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In contested races, winners of the [[2022 primary elections|2022 party primaries]] faced off in the general election. The ballot also included nominees selected without a primary, and independent candidates. For the first time since [[2002 general election|2002]], the Libertarian Party of Alabama qualified candidates for the statewide ballot by submitting petitions with signatures of more than 3% of the state's qualified voters.
In contested races, winners of the [[2022 primary elections|2022 party primaries]] faced off in the general election. The ballot also included nominees selected without a primary, and independent candidates. For the first time since [[2002 general election|2002]], the Libertarian Party of Alabama qualified candidates for the statewide ballot by submitting petitions with signatures of more than 3% of the state's qualified voters.


According to the [[Alabama Secretary of State]], Alabama had 3,280,260 "active registered voters" at the time of the election.
According to the [[Alabama Secretary of State]], Alabama had 3,687,753 total registered voters and 3,280,260 "active registered voters" at the time of the election. 1,419,718 ballots were cast, for a turnout rate of 38.5%.


Election day was marked by unseasonably warm weather under clear skies. The [[Birmingham On-Demand]] rideshare service offered free rides to polling places within its service area.
Election day was marked by unseasonably warm weather under clear skies. The [[Birmingham On-Demand]] rideshare service offered free rides to polling places within its service area.
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==Federal offices==
==Federal offices==
* '''United States Senate'''
* '''United States Senate'''
** [[Richard Bowers]] (I)
** '''[[Katie Britt]]''' (R), 940,048 votes (66.6%), winner
** [[Will Boyd]] (D)
** [[Will Boyd]] (D), 435,428 votes (30.9%)
** [[Katie Britt]] (R)
** [[John Sophocleus]] (L), 32,790 votes (2.3%)
** [[Jarmal Sanders]] (I)
** write-in, 2,454 votes (0.2%)
** [[John Sophocleus]] (L)


* '''United States Representative, [[3rd Congressional District of Alabama|3rd District]]'''
* '''United States Representative, [[3rd Congressional District of Alabama|3rd District]]'''
** [[Douglas Bell]] (I)
** '''[[Mike Rogers]]''' (R, incumbent), 135,448 votes (70.2%), winner
** [[Mike Rogers]] (R, incumbent)
** [[Lin Veasey]] (D), 47,770 votes (25.1%)
** [[Lin Veasey]] (D)
** [[Douglas Bell]] (I), 3,826 votes (2.0%)
** [[Thomas Casson]] (L), 3,027 votes (1.6%)
** write-in, 80 votes (0.04%)


* '''United States Representative, [[4th Congressional District of Alabama|4th District]]'''
* '''United States Representative, [[4th Congressional District of Alabama|4th District]]'''
** [[Robert Aderholt]] (R, incumbent)
** '''[[Robert Aderholt]]''' (R, incumbent), 164,371 votes (84.1%), winner
** [[Rick Neighbors]] (D)
** [[Rick Neighbors]] (D), 26,628 votes (13.6%)
** [[Johnny Cochran]] (L), 4,294 votes (2.2%)
** write-in, 80 votes (0.04%)


* '''United States Representative, [[6th Congressional District of Alabama|6th District]]'''
* '''United States Representative, [[6th Congressional District of Alabama|6th District]]'''
** '''[[Gary Palmer]]''' (R, incumbent)
** '''[[Gary Palmer]]''' (R, incumbent), 154,058 votes (83.7%), winner
** [[Andrea Chieffo]] (L)
** [[Andrea Chieffo]] (L), 27,792 votes (15.1%)
** write-in, 2,135 votes (1.2%)


* '''United States Representative, [[7th Congressional District of Alabama|7th District]]'''
* '''United States Representative, [[7th Congressional District of Alabama|7th District]]'''
** [[Gavin Goodman]] (L)
** '''[[Terri Sewell]]''' (D, incumbent), 123,060 votes (63.5%), winner
** [[Beatrice Nichols]] (R)
** [[Beatrice Nichols]] (R), 67,353 votes (34.8%)
** [[Terri Sewell]] (D, incumbent)
** [[Gavin Goodman]] (L), 3,207 votes (1.7%)
** write-in, 79 votes (0.04%)


==Statewide offices==
==Statewide offices==
* '''Governor'''
* '''Governor'''
** [[Jimmy Blake]] (L)
** '''[[Kay Ivey]]''' (R, incumbent), 944,845 votes (66.9%), winner
** [[Jared Budlong]] (I)
** [[Yolanda Flowers]] (D), 411,687 votes (29.2%)
** [[Kay Ivey]] (R, incumbent)
** [[Jimmy Blake]] (L), 45,823 votes (3.3%)
** [[Yolanda Flowers]] (D)
** write-in, 9,401 votes (0.7%)


