The 2022 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Governor Kay Ivey won her bid for a second full term with more than 66% of votes. This was the sixth consecutive time that a Republican was elected governor of Alabama. Ivey was sworn in for her second full term on January 16, 2023.

Primary elections in Alabama were held on May 24. Runoff elections for instances where no candidate received a majority were scheduled for June 21. A runoff was avoided in the Republican primary, with Ivey winning outright. The Democratic primary advanced to a runoff between Malika Sanders-Fortier and Yolanda Flowers, with Flowers winning the Democratic nomination.

This was the first gubernatorial election in Alabama history in which both major party nominees were women. Flowers was also the first Black female gubernatorial nominee in Alabama history. She ran for Governor of Alabama again in 2026, when Ivey was term-limited, and lost the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Candidates Nominee Kay Ivey, incumbent governor of Alabama

Eliminated in primary Lynda Blanchard, former United States Ambassador to Slovenia (2019–2021) and former candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 Lew Burdette, president of women and youth shelter King's Home in Chelsea Stacy Lee George, corrections officer, former Morgan County commissioner, and candidate for governor in 2014 and 2018 Tim James, businessman, son of former governor Fob James, and candidate for governor in 2002 and 2010 Donald Trent Jones, yoga instructor Dean Odle, pastor, author, founder and dean of a ministry school Dave Thomas, mayor of Springville (2020–present) and former state representative (1994–2002) Dean Young, businessman and perennial candidate

Declined Will Ainsworth, incumbent lieutenant governor (seeking re-election) Mo Brooks, U.S. representative (running for U.S. Senate) Steve Marshall, incumbent attorney general of Alabama (seeking re-election) Rick Pate, incumbent commissioner of Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (seeking re-election) Jim Zeigler, incumbent Alabama state auditor (2015–present) (formed exploratory committee but did not run; running for Secretary of State)

Endorsements

Debates and forums

+ 2022 Alabama Republican gubernatorial primary debates and forums Date Location Host Moderator Link Participants Participant   Absent   Non-invitee   Invitee Withdrawn Blanchard Burdette George Ivey James Jones Odle Thomas Young 1 Jan 19, 2022 Enterprise Coffee County Republican Women Jan White AAA A AA 2 Feb 01, 2022 Huntsville Republican Women of Huntsville Terri Terrell AA A AA 3 Feb 10, 2022 Fairhope Eastern Shore Republican Women Jeff Poor N/A AA 4 Feb 10, 2022 Dothan Houston County Republican Party Brandon Shoupe AAA A AA 5 Feb 28, 2022 Greenville Butler County Republican Party N/A N/A AA A AA 6 Mar 07, 2022 Athens Athens-Limestone Republican Women Tracy Smith N/A AAA A AA 7 Mar 10, 2022 Hoover LOCAL Alabama Allison SinclairStephanie Smith AA A A 8 Apr 12, 2022 Cullman Cullman County Republican Women Charlotte Covert AA A 9 Apr 26, 2022 Huntsville Focus on America Scott BeasonRebecca Rogers AA A 10 May 11, 2022 Prattville Autauga County Republican Party John Wahl AAA AA 11 May 14, 2022 Vestavia Hills Mid Alabama Republican Club N/A N/A AAAA A

Polling Graphical summary

Aggregate polls Source of pollaggregationDatesadministeredDatesupdated LyndaBlanchard LewBurdette KayIvey TimJames DeanOdle DeanYoung OtherMarginReal Clear PoliticsMay 15–21, 2022May 24, 202214.3%7.7%49.3%18.0%2.7%1.3%5.7%Ivey +31.3 Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error LyndaBlanchard LewBurdette StacyGeorge KayIvey TimJames DonaldJones DeanOdle DaveThomas DeanYoung JimZeigler Other UndecidedThe Trafalgar Group (R)May 18–21, 20221,060 (LV)± 2.9%17%7%–47%17%–3%–3%–1%6%McLaughlin & Associates (R)May 16–19, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%17%8%–45%18%–4%––––9%Cygnal (R)May 15–16, 2022634 (LV)± 3.9%13%8%–48%16%–2%–0%–2%11%Emerson CollegeMay 15–16, 2022706 (LV)± 3.6%11%7%0%46%17%0%3%0%0%––15%McLaughlin & Associates (R)May 9–12, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%15%8%–52%15%–3%––––7%Cygnal (R)May 6–7, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%15%6%–40%18%–4%–1%–4%14%The Tarrance Group (R)April 18–20, 2022600 (LV)± 4.1%14%––57%12%–––––5%12%Emerson CollegeMarch 25–27, 2022687 (LV)± 3.7%8%4%0%48%11%1%1%2%2%––22%Cygnal (R)March 16–17, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%10%2%–46%12%–5%–––3%21%Wisemen Consulting (R)March 15–17, 2022905 (LV)± 3.4%12%2%1%58%16%<1%1%<1%<1%––9%McLaughlin & Associates (R)March 10–13, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%11%–1%60%14%––––––14%1892 Polling (R)March 8–10, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%8%––60%13%–––––6%13%The Tarrance Group (R)February 28 – March 2, 2022600 (RV)± 4.1%10%––61%13%–––––4%12%Cherry Communications (R)February 2–6, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%10%––55%11%–––––2%22%Cygnal (R)August 17–18, 2021600 (LV)± 4.0%–––42%4%–3%––9%9%34%

