The 2018 Alabama Secretary of State election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the secretary of state of Alabama. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State John Merrill was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Heather Milam in a landslide.

Primary elections were held on June 5.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Merrill, incumbent secretary of state (2015–2023)

Eliminated in primary Michael Johnson, Marshall County revenue commissioner

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Heather Milam, professor at the University of Montevallo

Eliminated in primary Lula Albert, retired sergeant major

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofGoverning MagazineOctober 11, 2018

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JohnMerrill (R) HeatherMilam (D) UndecidedCygnal (R) July 24–25, 2018 1,027 ± 3.1% 57% 38% 5% Results

By county CountyJohn MerrillRepublicanHeather MilamDemocraticWrite-inVariousMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Autauga14,02271.84%5,48528.10%120.06%8,53743.74%19,519Baldwin58,38775.80%18,60424.15%410.05%39,78351.64%77,032Barbour4,14750.45%4,06949.50%40.05%780.95%8,220Bibb5,23476.57%1,60123.42%10.01%3,63353.15%6,836Blount17,18489.04%2,10410.90%120.06%15,08078.13%19,300Bullock88724.51%2,73275.49%00.00%-1,845-50.98%3,619Butler4,49857.11%3,37442.84%40.05%1,12414.27%7,876Calhoun24,90668.09%11,64531.84%260.07%13,26136.26%36,577Chambers6,30657.04%4,74342.90%70.06%1,56314.14%11,056Cherokee6,88382.92%1,41417.03%40.05%5,46965.88%8,301Chilton11,26982.91%2,31817.05%50.04%8,95165.85%13,592Choctaw3,15054.14%2,66245.75%60.10%4888.39%5,818Clarke6,16756.36%4,77043.59%50.05%1,39712.77%10,942Clay4,19279.82%1,06020.18%00.00%3,13259.63%5,252Cleburne4,00190.87%3979.02%50.11%3,60481.85%4,403Coffee11,96675.51%3,86524.39%150.09%8,10151.12%15,846Colbert12,85063.44%7,39436.50%120.06%5,45626.94%20,256Conecuh2,36849.47%2,41850.51%10.02%-50-1.04%4,787Coosa2,77965.65%1,45334.33%10.02%1,32631.33%4,233Covington9,82182.63%2,06117.34%40.03%7,76065.29%11,886Crenshaw3,76372.09%1,45627.89%10.02%2,30744.20%5,220Cullman24,70287.02%3,67812.96%70.02%21,02474.06%28,387Dale10,24172.60%3,85127.30%150.11%6,39045.30%14,107Dallas4,62431.12%10,22668.82%90.06%-5,602-37.70%14,859DeKalb17,11182.16%3,70317.78%120.06%13,40864.38%20,826Elmore21,73474.42%7,45325.52%190.07%14,28148.90%29,206Escambia7,97867.39%3,85532.56%60.05%4,12334.83%11,839Etowah24,34571.77%9,55328.16%240.07%14,79243.61%33,922Fayette5,62279.12%1,47420.74%100.14%4,14858.37%7,106Franklin6,46876.47%1,98623.48%40.05%4,48252.99%8,458Geneva7,65786.31%1,21113.65%40.05%6,44672.66%8,872Greene66216.14%3,43683.78%30.07%-2,774-67.64%4,101Hale2,45338.37%3,93661.57%40.06%-1,483-23.20%6,393Henry4,54569.67%1,97830.32%10.02%2,56739.35%6,524Houston22,83971.60%9,03528.32%240.08%13,80443.28%31,898Jackson12,05278.93%3,21321.04%50.03%8,83957.88%15,270Jefferson110,50643.35%144,22656.58%1920.08%-33,720-13.23%254,924Lamar4,42683.83%85316.16%10.02%3,57367.67%5,280Lauderdale20,49867.70%9,76132.24%170.06%10,73735.46%30,276Lawrence8,09570.11%3,44329.82%80.07%4,65240.29%11,546Lee28,52858.55%20,16141.38%380.08%8,36717.17%48,727Limestone23,06169.93%9,89730.01%190.06%13,16439.92%32,977Lowndes1,38528.24%3,51471.66%50.10%-2,129-43.41%4,904Macon1,15816.27%5,95483.67%40.06%-4,796-67.40%7,116Madison76,03954.53%63,29145.39%1100.08%12,7489.14%139,440Marengo3,99746.24%4,64253.70%50.06%-645-7.46%8,644Marion8,22685.86%1,35214.11%30.03%6,87471.75%9,581Marshall22,33783.29%4,47116.67%90.03%17,86666.62%26,817Mobile70,46653.64%60,82146.30%860.07%9,6457.34%131,373Monroe4,79155.33%3,86244.60%60.07%92910.73%8,659Montgomery27,64936.24%48,60463.70%430.06%-20,955-27.47%76,296Morgan28,80273.89%10,16526.08%120.03%18,63747.81%38,979Perry1,04724.99%3,14274.99%10.02%-2,095-50.00%4,190Pickens4,72657.88%3,43742.09%20.02%1,28915.79%8,165Pike6,01158.76%4,21141.17%70.07%1,80017.60%10,229Randolph5,71576.21%1,78023.74%40.05%3,93552.47%7,499Russell6,77445.55%8,09054.40%80.05%-1,316-8.85%14,872Shelby59,22671.16%23,95328.78%470.06%35,27342.38%83,226St. Clair24,06180.89%5,67719.08%90.03%18,38461.80%29,747Sumter1,24523.57%4,03676.40%20.04%-2,791-52.83%5,283Talladega15,71260.31%10,32939.65%120.05%5,38320.66%26,053Tallapoosa10,87170.11%4,63029.86%40.03%6,24140.25%15,505Tuscaloosa38,13756.12%29,74943.78%720.11%8,38812.34%67,958Walker18,36681.22%4,23418.72%140.06%14,13262.49%22,614Washington4,55069.23%2,01730.69%50.08%2,53338.54%6,572Wilcox1,43130.99%3,18368.94%30.06%-1,752-37.95%4,617Winston6,77688.95%83911.01%30.04%5,93777.93%7,618Totals1,032,42561.02%658,53738.92%1,0640.06%373,88822.10%1,692,026 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Barbour (largest city: Eufaula)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Jefferson (largest city: Birmingham)

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