2018 Alabama gubernatorial election

2018 Alabama gubernatorial election

November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Kay Ivey Walt Maddox
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,022,457 694,495
Percentage 59.46% 40.39%

Ivey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Maddox:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%

Governor before election

Kay Ivey
Republican

Elected Governor

Kay Ivey
Republican

The 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Governor Kay Ivey (R), who took office upon the resignation of Robert Bentley (R), ran for election to a full term and defeated Democratic Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox by a wide margin. Ivey was sworn in for her first full term on January 14, 2019.