* '''Lieutenant Governor'''
* '''Lieutenant Governor'''
** '''[[Will Ainsworth]]''' (R, incumbent)
** '''[[Will Ainsworth]]''' (R, incumbent), 955,372 votes (83.7%), winner
** [[Ruth Page-Nelson]] (L)
** [[Ruth Page-Nelson]] (L) 178,069 votes (15.6%)
** write-in, 8,066 votes (0.7%)


* '''Attorney General of Alabama'''
* '''Attorney General of Alabama'''
** [[Wendell Major]] (D)
** '''[[Steve Marshall]]''' (R, incumbent), 953,284 votes (67.9%), winner
** [[Steve Marshall]] (R, incumbent)
** [[Wendell Major]] (D), 449,193 votes (32.0%)
** write-in, 1,216 votes (0.09%)


* '''Alabama Secretary of State'''
* '''Alabama Secretary of State'''
** [[Wes Allen]] (R)
** '''[[Wes Allen]]''' (R), 923,206 votes (65.9%), winner
** [[Pamela Laffitte]] (D)
** [[Pamela Laffitte]] (D), 435,558 votes (31.1%)
** [[Matt Shelby]] (L)
** [[Matt Shelby]] (L), 41,480 votes (3.0%)
** write-in, 661 votes (0.05%)


* '''Alabama State Auditor'''
* '''Alabama State Auditor'''
** [[Leigh Lachine]] (L)
** '''[[Andrew Sorrell]]''' (R), 947,719 votes (84.4%), winner
** [[Andrew Sorrell]] (R)
** [[Leigh Lachine]] (L), 166,243 votes (14.8%)
** write-in, 8,500 votes (0.8%)


* '''Alabama State Treasurer'''
* '''Alabama State Treasurer'''
** '''[[Young Boozer]]''' (R, incumbent)
** '''[[Young Boozer]]''' (R, incumbent), 944,792 votes (83.8%), winner
** [[Scott Hammond]] (L)
** [[Scott Hammond]] (L), 174,472 votes (15.5%)
** write-in, 8,811 votes (0.8%)


* '''Alabama State Supreme Court, Place 5'''
* '''Alabama State Supreme Court, Place 5'''
** [[Greg Cook]] (R)
** '''[[Greg Cook]]''' (R), 941,059 votes (67.4%), winner
** [[Anita Kelley]] (D)
** [[Anita Kelley]] (D), 453,518 votes (32.5%)
** write-in, 1,268 votes (0.1%)


* '''Alabama State Supreme Court, Place 6'''
* '''Alabama State Supreme Court, Place 6'''
** '''[[Kelli Wise]]''' (R), unopposed
** '''[[Kelli Wise]]''' (R), 995,688 votes (97.5%)
** write-in, 25,405 votes (2.5%)


* '''Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 1'''
* '''Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 1'''
** [[Ron Bishop]] (L)
** '''[[Jeremy Oden]]''' (R, incumbent), 934,987 votes (83.7%), winner
** '''[[Jeremy Oden]]''' (R, incumbent)
** [[Ron Bishop]] (L), 172,733 votes (15.5%)
** write-in, 8,935 votes (0.8%)


* '''Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 2'''
* '''Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 2'''
** '''[[Chip Beeker]]''' (R, incumbent)
** '''[[Chip Beeker]]''' (R, incumbent), 929,248 votes (83.2%), winner
** [[Laura Lane]] (L)
** [[Laura Lane]] (L), 179,302 votes (16.1%)
** write-in, 8,587 votes (0.8%)


* '''Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries'''
* '''Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries'''
** '''[[Jason Clark]] (L)
** '''[[Rick Pate]]''' (R, incumbent), 944,021 votes (84.3%), winner
** '''[[Rick Pate]]''' (R, incumbent)
** '''[[Jason Clark]] (L), 167,969 votes (15.0%)
** write-in, 8,227 votes (0.7%)


* '''Alabama Board of Education, District 4'''
* '''Alabama State Board of Education, District 4'''
** '''[[Yvette Richardson]] (D, incumbent)
** '''[[Yvette Richardson]]''' (D, incumbent), unopposed, 105,128 votes (97.4%), winner
** write-in, 2,842 votes (2.6%)


===[[Alabama State House of Representatives]]===
===[[Alabama State House of Representatives]]===

Revision as of 12:39, 10 November 2022

The 2022 general election, a mid-term election in which the offices of president and vice-president were not contested, was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

In contested races, winners of the 2022 party primaries faced off in the general election. The ballot also included nominees selected without a primary, and independent candidates. For the first time since 2002, the Libertarian Party of Alabama qualified candidates for the statewide ballot by submitting petitions with signatures of more than 3% of the state's qualified voters.

According to the Alabama Secretary of State, Alabama had 3,687,753 total registered voters and 3,280,260 "active registered voters" at the time of the election. 1,419,718 ballots were cast, for a turnout rate of 38.5%.

Election day was marked by unseasonably warm weather under clear skies. The Birmingham On-Demand rideshare service offered free rides to polling places within its service area.

