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.
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Tommy Battle, mayor of Huntsville
Scott Dawson, evangelist
Bill Hightower, state senator
Kay Ivey, incumbent governor
Michael McAllister, former prison officer (died April 2018)
Withdrew
Slade Blackwell, state senator
David Carrington, Jefferson County Commissioner
Twinkle Cavanaugh, president of the Public Service Commission (running for lieutenant governor)
Stacy Lee George, former Morgan County Commissioner and candidate for governor in 2014
Josh Jones, businessman
John McMillan, Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries (running for state treasurer)
Declined
Rick Burgess, radio host
Bill "Bubba" Bussey, radio host
Bradley Byrne, U.S. Representative and candidate for governor in 2010 (running for reelection)
Mary Scott Hunter, member of the Alabama State Board of Education (running for the state senate after initially running for lieutenant governor)
Del Marsh, president pro tempore of the Alabama Senate (running for reelection)
Arthur Orr, state senator (running for reelection)
Trip Pittman, state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2017
Greg Reed, Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate (running for reelection)
Luther Strange, former U.S. senator and former attorney general of Alabama
Tommy Tuberville, former Auburn University football coach
Cam Ward, state senator (running for reelection)
Jim Zeigler, State Auditor of Alabama (running for reelection)
Endorsements
Scott Dawson
Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas
Rick Burgess, radio host
Bill "Bubba" Bussey, radio host
Alabama Republican Assembly
BamaCarry, Alabama's largest Second Amendment rights group
Kay Ivey
State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range)
State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville)
State Sen. Jimmy Holley (R-Elba)
State Sen. Del Marsh. (R-Anniston), president pro tempore of the Alabama Senate
State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville)
State Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence)
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur)
State Sen. Greg Reed (R-Jasper), Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate
State Sen. Paul Sanford (R-Huntsville)
State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville)
State Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills)
State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster)
State Sen. Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City)
Rep. Alan Baker (R-Brewton)
Rep. Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City)
Rep. Alan Boothe (R-Troy)
Rep. K.L. Brown (R-Jacksonville)
Rep. Donnie Chesteen (R-Geneva)
Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark)
Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur)
Rep. Danny Crawford (R-Athens)
Rep. Corley Ellis (R-Columbiana)
Rep. David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook)
Rep. Joe Faust (R-Fairhope)
Rep. Bob Fincher (R-Woodland)
Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville)
Rep. Lynn Greer (R-Rogersville)
Rep. Alan Harper (R-Northport)
Rep. Steve Hurst (R-Munford)
Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Montgomery)
Rep. Ken Johnson (R-Moulton)
Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville)
Rep. Paul Lee (R-Dothan)
Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn)
Rep. Steve McMillan (R-Bay Minette)
Rep. Becky Nordgren (R-Gadsden)
Rep. Phillip Pettus (R-Killen)
Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa)
Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile)
Rep. Kerry Rich (R-Guntersville)
Rep. Chris Sells (R-Evergreen)
Rep. Randall Shedd (R-Cullman)
Rep. David Standridge (R-Hayden)
Rep. Allen Treadaway (R-Morris)
Rep. Randy Wood (R-Anniston)
Edward Aldag, founder and CEO of Medical Properties Trust
David Cooper, director of Alabama Power Co.
Stacy Lee George, former Morgan County commissioner and candidate for governor in 2018
Alabama Farmers Federation
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Sue Bell Cobb, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
Christopher A. Countryman, equality activist, former juvenile corrections officer and former pastor
James C. Fields, former state representative and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014
Walt Maddox, mayor of Tuscaloosa
Doug "New Blue" Smith, nominee for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in 2014
Anthony White, ordained minister
Withdrew
Jason Childs, truck driver and former pastor
Declined
Doug Jones, U.S. senator
Terri Sewell, U.S. representative for Alabama's 7th Congressional District
Endorsements
Sue Bell Cobb
Thomas Parchman III, candidate for Jefferson County Circuit Clerk
J. Norman Baldwin, author and professor of Political Science at University of Alabama
Wade Chapman, student activist
Josh Coleman, Central Alabama Pride
Suzanne Durham, former CEO of YMCA Birmingham
Quincy Hall, Equality Alabama Board of Directors president
Ruth Harrell, former president of the Alabama State Nurses Association
Miah Jackson, councilwoman for Selma, Alabama
Frannie James, Jefferson County Democratic Party executive director
Mark Johnston, former candidate for governor of Alabama
Billy Jones, president of Crowne Healthcare
Lilly Ledbetter
Lonnie Malone, executive director of the Effective Family Inc.
