2022 primary elections

The 2022 statewide primary elections were held on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 to select candidates for the Democratic and Republican Party nominations for a range of county, state and federal offices to be contested in the November general election, including, notably, the U.S. Senate Seat left vacant by the retirement of Richard Shelby.

Runoff elections were held on June 21.

Democratic primary

Federal offices

• United States Senate
  • Will Boyd
  • Brandaun Dean
  • Lanny Jackson
  • Victor Williams

Statewide offices

• Governor of Alabama
  • Christopher Countryman
  • Yolanda Flowers
  • Chad "Chig" Martin

Alabama State Senate

• Alabama Senate District 19
  • Priscilla Dunn (incumbent)
  • Merika Coleman

• Alabama Senate District 23
  • Hank Sanders (unopposed)

Republican Primary

Federal offices

• United States Senate
  • Lillie Boddie
  • Katie Britt
  • Mo Brooks
  • Karla DuPriest
  • Mike Durant
  • Jake Schafer

Statewide offices

• Governor of Alabama
  • Kay Ivey (incumbent)
  • Lindy Blanchard
  • Lew Burdette
  • Stacy George
  • Tim James
  • Dean Odle
  • Dave Thomas

• Alabama State Auditor
  • Stan Cooke
  • Rusty Glover
  • Andrew Sorrell

• Alabama Secretary of State
  • Wes Allen

Alabama State Senate

• State Senator, Alabama Senate District 21
  • Gerald Allen (incumbent)
  • Lisa Ward

Polls

Republican U.S. Senate primary

Pollster	Dates	No. polled	Brooks	Britt	Durant	Taylor	Undec.
McLaughlin	12/6‑9	500	31.4%	26.2%	16.6%	4%	21.8%

References

• Gray, Jeremy (July 10, 2021) "Katie Britt dismisses Trump comment that she’s ‘not what Alabama wants’ for US Senate." The Birmingham News
• Johnson, Roy S. (July 20, 2021) "Rep. Merika Coleman seeks Alabama state senate seat." The Birmingham News
• Cason, Mike (July 25, 2021) "Most but not all Alabama House members go for another term in 2022." The Birmingham News