Governor elections in Alabama
● In officeKay IveyRepublican
Elections won
R 11 · D 53 · Other 771 gubernatorial elections since 1819
Last decided by
37.7 pts2022, Kay Ivey over Yolanda Flowers
Closest ever
0.22 pts2002, Bob Riley over Don Siegelman
Longest streak
35 in a rowDemocratic, 1874–1982
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Alabama's governor is Republican Kay Ivey; Ivey won the most recent race by 37.7 points in 2022. Ivey has held the office since 2018. The 2022 race put Ivey ahead of Yolanda Flowers, 37.7 points clear. Across 71 elections since 1819, Republicans have won 11 and Democrats 53, with 7 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 2002, decided by 0.22 points; the widest 1839, by 84.6 points.
Kay Ivey R 946,932 · Yolanda Flowers D 412,961
Kay Ivey R 1,022,457 · Walt Maddox D 694,495
Robert J. Bentley R 750,231 · Parker Griffith D 427,787
Robert J. Bentley R 860,472 · Ron Sparks D 625,710
Bob Riley R 718,327 · Lucy Baxley D 519,827
Bob Riley R 672,225 · Don Siegelman D 669,105
Don Siegelman D 752,087 · Fob James R 546,504
Fob James R 604,926 · Jim Folsom Jr. D 594,169
H. Guy Hunt R 633,519 · Paul Hubbert D 582,106
H. Guy Hunt R 696,203 · Bill Baxley D 537,163
George Wallace D 650,538 · Emory Folmar R 440,815
Fob James D 551,786 · H. Guy Hunt R 196,963
George Wallace D 497,574 · Elvin McCary R 88,381
George Wallace D 303,987
John M. Patterson D 234,583 · William Longshore R 30,415
Jim Folsom D 244,401 · Tom Abernathy R 88,688
Gordon Persons D 154,414 · John S. Crowder R 15,127
Jim Folsom D 174,962 · Lyman Ward R 22,362
Chauncey Sparks D 69,048 · Hugh McEniry R 8,167
Frank M. Dixon D 115,761 · W. A. Clardy R 16,513
Bibb Graves D 155,197 · Edmund H. Dryer R 22,621
Benjamin M. Miller D 155,034 · Hugh A. Locke I 95,745
Bibb Graves D 93,432 · J. A. Bingham R 21,605
William W. Brandon D 113,605 · Oliver D. Street R 31,175
Thomas Kilby D 54,716 · Dallas B. Smith I 13,497
Charles Henderson D 61,307 · John B. Shields R 11,773
Emmet O'Neal D 77,694 · Joseph Oswalt Thompson R 19,210
B. B. Comer D 61,223 · Asa E. Stratton R 9,981
William D. Jelks D 67,649 · John A. W. Smith R 24,190
Joseph F. Johnston D 110,551 · Gilbert B. Dean P 50,052
Joseph F. Johnston D 128,549 · Albert Taylor Goodwyn P 89,290
William C. Oates D 110,875 · Reuben Kolb P 83,292
Thomas G. Jones D 126,955 · Reuben Kolb D 115,732
Thomas G. Jones D 139,912 · Benjamin M. Long R 42,391
Thomas Seay D 155,973 · W. T. Ewing R 44,707
Thomas Seay D 145,095 · Arthur Bingham R 36,793
Edward A. O'Neal D 102,617 · James L. Sheffield R 46,742
Rufus W. Cobb D 134,905 · James Madison Pickens G 42,363
George S. Houston D 107,118 · Noadiah Woodruff R 55,682
George S. Houston D 107,118 · David P. Lewis R 93,928
David P. Lewis R 89,868 · Thomas H. Herndon D 81,371
Robert B. Lindsay D 77,723 · William Russell Smith R 76,282
Thomas Hill Watts W 28,221 · John Gill Shorter D 9,664
John Gill Shorter D 37,849 · Thomas Hill Watts W 28,127
Andrew B. Moore D 52,786 · William F. Samford D 19,745
John A. Winston D 43,930 · George Shortridge K 32,086
Henry W. Collier D 37,480 · James Shields W 5,749
Henry W. Collier D 37,281 · Others 692
Reuben Chapman D 30,622 · Nicholas Davis W 23,247
Joshua L. Martin I 30,261 · Nathaniel Terry D 25,587
Benjamin Fitzpatrick D 27,974 · James W. McClung W 21,219
Arthur P. Bagby D 20,451 · Arthur F. Hopkins W 1,708
Arthur P. Bagby D 24,419 · Samuel W. Oliver I 20,152
Clement C. Clay D 23,279 · Enoch Parsons W 12,209
Gabriel Moore J 10,956
John Murphy J 9,231
John Murphy J 12,184
Israel Pickens D 13,069 · Henry H. Chambers D 10,331
Israel Pickens D 9,616 · Henry H. Chambers D 7,129
William W. Bibb D 8,321 · Marmaduke Williams D 7,140