26] so Harrison and Black advanced to a runoff. In the primary runoff, Harrison defeated Black by a narrow margin.^[39] However, Kimberly Butler challenged the results of the primary after obtaining 42 signed affidavits of voters who were assigned to the wrong district after an error. Butler only finished 14 votes out of making the runoff. Her challenge was not heard by theAlabama Republican Party, allowing the results of both primary and the runoff elections to stand. Butler then announced she would run a write-in campaign.^[40] No Democrats or Libertarians filed to run for the seat, leaving Harrison unopposed on the general election ballot.

First-term incumbent Republican representativeAndrew Sorrell had represented the 3rd District since November 2018. He retired to run forstate auditor.^[3] RetiredUnited States Air Force officer Fred Joly^[42] andmayor ofTuscumbia Kerry "Bubba" Underwood^[43] ran in the Republican primary to replace Sorrell whilenurse practitioner Susan Warren Bentley^[44] faced off againstMercer Universityalumnus andpastor Wesley Thompson^[45] in the Democratic primary. Underwood and Thompson won the Republican and Democratic primaries, respectively.^[26][46]

Second-term incumbent Republican representativeParker Moore had represented the 4th District since May 2018. Duncan was challenged in the Republican primary bybusinesswoman Shelia Banister^[53] andState Farm branch owner/operator Patrick Johnson.^[54] Johnson managed to force Moore into a runoff,^[26] but was just barely defeated.^[39] No Democrats or Libertarians filed to run for the seat, leaving Moore unopposed in the general election.

Second-term incumbent Republican representativeDanny Crawford was unopposed in the 5th district.

First-term incumbent Republican representativeAndy Whitt had represented the 6th district since 2018. Greg Turner was nominated by the Libertarian Party and contested the district in the general election.

First-term incumbent Republican representativeProncey Robertson was defeated in the primary byelectrical engineer Ernie Yarbrough.^[60]Lawrence CountyCommissioner Mose Jones Jr.^{[citation needed]} and Marc Durocher were nominated by the Democratic and Libertarian parties, respectively, to challenge Yarbrough in the general election.

Third-term incumbent Republican representativeTerri Collins had represented the 8th District 2010. The Libertarian Party nominatedtutor Angela Walser^[62] to contest the district in the general election.

First-term incumbent Republican representativeScott Stadthagen had represented the 9th District since November 2018. The Libertarian Party nominated Gregory Bodine to contest the district in the general election.

Fifth-term incumbent Republican representativeMike Ball had represented the 10th District since November 2002. Ball announced his retirement in an op-ed toYellowhammer News.^[4] RetiredUnited States ArmysurgeonDavid Cole^[65] was nominated by the Republican Party to replace Ball.Accountant Anson Knowles initially filed to run in the primary against Cole, but was thrown off the ballot due to hisactivism in theLibertarian Party ofMadison County.^[66]Counselor Marilyn Lands^[67] and Elijah Boyd were nominated by the Democratic and Libertarian parties, respectively, to challenge the district in the general election.

Third-term incumbent Republican representativeRandall Shedd ran unopposed in the 11th district.

Second-term incumbent Republican representativeCorey Harbison was challenged by former state representative andperennial candidateJames C. Fields^[70] in the 12th district.

Second-term incumbent Republican representativeConnie Rowe resigned her seat after being selected to serve in as a political adviser toLieutenant Governor of AlabamaWill Ainsworth.^[5] Retiredadvertising firm owner Greg Barnes,^[71]Walker CountyCommissioner Keith Davis,^[72]JasperPolice Department Lieutenant Matt Dozier,^[73]attorney at law Charlie Waits^[74] andauto dealership owner Matt Woods^[75] all ran in the primary to replace Rowe. Matt Woods cleared the field and avoided a runoff.^[26] Mark Davenport was nominated by the Libertarian Party to challenge Woods in the general election.

First-term incumbent Republican representativeTim Wadsworth was challenged in the primary byOakmanmayor Cory Franks^[76] andmechanical engineer Tom Fredricks.^[77] Fredricks managed to pull Wadsworth barely into runoff territory.^[26] In the runoff, Wadsworth scored a narrow victory to keep his seat.^[39] No Libertarians or Democrats filed to run for the seat, leaving Wadsworth unopposed on the general election ballot.

Third-term incumbent Republican representativeAllen Farley opted not to seek reelection in 2022.^[6]Helenacity councilwoman Leigh Hulsey andBessemer resident Brad Tompkins ran in the primary to replace Farley.^[6] In the primary, it was Hulsey who came out on top.^[26] The Democratic Party nominatedlawyer Richard Rouco^[78] to contest the district in the general election.

Second-term incumbent Republican representativeKyle South ran unopposed in the 16th district.

