The 2018 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, concurrently with elections to the United States House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 5, 2018, with runoff elections held on July 17, 2018, in races which nobody cleared at least 50% of the vote.

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Kay Ivey resigned on April 10, 2017, to become to the Governor of Alabama following the resignation of Robert Bentley. Following Ivey's resignation, the office of Lieutenant Governor remained vacant until the 2018 election cycle.

Republican state representative Will Ainsworth won a competitive primary and runoff against Alabama Public Service Commissioner Twinkle Cavanaugh, and pastor Will Boyd became the Democratic nominee without any opposition. Ainsworth comfortably won the general election.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Will Ainsworth, state representative from the 27th district (2014–present)

Eliminated in primary Twinkle Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission Rusty Glover, state senator from the 34th district (2006–present)

Withdrew before primary Mary Scott Hunter, member of the Alabama State Board of Education

Results

Democratic nominee Declared Will Boyd, pastor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2017

General election Post-primary endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error WillAinsworth (R) WillBoyd (D) UndecidedResearch Consultants (R) September 22, 2018 316 ± 5.5% 53% 39% 8%Cygnal (R) July 24–25, 2018 1,027 ± 3.1% 53% 41% 6%

Results

By county CountyWill AinsworthRepublicanWill BoydDemocraticWrite-inVariousMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Autauga14,18372.19%5,45027.74%130.07%8,73344.45%19,646Baldwin58,99676.12%18,46523.82%480.06%40,53152.29%77,509Barbour4,18350.31%4,12649.63%50.06%570.69%8,314Bibb5,24076.42%1,61523.55%20.03%3,62552.87%6,857Blount17,34889.24%2,08210.71%100.05%15,26678.53%19,440Bullock88924.16%2,78975.81%10.03%-1,900-51.64%3,679Butler4,61757.49%3,41042.46%40.05%1,20715.03%8,031Calhoun24,85667.59%11,90132.36%180.05%12,95535.23%36,775Chambers6,46357.91%4,68842.00%100.09%1,77515.90%11,161Cherokee6,99583.40%1,39016.57%20.02%5,60566.83%8,387Chilton11,40283.14%2,30916.84%40.03%9,09366.30%13,715Choctaw3,19053.86%2,72846.06%50.08%4627.80%5,923Clarke6,27956.67%4,79443.27%60.05%1,48513.40%11,079Clay4,24879.74%1,07720.22%20.04%3,17159.53%5,327Cleburne3,91389.52%45310.36%50.11%3,46079.16%4,371Coffee12,06775.76%3,85024.17%100.06%8,21751.59%15,927Colbert13,26464.48%7,29635.47%110.05%5,96829.01%20,571Conecuh2,42249.84%2,43550.10%30.06%-13-0.27%4,860Coosa2,82466.07%1,44633.83%40.09%1,37832.24%4,274Covington9,92582.85%2,04717.09%70.06%7,87865.77%11,979Crenshaw3,82071.89%1,49228.08%20.04%2,32843.81%5,314Cullman24,89287.20%3,64112.75%130.05%21,25174.44%28,546Dale10,37172.88%3,85027.05%100.07%6,52145.82%14,231Dallas4,62130.67%10,43969.28%80.05%-5,818-38.61%15,068DeKalb17,59383.08%3,56916.85%140.07%14,02466.23%21,176Elmore21,97774.79%7,39825.18%90.03%14,57949.62%29,384Escambia8,04367.49%3,86932.47%50.04%4,17435.03%11,917Etowah24,85372.40%9,45527.54%200.06%15,39844.86%34,328Fayette5,66078.20%1,57421.75%40.06%4,08656.45%7,238Franklin6,47175.62%2,08024.31%60.07%4,39151.31%8,557Geneva7,75386.68%1,18413.24%70.08%6,56973.45%8,944Greene67016.20%3,46583.78%10.02%-2,795-67.58%4,136Hale2,43937.69%4,03062.27%30.05%-1,591-24.58%6,472Henry4,62069.89%1,98830.08%20.03%2,63239.82%6,610Houston23,01671.68%9,07528.26%190.06%13,94143.42%32,110Jackson12,37679.78%3,12920.17%70.05%9,24759.61%15,512Jefferson111,80543.61%144,42456.33%1410.05%-32,619-12.72%256,370Lamar4,44483.46%88016.53%10.02%3,56466.93%5,325Lauderdale20,92768.18%9,74731.76%190.06%11,18036.43%30,693Lawrence8,34671.11%3,38728.86%30.03%4,95942.25%11,736Lee29,09659.38%19,87940.57%270.06%9,21718.81%49,002Limestone23,64770.80%9,73629.15%160.05%13,91141.65%33,399Lowndes1,39927.91%3,61372.07%10.02%-2,214-44.17%5,013Macon1,17616.28%6,04483.68%30.04%-4,868-67.40%7,223Madison77,46955.07%63,11844.87%810.06%14,35110.20%140,668Marengo4,03746.33%4,67453.64%30.03%-637-7.31%8,714Marion8,28385.35%1,41414.57%80.08%6,86970.78%9,705Marshall22,83283.87%4,36216.02%290.11%18,47067.85%27,223Mobile71,21453.74%61,19246.17%1160.09%10,0227.56%132,522Monroe4,89755.91%3,85644.03%50.06%1,04111.89%8,758Montgomery27,91236.33%48,85663.59%600.08%-20,944-27.26%76,828Morgan29,39974.70%9,93725.25%190.05%19,46249.45%39,355Perry1,05725.07%3,15674.86%30.07%-2,099-49.79%4,216Pickens4,74257.61%3,48442.33%50.06%1,25815.28%8,231Pike6,08458.74%4,26941.21%50.05%1,81517.52%10,358Randolph5,68875.75%1,81824.21%30.04%3,87051.54%7,509Russell6,84245.75%8,10454.19%90.06%-1,262-8.44%14,955Shelby59,71771.41%23,85928.53%530.06%35,85842.88%83,629St. Clair24,20681.04%5,64918.91%150.05%18,55762.13%29,870Sumter1,25223.36%4,10676.60%20.04%-2,854-53.25%5,360Talladega15,86060.59%10,30939.38%80.03%5,55121.21%26,177Tallapoosa11,02970.57%4,59329.39%70.04%6,43641.18%15,629Tuscaloosa37,63955.19%30,50744.73%500.07%7,13210.46%68,196Walker18,52480.94%4,34218.97%200.09%14,18261.97%22,886Washington4,69869.79%2,03130.17%30.04%2,66739.62%6,732Wilcox1,43930.83%3,22469.08%40.09%-1,785-38.25%4,667Winston6,80288.80%85411.15%40.05%5,94877.65%7,660Totals1,044,94161.25%660,01338.69%1,0230.06%384,92822.56%1,705,977

By congressional district Ainsworth won six of seven congressional districts. District Ainsworth Boyd Representative 62% 38%Bradley Byrne 64% 36%Martha Roby 64% 36%Mike Rogers 79% 21%Robert Aderholt 63% 37%Mo Brooks 68% 32%Gary Palmer 28% 72%Terri Sewell

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