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2022 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2022 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Will Ainsworth Ruth Page-Nelson
Party Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 957,534 178,660
Percentage 83.7% 15.6%

County results
Ainsworth:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Will Ainsworth
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Will Ainsworth
Republican

The 2022 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Alabama. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of Alabama. Primary elections were held on May 24, with runoffs scheduled for June 21 if a candidate failed to receive a majority of the vote.

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Will Ainsworth won re-election to a second term against Libertarian Ruth Page-Nelson. He was first elected in 2018 to succeed Kay Ivey, who ascended to the governorship and left the office vacant in 2017. No Democratic candidates filed to run.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Will Ainsworth
State governors
State legislators
Organizations
  • Alabama Association of Realtors[4]
  • Coastal 150[5]

Libertarian convention

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Candidates

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Nominee

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General election

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Endorsements

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Will Ainsworth
State governors
State legislators
Organizations
  • Alabama Association of Realtors[4]
  • Coastal 150[5]
Ruth Page-Nelson
Organizations
  • Alabama Cannabis Coalition[8]
  • LetBamaVote.org[9]

Results

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2022 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Will Ainsworth (incumbent) 957,534 83.68% +22.43%
Libertarian Ruth Page-Nelson 178,660 15.61% N/A
Write-in 8,103 0.71%
Total votes 1,144,297
Republican hold

By congressional district

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Ainsworth won all 7 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[11]

District Ainsworth Page-Nelson Representative
1st 84% 16% Jerry Carl
2nd 85% 15% Barry Moore
3rd 87% 13% Mike Rogers
4th 92% 8% Robert Aderholt
5th 81% 19% Mo Brooks (117th Congress)
Dale Strong (118th Congress)
6th 82% 18% Gary Palmer
7th 70% 30% Terri Sewell

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mahan, Anna (June 4, 2021). "Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth officially running for re-election". WAFF. Guntersville, Alabama. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b @willainsworthAL (June 5, 2021). "Great to have @GovernorKayIvey out in Guntersville tonight. I appreciate Governor Ivey's support in my re-election for Lt. Governor. #thebestisyettocome #MadeinAlabama" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b Poor, Jeff (June 5, 2021). "Ainsworth draws big crowd for 2022 lieutenant governor campaign rollout". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Dylan (May 11, 2022). "Alabama Association of Realtors announces primary election endorsements". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Coastal 150 announces statewide endorsements". Alabama Political Reporter. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Moseley, Brandon (May 24, 2022). "Libertarians Gain Ballot Access". 1819 News. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Candidates – Ruth-Page Nelson". Libertarian Party of Alabama. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Moseley, Brandon (October 21, 2022). "Alabama Cannabis Coalition announces endorsements for November 8 election". Alabama Today. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Candidates who trust you with YOUR ballot". LetBamaVote.org. September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "Canvass of Results – General Election – November 8, 2022" (PDF). Secretary of State of Alabama. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  11. ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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Official campaign websites