Primary results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Yolanda Rochelle Flowers, activist, retired rehabilitation specialist and educator

Eliminated in runoff Malika Sanders-Fortier, attorney and state senator from the 23rd District (2018–2022)

Eliminated in primary Patricia Salter Jamieson, nurse and licensed minister Arthur Kennedy, Army veteran and educator Chad "Chig" Martin, small business owner, musician and independent candidate for governor in 2018 (switched from independent) Doug "New Blue" Smith, developmental economist, retired corporate attorney and perennial candidate

Failed to qualify Christopher A. Countryman, equality activist, licensed minister, motivational speaker, former juvenile corrections officer and candidate for governor in 2018

Declined Walt Maddox, mayor of Tuscaloosa and nominee for governor in 2018

Endorsements

First round Debates and forums

+ 2022 Alabama Democratic gubernatorial primary debates and forums Date Location Host Moderator Link Participants Participant   Absent   Non-invitee   Invitee Withdrawn Flowers Kennedy Martin Salter Sanders-Fortier Smith 1 Mar 10, 2022 Hoover LOCAL Alabama Allison Sinclair Stephanie SmithYouTube 2 Apr 07, 2022 Fort Payne DeKalb County Democratic Party N/A N/A A AA 3 Apr 22, 2022 Dothan Houston County Democratic Party N/A N/A

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error YolandaFlowers PatriciaJamieson ArthurKennedy ChadMartin MalikaSanders-Fortier DougSmith UndecidedEmerson CollegeMay 15–16, 2022294 (LV)± 5.7%29%2%5%7%5%3%49%Emerson CollegeMarch 25–27, 2022359 (LV)± 5.1%11%3%7%4%8%8%59%

Results

Runoff Results

Independent and third-party candidates Libertarian nomination No primary was held for the Libertarian Party, and candidates were instead nominated by the party.

Nominee James "Jimmy" Blake, former Birmingham city councilman and former chair of the Libertarian Party of Alabama

Independent candidates Declared Jared Budlong, marketing project manager (write-in campaign) Dean Odle, pastor, author and former Republican primary candidate (write-in campaign)

General election Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report March 4, 2022Inside Elections March 4, 2022 Sabato's Crystal Ball January 26, 2022PoliticoApril 1, 2022 RCPJanuary 10, 2022Fox News May 12, 2022538June 30, 2022Elections DailyNovember 7, 2022

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KayIvey (R) YolandaFlowers (D) JimmyBlake (L) Other UndecidedCygnal (R)October 27–29, 2022616 (LV)± 3.94%60%25%5% - -

