2018 Alabama State Auditor election

The 2018 Alabama State Auditor election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the state auditor of Alabama. Incumbent Republican State Auditor Jim Zeigler was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Miranda Joseph in a landslide.https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/06/state-auditor-jim-zeigler-defeats-miranda-joseph/1882193002/

Primary elections were held on June 5.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jim Zeigler, incumbent state auditor (2015–2023)https://www.al.com/news/2018/06/jim_zeigler_voluntarily_surren.html

Eliminated in primary Stan Cooke, pastor Elliott Lipinsky, Wilcox County deputy district attorneyhttps://www.al.com/news/2017/11/state_auditor_candidate_says_j.html

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Miranda Joseph, private auditorhttps://apnews.com/general-news-05a28eba0e1d4cdd898428c3ade00074

General election Results

By county CountyJim ZeiglerRepublicanMiranda JosephDemocraticWrite-inVariousMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Autauga13,64070.15%5,78729.76%180.09%7,85340.39%19,445Baldwin57,40474.70%19,38525.22%610.08%38,01949.47%76,850Barbour4,12650.32%4,06849.62%50.06%580.71%8,199Bibb5,21176.39%1,60823.57%30.04%3,60352.81%6,822Blount17,06788.56%2,19611.40%80.04%14,87177.17%19,271Bullock87124.08%2,74475.86%20.06%-1,873-51.78%3,617Butler4,42356.50%3,39943.42%70.09%1,02413.08%7,829Calhoun24,48067.28%11,87232.63%310.09%12,60834.65%36,383Chambers6,38357.68%4,67842.27%60.05%1,70515.41%11,067Cherokee6,82082.48%1,44617.49%30.04%5,37464.99%8,269Chilton11,15682.46%2,36217.46%110.08%8,79465.00%13,529Choctaw3,14554.17%2,65645.75%50.09%4898.42%5,806Clarke6,16156.29%4,78143.68%30.03%1,38012.61%10,945Clay4,16679.64%1,06220.30%30.06%3,10459.34%5,231Cleburne3,88389.39%45810.54%30.07%3,42578.84%4,344Coffee11,91175.31%3,89524.63%90.06%8,01650.69%15,815Colbert12,61262.83%7,44337.08%190.09%5,16925.75%20,074Conecuh2,36949.33%2,43050.60%30.06%-61-1.27%4,802Coosa2,76465.31%1,46634.64%20.05%1,29830.67%4,232Covington9,73882.16%2,10817.79%60.05%7,63064.38%11,852Crenshaw3,71471.24%1,49628.70%30.06%2,21842.55%5,213Cullman24,54186.63%3,77213.32%140.05%20,76973.32%28,327Dale10,23872.54%3,86827.41%80.06%6,37045.13%14,114Dallas4,60731.04%10,21368.82%200.13%-5,606-37.78%14,840DeKalb16,84281.34%3,85118.60%130.06%12,99162.74%20,706Elmore21,34473.27%7,76526.65%230.08%13,57946.61%29,132Escambia7,93467.13%3,87932.82%50.04%4,05534.31%11,818Etowah24,10271.24%9,70028.67%280.08%14,40242.57%33,830Fayette5,51277.49%1,59122.37%100.14%3,92155.12%7,113Franklin6,13174.41%2,10425.53%50.06%4,02748.87%8,240Geneva7,64386.25%1,21513.71%30.03%6,42872.54%8,861Greene64915.87%3,44184.13%00.00%-2,792-68.26%4,090Hale2,38437.62%3,95262.36%10.02%-1,568-24.74%6,337Henry4,53569.66%1,97130.28%40.06%2,56439.39%6,510Houston22,69571.31%9,11128.63%210.07%13,58442.68%31,827Jackson11,91578.40%3,27821.57%50.03%8,63756.83%15,198Jefferson109,16043.08%143,94956.81%2730.11%-34,789-13.73%253,382Lamar4,42183.78%85416.18%20.04%3,56767.60%5,277Lauderdale20,18666.96%9,94632.99%150.05%10,24033.97%30,147Lawrence7,96369.41%3,50630.56%30.03%4,45738.85%11,472Lee28,32658.36%20,17741.57%370.08%8,14916.79%48,540Limestone22,85369.43%10,05030.53%130.04%12,80338.90%32,916Lowndes1,35527.66%3,54172.29%20.04%-2,186-44.63%4,898Macon1,17316.41%5,97083.54%30.04%-4,797-67.13%7,146Madison74,89353.99%63,70445.92%1210.09%11,1898.07%138,718Marengo4,00346.36%4,62553.56%70.08%-622-7.20%8,635Marion8,09685.08%1,41214.84%80.08%6,68470.24%9,516Marshall22,00982.51%4,65417.45%120.04%17,35565.06%26,675Mobile69,59352.99%61,58546.90%1430.11%8,0086.10%131,321Monroe4,79455.18%3,88844.75%60.07%90610.43%8,688Montgomery26,19434.54%49,55365.35%840.11%-23,359-30.80%75,831Morgan28,45473.22%10,38626.73%190.05%18,06846.50%38,859Perry1,04224.88%3,14675.12%00.00%-2,104-50.24%4,188Pickens4,66457.42%3,45542.53%40.05%1,20914.88%8,123Pike5,89457.84%4,29242.12%40.04%1,60215.72%10,190Randolph5,69776.32%1,76623.66%20.03%3,93152.66%7,465Russell6,77845.59%8,07954.35%90.06%-1,301-8.75%14,866Shelby58,28370.39%24,43429.51%800.10%33,84940.88%82,797St. Clair23,95980.77%5,68819.17%170.06%18,27161.59%29,664Sumter1,23623.40%4,04376.56%20.04%-2,807-53.15%5,281Talladega15,77760.59%10,24539.34%180.07%5,53221.24%26,040Tallapoosa10,80569.85%4,65830.11%60.04%6,14739.74%15,469Tuscaloosa36,99354.80%30,45045.10%680.10%6,5439.69%67,511Walker18,06280.19%4,44219.72%210.09%13,62060.47%22,525Washington4,59969.43%2,01930.48%60.09%2,58038.95%6,624Wilcox1,41130.58%3,20169.38%20.04%-1,790-38.79%4,614Winston6,67787.96%91011.99%40.05%5,76775.97%7,591Totals1,018,46660.42%665,67939.49%1,3620.08%352,78720.93%1,685,507 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Barbour (largest city: Eufaula)

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