First-term incumbent Republican representativeTracy Estes ran unopposed in the 17th district.

First-term incumbent Republican representativeJamie Kiel ran for reelection in the 18th district. The Libertarian Party nominated Talia Shimp to challenge Kiel in the general election.

Eighth-term incumbent Democratic representativeLaura Hall ran unopposed in the 19th district.

Ninth-term incumbent Republican representativeHoward Sanderford opted not to seek reelection in 2022.^[7] Progress BankChief Risk Officer James Brown,commercialreal estate broker James Lomax,lawyer Angela McClure, anddefense contractor Frances Taylor^[81] all ran in the primary to replace Sanderford. No candidate gained the needed majority of the vote,^[26] so Lomax and Taylor advanced to a runoff. Lomax scored a victory in the runoff.^[39] No Democrats or Libertarians filed to run for the seat, leaving Lomax unopposed in the general election.

Second-term incumbent Republican representativeRex Reynolds ran unopposed in the 21st district.

Second-term incumbent Republican representativeRitchie Whorton ran unopposed in the 22nd district.

Second-term incumbent Republican representativeTommy Hanes was primaried by Vulcan Materialsoperations manager Mike Kirkland.^[82][26] No Libertarians or Democrats filed to run for the seat, leaving Kirkland unopposed in the general election.

Alabama House of RepresentativesMajority LeaderNathaniel Ledbetter swept aside token opposition fromcomputer scientist andbusiness owner Don Stout.^[84][26] No Libertarians or Democrats filed to run for the seat, leaving Ledbetter unopposed in the general election.Democratic primary and general election were canceled because the Republican candidate was the only candidate in the general election.

Fourth-term incumbent Republican representative andSpeaker of theAlabama House of RepresentativesMac McCutcheon announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2022 legislative session.^[8] RetiredUnited States Armyhelicopter pilot Buck Clemons^[85] andpharmacist Phillip Rigsby^[86] ran in the primary to replace McCutcheon. Rigsby annihilated Clemons in the primary.^[26] FormerMiss AmericaMallory Hagan^[87] was nominated by the Democratic Party to contest the district in the general election.

Third-term incumbent Republican representativeKerry Rich announced he would not seek reelection in 2022.^[9]Financial planner Brock Colvin,^[89]nurse Annette Holcomb,^[90] andbusinessman Todd Mitchem^[91] all ran in the primary to replace Rich. Colvin won the primary outright^[26] to represent the Republican Party in the general election.Pastor Ben Alford^[92] was nominated by the Democratic Party to contest the district in the general election.

First-term incumbent Republican representativeWes Kitchens ran for reelection in the 27th district against Democratic nominee andpublisher Herb Neu.^[93]

First-term incumbent Republican representativeGil Isbell was primaried by the former holder of this seat,Mack Butler.^[21][26] No Libertarians or Democrats filed to run for the seat, leaving Butler unopposed on the general election ballot. Controversy arose from this election as some voters in this district were accidentally assigned to District 29, andvice versa. This oversight was acknowledged byEtowah CountyProbate Judge Scott Hassell.^[94]

Third-term incumbent Republican representativeBecky Nordgren resigned her seat in 2021 after being elected Revenue Commissioner ofEtowah County.County Commissioner Jamie Grant^[96] andpreacher Mark Gidley^[97] ran in the primary to replace Nordgren. Gidley only won the primary by 74 votes,^[26] and an error made by the county in correctly assigning voters between Districts 28 and 29 caused Grant to not immediately concede the election.^[94] However, Gidley was still certified as the winner. Clifford Foy Valentin was nominated by the Libertarian Party to contest the district in the general election.

First-term incumbent Republican representativeCraig Lipscomb ran unopposed in the 30th district.

Third-term incumbent Republican representativeMike Holmes announced he would not run for reelection in 2022.^[10]Cybersecurity specialist Chadwick Smith^[10] andElmore CountyCommission Chairman Troy Stubbs^[98] both ran in the primary to replace Holmes, with Stubbs gaining about two-thirds of the vote.^[26] No Libertarians or Democrats filed to run for the seat, leaving Stubbs unopposed on the general election ballot.

Eighth-term incumbent Democratic representativeBarbara Boyd was challenged by Republican nominee Evan Jackson in the 32nd district.

Ben Robbins ran for his first full term after succeeding the lateRonald Johnson in a special election. The Democratic Party nominatedKappa Alpha Psi fundraising consultant Fred Crum^[100] to challenge Robbins in the general election.

Third-term incumbent Republican representativeDavid Standridge ran unopposed in the 34th district.

Seventh-term incumbent Republican representativeSteve Hurst ran unopposed in the 35th district.