Results

By county CountyKay IveyRepublicanYolanda Rochelle FlowersDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Autauga13,38775.45%3,51519.81%8424.75%9,87255.64%17,744Baldwin58,82380.37%10,29614.07%4,0685.56%48,52766.31%73,187Barbour3,88859.38%2,54938.93%1111.70%1,33920.45%6,548Bibb4,68179.55%93015.81%2734.64%3,75163.75%5,884Blount14,89589.70%9305.60%7804.70%13,96584.10%16,605Bullock80230.23%1,80668.07%451.70%-1,004-37.84%2,653Butler3,85665.00%1,93732.65%1392.34%1,91932.35%5,932Calhoun22,15873.56%6,91222.95%1,0523.49%15,24650.61%30,122Chambers5,96165.15%2,89031.58%2993.27%3,07133.56%9,150Cherokee6,97188.94%6538.33%2142.73%6,31880.61%7,838Chilton10,54186.28%1,26810.38%4083.34%9,27375.90%12,217Choctaw3,30062.92%1,84135.10%1041.98%1,45927.82%5,245Clarke5,35959.24%3,55639.31%1321.46%1,80319.93%9,047Clay3,63885.70%48011.31%1272.99%3,15874.39%4,245Cleburne4,20090.97%2765.98%1413.05%3,92484.99%4,617Coffee11,26780.46%2,22115.86%5163.68%9,04664.60%14,004Colbert13,00175.26%3,73921.65%5343.09%9,26253.62%17,274Conecuh2,61858.48%1,78239.80%771.72%83618.67%4,477Coosa2,68570.12%1,00126.14%1433.73%1,68443.98%3,829Covington9,73586.35%1,19310.58%3463.07%8,54275.77%11,274Crenshaw3,62278.89%85118.54%1182.57%2,77160.36%4,591Cullman23,27788.93%1,6626.35%1,2354.72%21,61582.58%26,174Dale9,36377.99%2,22218.51%4213.51%7,14159.48%12,006Dallas4,06035.77%7,16563.12%1261.11%-3,105-27.35%11,351DeKalb15,22788.88%1,4718.59%4352.54%13,75680.29%17,133Elmore20,18978.33%4,50817.49%1,0764.17%15,68160.84%25,773Escambia7,28675.25%2,16722.38%2292.37%5,11952.87%9,682Etowah20,68579.20%4,59317.59%8403.22%16,09261.61%26,118Fayette4,70885.40%62811.39%1773.21%4,08074.01%5,513Franklin6,59288.46%6468.67%2142.87%5,94679.79%7,452Geneva7,04988.36%7008.77%2292.87%6,34979.58%7,978Greene60820.32%2,33978.18%451.50%-1,731-57.85%2,992Hale2,28843.95%2,81854.13%1001.92%-530-10.18%5,206Henry5,10275.57%1,49022.07%1592.36%3,61253.50%6,751Houston21,13976.52%5,63420.39%8523.08%15,50556.13%27,625Jackson11,63086.90%1,38610.36%3672.74%10,24476.54%13,383Jefferson92,58346.86%96,17548.68%8,8094.46%-3,592-1.82%197,567Lamar3,83187.53%4159.48%1312.99%3,41678.04%4,377Lauderdale20,23578.12%4,76118.38%9053.49%15,47459.74%25,901Lawrence8,62979.91%1,70715.81%4624.28%6,92264.10%10,798Lee27,24267.11%11,80329.08%1,5483.81%15,43938.03%40,593Limestone23,77075.77%6,28920.05%1,3134.19%17,48155.72%31,372Lowndes1,30932.04%2,70666.23%711.74%-1,397-34.19%4,086Macon1,24423.17%3,99474.39%1312.44%-2,750-51.22%5,369Madison72,05959.86%42,17635.04%6,1435.10%29,88324.82%120,378Marengo3,85152.80%3,31745.48%1251.71%5347.32%7,293Marion7,62590.68%5286.28%2563.04%7,09784.40%8,409Marshall21,34588.06%2,0778.57%8183.37%19,26879.49%24,240Mobile63,59359.36%38,91036.32%4,6324.32%24,68323.04%107,135Monroe4,31361.23%2,60937.04%1221.73%1,70424.19%7,044Montgomery23,56540.83%32,51156.33%1,6362.83%-8,946-15.50%57,712Morgan25,48479.30%5,36216.69%1,2894.01%20,12262.62%32,135Perry94229.58%2,18768.67%561.76%-1,245-39.09%3,185Pickens4,21263.73%2,24934.03%1482.24%1,96329.70%6,609Pike5,37565.98%2,56831.52%2032.49%2,80734.46%8,146Randolph5,46282.92%92514.04%2003.04%4,53768.88%6,587Russell6,14453.11%5,14644.48%2792.41%9988.63%11,569Shelby51,19673.20%14,91321.32%3,8305.48%36,28351.88%69,939St. Clair23,05582.57%3,60612.91%1,2624.52%19,44969.65%27,923Sumter1,17630.28%2,65668.38%521.34%-1,480-38.11%3,884Talladega14,31366.13%6,68430.88%6472.99%7,62935.25%21,644Tallapoosa10,44476.95%2,75120.27%3782.78%7,69356.68%13,573Tuscaloosa31,84161.71%17,93734.76%1,8213.53%13,90426.95%51,599Walker15,21785.32%1,90510.68%7144.00%13,31274.64%17,836Washington4,58477.31%1,20620.34%1392.34%3,37856.97%5,929Wilcox1,37135.13%2,48963.77%431.10%-1,118-28.64%3,903Winston6,33191.38%3444.97%2533.65%5,98786.42%6,928Totals946,93266.91%412,96129.18%55,3903.91%533,97137.73%1,415,283

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Marengo (largest city: Demopolis) Russell (largest city: Phenix City) Tuscaloosa (largest city: Tuscaloosa)

By congressional district Ivey won six of seven congressional districts. District Ivey Flowers Representative 68% 27%Jerry Carl 70% 27%Barry Moore 72% 25%Mike Rogers 84% 12%Robert Aderholt69%27%Mo Brooks (117th Congress)Dale Strong (118th Congress) 68% 27%Gary Palmer 37% 60%Terri Sewell

See also 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama 2022 United States gubernatorial elections 2022 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election 2022 Alabama Senate election 2022 Alabama House of Representatives election