Kelley Parris, director of the Children's Board of Hillsborough County
John A. Pickens, former executive director of Alabama Appleseed Center
Joanne Shum, director of Alabama HIPPY
James T. Stephens, chairman of EBSCO Industries
Sue Thompson, activist
Alabama Progressive Democratic Alliance
James Fields
Christopher A. Countryman
Alabama Internet Democrats
Alabama United
Madison County Our Revolution of Madison County, Alabama
Millions for Medicare of Alabama
Power House of Montgomery, Alabama
Cortney Brown, businesswoman of Huntsville, Alabama
Bev Cowling, director of Madison County Our Revolution of Madison County, Alabama
John Harrison, minister and human rights advocate of Birmingham, Alabama
Mia Raven, director of Power House of Montgomery, Alabama
Jeni Tanner-Jordan, former president of the Greater Birmingham chapter of the National Organization For Women of Birmingham, Alabama
Walt Maddox
Roger Bedford Jr., former Alabama state senator 1994–2014
Napoleon Bracy Jr., Alabama state representative
Tony Cherry, Choctaw county commissioner
Sue Bell Cobb, former candidate for governor of Alabama and former Chief Justice of Alabama
Merika Coleman, Assistant Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives
Linda Coleman-Madison, Alabama state senator
Anthony Daniels, Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives
Christopher J. England, Alabama state representative
Parker Griffith, former U.S. representative, former candidate for governor in 2014
Bob Harrison, Madison County, Alabama commissioner
Doug Jones, U.S. senator (D-AL)
Susan Lane, Westover, Alabama councilwoman
Kelvin Lawrence, Alabama state representative
Artis J. McCampbell, Alabama State Representative
Larry Means, mayor of Attalla, Alabama
Darrio Melton, mayor of Selma, Alabama
Mary Moore, Alabama state representative
John Rogers, Alabama state representative
Terri Sewell, U.S. representative (AL-7)
Bobby Singleton, Alabama state senator
Susan Smith, Atmore, Alabama councilwoman
Ron Sparks, former Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, candidate for governor of Alabama in 2010
Patricia Todd, Alabama state representative; first openly gay elected official in Alabama
Randall Woodfin, mayor of Birmingham, Alabama
Lars Anderson, reporter for The Athletic
Pat Edington, former vice chair of the Alabama Democratic Party
Brandon Hamner, president of United Steelworkers Local 351
Jack Jacobs, UMWA chairman
Tom Ksobiech, associate dean at University of Alabama Law School
Elliot Maisel, chairman of the Mobile Airport Authority
Zac McCrary, Democratic pollster
Alex McDaniel, editorial director of Oxford Eagle and Oxford Magazine
Charles Morgan, Alabama restaurateur
Jim Page, president of West Alabama Chamber of Commerce
Sarah Patterson, former head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide women's gymnastics team
Tony Quillen, president of IBEW 558
Steven Reed, Montgomery County probate judge
Shelia Hocutt Remington, former Alabama Education Association president
Bren Riley, Alabama AFL-CIO president
Richard Allen Smith, MSNBC contributor and former staffer at the Department of Veteran Affairs
Kurt Thomas, UAB track and field head coach
Bob Vance, circuit court judge
Alabama Democratic Conference
Alabama New South Alliance
Central Alabama Labor Federation
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Jefferson County Millennial Democrats
Lee County Voters League
Professional Firefighters of Alabama
United Mine Workers
West Alabama AFL-CIO
The Crimson White
Independents
Candidates
Declared
Tony Hewitt Jr., police officer
Eric Lathan, security guard, Iraq War veteran and candidate for the Jefferson County Commission in 2010
Declined
Mark Johnston, pastor, businessman and summer camp executive director
General election
Endorsements
Kay Ivey
State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range)
State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville)
State Sen. Jimmy Holley (R-Elba)
State Sen. Del Marsh. (R-Anniston), president pro tempore of the Alabama Senate
State Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville)
State Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence)
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur)
State Sen. Greg Reed (R-Jasper), Majority Leader of the Alabama Senate
State Sen. Paul Sanford (R-Huntsville)
State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville)
State Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills)
State Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster)
State Sen. Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City)
Rep. Alan Baker (R-Brewton)
Rep. Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City)
Rep. Alan Booth (R-Troy)
Rep. K.L. Brown (R-Jacksonville)
Rep. Donnie Chesteen (R-Geneva)
Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark)
Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur)
Rep. Danny Crawford (R-Athens)
Rep. Corley Ellis (R-Columbiana)
Rep. David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook)
Rep. Joe Faust (R-Fairhope)
Rep. Bob Fincher (R-Woodland)
Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville)
Rep. Lynn Greer (R-Rogersville)
Rep. Alan Harper (R-Northport)
Rep. Steve Hurst (R-Munford)
Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Montgomery)
Rep. Ken Johnson (R-Moulton)
Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville)
Rep. Paul Lee (R-Dothan)
Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn)
Rep. Steve McMillan (R-Bay Minette)
Rep. Becky Nordgren (R-Gadsden)
Rep. Phillip Pettus (R-Killen)
Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa)
Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile)
Rep. Kerry Rich (R-Guntersville)
Rep. Chris Sells (R-Evergreen)
Rep. Randall Shedd (R-Cullman)
Rep. David Standridge (R-Hayden)
Rep. Allen Treadaway (R-Morris)
Rep. Randy Wood (R-Anniston)
Edward Aldag, founder and CEO of Medical Properties Trust
David Cooper, director of Alabama Power Co.
Stacy Lee George, former Morgan County Commissioner and candidate for governor in 2018
Alabama Farmers Federation
National Federation of Independent Business
National Right to Life
Susan B. Anthony List
Walt Maddox
Parker Griffith, former U.S. representative, former candidate for governor in 2014