The 2018 Alabama Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Alabama. Incumbent attorney general Steve Marshall, who was appointed by former Governor Robert J. Bentley defeated the Democratic candidate, Joseph Siegelman, the son of former Governor Don Siegelman.

Democratic primary Attorney Joseph Siegelman, son of former governor Don Siegelman, was the nominee of the Democratic Party.

Chris Christie ran for attorney general on the Democratic ballot. He had been a trial lawyer at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings for 30 years. Candidates Chris Christie, attorney. Joseph Siegelman, attorney and son of former governor Don Siegelman. Primary results

Republican primary Former Alabama Attorney General Troy King unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.

Incumbent Republican attorney general Steve Marshall, who was appointed by Governor Bentley in February 2017 after appointing Attorney General Luther Strange to the U.S. Senate, ran for a first full term.

Former chief deputy attorney general Alice Martin sought the Republican nomination.

Chess Bedsole, criminal court judge and chairman of Donald Trump's Alabama campaign. Troy King, former Alabama Attorney General. Steve Marshall, incumbent. Alice Martin, Deputy Attorney General of Alabama and former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama

Primary results

Runoff results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofGoverningOctober 26, 2018

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error SteveMarshall (R) JosephSiegelman (D) UndecidedCygnal (R)Cygnal (R) July 24–25, 2018 1,027 ± 3.1% 55% 42% 4%

Results

By county CountySteve MarshallRepublicanJoseph SiegelmanDemocraticWrite-inVariousMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Autauga13,39768.12%6,26231.84%90.05%7,13536.28%19,668Baldwin56,95673.45%20,53226.48%520.07%36,42446.97%77,540Barbour4,02148.28%4,30751.71%10.01%-286-3.43%8,329Bibb5,08273.98%1,78425.97%30.04%3,29848.01%6,869Blount16,91786.99%2,51612.94%150.08%14,40174.05%19,448Bullock82922.51%2,85477.49%00.00%-2,025-54.98%3,683Butler4,30153.24%3,77146.68%60.07%5306.56%8,078Calhoun24,23065.75%12,60634.21%150.04%11,62431.54%36,851Chambers6,31056.39%4,87343.55%70.06%1,43712.84%11,190Cherokee6,75080.12%1,67319.86%20.02%5,07760.26%8,425Chilton11,02880.42%2,68119.55%40.03%8,34760.87%13,713Choctaw3,06351.50%2,88348.47%20.03%1803.03%5,948Clarke6,02154.28%5,06845.69%30.03%9538.59%11,092Clay4,08976.36%1,26523.62%10.02%2,82452.74%5,355Cleburne3,84487.84%53012.11%20.05%3,31475.73%4,376Coffee11,77273.92%4,14826.05%50.03%7,62447.87%15,925Colbert12,34359.94%8,23439.98%160.08%4,10919.95%20,593Conecuh2,27346.68%2,59453.28%20.04%-321-6.59%4,869Coosa2,69662.81%1,59537.16%10.02%1,10125.65%4,292Covington9,45678.99%2,51120.98%40.03%6,94558.02%11,971Crenshaw3,51765.89%1,81834.06%30.06%1,69931.83%5,338Cullman24,14184.49%4,41515.45%180.06%19,72669.03%28,574Dale10,06170.69%4,15429.19%170.12%5,90741.51%14,232Dallas4,38729.00%10,72970.91%140.09%-6,342-41.92%15,130DeKalb17,12380.75%4,07019.19%130.06%13,05361.55%21,206Elmore20,86471.03%8,48428.88%240.08%12,38042.15%29,372Escambia7,69264.25%4,27335.69%70.06%3,41928.56%11,972Etowah23,59468.62%10,77131.32%200.06%12,82337.29%34,385Fayette5,29072.78%1,96727.06%110.15%3,32345.72%7,268Franklin5,81067.65%2,77132.27%70.08%3,03935.39%8,588Geneva7,51784.12%1,41315.81%60.07%6,10468.31%8,936Greene61614.88%3,52485.10%10.02%-2,908-70.22%4,141Hale2,30635.53%4,18564.47%00.00%-1,879-28.95%6,491Henry4,34365.52%2,28334.44%30.05%2,06031.08%6,629Houston22,20369.09%9,90430.82%280.09%12,29938.27%32,135Jackson11,87776.33%3,67623.62%80.05%8,20152.70%15,561Jefferson106,78741.56%149,98358.37%1730.07%-43,196-16.81%256,943Lamar4,36281.92%96018.03%30.06%3,40263.89%5,325Lauderdale19,91064.83%10,77635.09%230.07%9,13429.74%30,709Lawrence7,60164.40%4,19635.55%50.04%3,40528.85%11,802Lee28,57958.30%20,40241.62%410.08%8,17716.68%49,022Limestone22,63767.77%10,74732.17%180.05%11,89035.60%33,402Lowndes1,32026.27%3,70473.71%10.02%-2,384-47.44%5,025Macon1,07814.91%6,14785.01%60.08%-5,069-70.10%7,231Madison75,29253.52%65,25946.38%1390.10%10,0337.13%140,690Marengo3,88044.51%4,83655.48%10.01%-956-10.97%8,717Marion7,72379.36%2,00220.57%60.06%5,72158.79%9,731Marshall22,95284.05%4,32815.85%260.10%18,62468.20%27,306Mobile68,41751.55%64,20648.37%1030.08%4,2113.17%132,726Monroe4,56751.77%4,25148.19%30.03%3163.58%8,821Montgomery26,12033.93%50,79665.98%680.09%-24,676-32.05%76,984Morgan28,17171.58%11,17128.38%160.04%17,00043.19%39,358Perry99523.56%3,22876.42%10.02%-2,233-52.86%4,224Pickens4,58755.65%3,65044.28%60.07%93711.37%8,243Pike5,68454.83%4,68045.14%30.03%1,0049.68%10,367Randolph5,63874.74%1,90425.24%10.01%3,73449.50%7,543Russell6,78545.31%8,18654.66%50.03%-1,401-9.35%14,976Shelby58,13669.45%25,51930.49%540.06%32,61738.96%83,709St. Clair23,65479.13%6,21520.79%230.08%17,43958.34%29,892Sumter1,22422.83%4,13677.15%10.02%-2,912-54.32%5,361Talladega15,34158.57%10,84241.39%90.03%4,49917.18%26,192Tallapoosa10,60967.69%5,05432.25%90.06%5,55535.45%15,672Tuscaloosa36,18453.02%32,02446.92%380.06%4,1606.10%68,246Walker17,36275.69%5,55924.23%180.08%11,80351.45%22,939Washington4,22662.55%2,52937.43%10.01%1,69725.12%6,756Wilcox1,36029.05%3,32070.91%20.04%-1,960-41.86%4,682Winston6,53885.24%1,12414.65%80.10%5,41470.59%7,670Totals1,004,43858.79%702,85841.14%1,1410.07%301,58017.65%1,708,437

By congressional district Marshall won six of seven congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::f025ff76-e268-4033-971d-d7d755ea01bb District Marshall Siegelman Representative 60% 40%Bradley Byrne 61% 39%Martha Roby 62% 38%Mike Rogers 75% 25%Robert Aderholt 61% 39%Mo Brooks 66% 34%Gary Palmer 26% 73%Terri Sewell

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