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2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Election

Alabama · 2 candidates · See every 2018 Governor race

Who won the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Election?

Kay Ivey won the 2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Election. Kay Ivey received 1,022,457 popular votes (59.46%). The main challenger was Walt Maddox (40.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Ivey and Maddox

Ivey +19.1 pts · won by 327,962 votes
Kay IveyRepublicanWINNER59.46%
1,022,457 votes
Walt MaddoxDemocratic40.39%
694,495 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.