Federal offices

Statewide offices

  • Governor
  • Lieutenant Governor
  • Attorney General of Alabama
  • Alabama Secretary of State
  • Alabama State Auditor
  • Alabama State Treasurer
    • Young Boozer (R, incumbent), 944,792 votes (83.8%), winner
    • Scott Hammond (L), 174,472 votes (15.5%)
    • write-in, 8,811 votes (0.8%)
  • Alabama State Supreme Court, Place 5
    • Greg Cook (R), 941,059 votes (67.4%), winner
    • Anita Kelley (D), 453,518 votes (32.5%)
    • write-in, 1,268 votes (0.1%)
  • Alabama State Supreme Court, Place 6
    • Kelli Wise (R), 995,688 votes (97.5%)
    • write-in, 25,405 votes (2.5%)
  • Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 1
    • Jeremy Oden (R, incumbent), 934,987 votes (83.7%), winner
    • Ron Bishop (L), 172,733 votes (15.5%)
    • write-in, 8,935 votes (0.8%)
  • Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 2
    • Chip Beeker (R, incumbent), 929,248 votes (83.2%), winner
    • Laura Lane (L), 179,302 votes (16.1%)
    • write-in, 8,587 votes (0.8%)
  • Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries
    • Rick Pate (R, incumbent), 944,021 votes (84.3%), winner
    • Jason Clark (L), 167,969 votes (15.0%)
    • write-in, 8,227 votes (0.7%)
  • Alabama State Board of Education, District 4
    • Yvette Richardson (D, incumbent), unopposed, 105,128 votes (97.4%), winner
    • write-in, 2,842 votes (2.6%)

Alabama State House of Representatives

Alabama State Senate

Jefferson County offices

Jefferson County Commission

Jefferson County Board of Education

  • Jefferson County Board of Education District 5

Jefferson County Circuit Court

Jefferson County District Court

Ballot measures

Statewide ballot measures

  • Ratification of the recompiled 2022 Alabama Constitution.
    • Yes:
    • No:
  • Statewide Amendment 1, allows the state legislature to designate criminal offenses for which bail can be denied. If approved, the companion legislation known as Aniah's Law would take effect.
    • Yes:
    • No:
  • Statewide Amendment 2, allows local governments to contract for broadband internet infrastructure improvements under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
    • Yes:
    • No:
  • Statewide Amendment 3, requires a Governor to provide notice to the Attorney General and to the families of victims before commuting a criminal sentence.
    • Yes:
    • No:
  • Statewide Amendment 4, requires changes to laws regarding the conduct of a general election to be implemented at least 6 months before election day.
    • Yes:
    • No:
  • Statewide Amendment 5, removes "orphans' business" from the jurisdiction of county probate courts. It is believed that the change would have no practical effect as such matters are already under other authority.
    • Yes:
    • No:
  • Statewide Amendment 6, authorizes specific cities to use existing property taxes levied to repay bonds as a source of "pay as you go" funding for ongoing capital improvements.
    • Yes:
    • No:
  • Statewide Amendment 7, clarifies the power of local governments to use public funds to promote economic development projects.
    • Yes:
    • No:
  • Statewide Amendment 8, gives the Alabama Public Service Commission authority to regulate privately-owned sewage systems in Shelby County.
    • Yes:
    • No:
  • Statewide Amendment 9, gives the Alabama Public Service Commission authority to regulate privately-owned sewage systems Lake View.
    • Yes:
    • No:
  • Statewide Amendment 10, directs the state code commissioner to incorporate recently-adopted amendments to the Alabama Constitution of 1901 into the 2022 Alabama Constitution.
    • Yes:
    • No:

Local ballot measures

  • Jefferson County Amendment 1, provides for a senior property tax exemption for homeowners over the age of 65 who have occupied their property for more than 5 years.
    • Yes:
    • No:

References

  • Cason, Mike (June 13, 2022) "Alabama voters will see slate of Libertarian candidates in November" The Birmingham News
  • Cason, Mike (August 25, 2022) "Alabama voters will see 10 amendments on November ballot: What are they?" The Birmingham News
  • Gann, Heather (November 2, 2022) "Elections 2022: Here’s a look at contested congressional and legislative races in Jefferson & Shelby County." AL.com
  • "Alabama 2022 midterm elections: Republicans expect big wins; what you should know." (November 2, 2022) Associated Press/AL.com
  • Swetlik, Sarah (November 4, 2022) "Election 2022: How many registered voters live in Alabama?" AL.com
  • Robinson, Carol (November 7, 2022) "Jefferson County Sheriff’s election 2022: Mark Pettway faces Jared Hudson in re-election bid." AL.com
  • Gore, Leada (November 7, 2022) "Alabama voting guide 2022: What races, constitutional amendments are on the ballot? What to know." AL.com
  • Gann, Heather (November 7, 2022) "Birmingham On-Demand offering free rides to the polls as they expand east." AL.com

External links

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