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1986 Alabama Gubernatorial Election

Alabama · 2 candidates · See every 1986 Governor race

Who won the 1986 Alabama Gubernatorial Election?

H. Guy Hunt won the 1986 Alabama Gubernatorial Election. H. Guy Hunt received 696,203 popular votes (56.4%). The main challenger was Bill Baxley (43.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Hunt and Baxley

Hunt +12.8 pts · won by 159,040 votes
H. Guy HuntRepublicanWINNER56.4%
696,203 votes
Bill BaxleyDemocratic43.6%
537,163 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.