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 (withdrew)
  • Yolanda Flowers
  • Patricia Jamieson
  • Arthur Kennedy
  • Chad "Chig" Martin
  • Malika Sanders-Fortier
  • Doug Smith

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
  • Jessica Taylor (dropped out)

Statewide offices

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

• 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 gubernatorial primary

Pollster	Dates	Polled	Ivey	James	Blanchard	Burdette	Odle	Young
Cygnal	5/6‑7	600	40%	18%	15%	6%	4%	1%
McLaughlin	5/9‑12	500	52%	15%	15%	8%	3%	-
Emerson	5/15‑16	706	46%	17%	11%	7%	3%	-

Republican U.S. Senate primary

Pollster	Dates	Polled	Brooks	Britt	Durant	Other	Undec.
McLaughlin	12/6‑9	500	31%	26%	17%	4%	22%
McLaughlin	3/10‑13	500	18%	32%	34%	-	17%
Cygnal	3/16‑17	600	16%	28%	35%	7%	14%
Emerson	3/25‑27	687	12%	23%	33%	6%	26%
Cygnal	5/6‑7	600	23%	32%	21%	9%	16%
McLaughlin	5/9‑12	500	21%	37%	31%	-	12%

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
• Lyman, Brian (May 16, 2022) "Here are the six Alabama Democrats seeking their party's gubernatorial nomination." Montgomery Advertiser