2022 Alabama gubernatorial election

The 2022 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Governor Kay Ivey won her bid for a second full term with more than 66% of the vote. This was the sixth consecutive time that a Republican was elected governor of Alabama. Ivey was sworn in for her second full term on January 16, 2023.

Primary elections in Alabama were held on May 24. Runoff elections for instances where no candidate received a majority were scheduled for June 21. A runoff was avoided in the Republican primary, with Ivey winning outright. The Democratic primary advanced to a runoff between Malika Sanders-Fortier and Yolanda Flowers, with Flowers winning the Democratic nomination.

This was the first gubernatorial election in Alabama history in which both major party nominees were women. Flowers was also the first Black female gubernatorial nominee in Alabama history. She ran for Governor of Alabama again in 2026, when Ivey was term-limited, and lost the Democratic primary. Marengo and Russell counties voted Republican in a gubernatorial election for the first time since 1874.