Governor Elections 2018 | US Governor Elections | Alabama Races
2018 Alabama Gubernatorial Election Results
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 59.46%
Votes: 1,022,457
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 40.39%
Votes: 694,495
Race Summary
The 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018. Republican Governor Kay Ivey—who had assumed office in April 2017 following Robert Bentley's resignation—was elected to her first full term, defeating Democratic challenger and Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox. Ivey secured approximately 59.46% of the vote compared to Maddox's 40.39%.
Full Results
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 59.46%
Votes: 1,022,457
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 40.39%
Votes: 694,495
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 2,637
Total votes: 1,719,589
State Map
Results by County
Autauga County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 70.86%
Votes: 13,994
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 29.03%
Votes: 5,734
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 19,749
Blount County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 87.08%
Votes: 16,984
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 12.71%
Votes: 2,479
Write-In
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 40
Total votes: 19,503
Chambers County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 59.01%
Votes: 6,687
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 40.81%
Votes: 4,625
Write-In
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 11,332
Clarke County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 56.44%
Votes: 6,344
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 43.50%
Votes: 4,889
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 11,240
Colbert County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 63.04%
Votes: 13,180
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 36.79%
Votes: 7,692
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 20,906
Crenshaw County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 71.71%
Votes: 3,873
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 28.18%
Votes: 1,522
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 5,401
DeKalb County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 80.58%
Votes: 17,316
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 19.02%
Votes: 4,087
Write-In
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 87
Total votes: 21,490
Fayette County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 72.84%
Votes: 5,455
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 27.04%
Votes: 2,025
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 7,489
Hale County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 35.93%
Votes: 2,361
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 64.00%
Votes: 4,206
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 6,572
Jefferson County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 40.94%
Votes: 105,661
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 58.94%
Votes: 152,103
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 304
Total votes: 258,068
Lee County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 59.27%
Votes: 29,238
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 40.58%
Votes: 20,021
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 74
Total votes: 49,333
Madison County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 53.57%
Votes: 75,874
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 46.26%
Votes: 65,522
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 244
Total votes: 141,640
Mobile County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 52.19%
Votes: 69,671
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 47.69%
Votes: 63,656
Write-In
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 158
Total votes: 133,485
Perry County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 24.99%
Votes: 1,061
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 74.94%
Votes: 3,182
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 4,246
Russell County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 47.63%
Votes: 7,168
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 52.26%
Votes: 7,864
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 15,049
Talladega County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 59.50%
Votes: 15,621
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 40.40%
Votes: 10,606
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 26,254
Washington County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 68.46%
Votes: 4,729
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 31.44%
Votes: 2,172
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 6,908
Baldwin County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 73.61%
Votes: 57,415
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 26.24%
Votes: 20,464
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 118
Total votes: 77,997
Bullock County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 25.77%
Votes: 949
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 74.12%
Votes: 2,729
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 3,682
Cherokee County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 81.65%
Votes: 6,974
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 18.17%
Votes: 1,552
Write-In
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 8,541
Clay County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 76.91%
Votes: 4,164
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 22.92%
Votes: 1,241
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 5,414
Conecuh County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 50.22%
Votes: 2,473
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 49.63%
Votes: 2,444
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 4,924
Cullman County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 84.84%
Votes: 24,361
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 15.01%
Votes: 4,309
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 28,713
Elmore County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 73.72%
Votes: 21,752
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 26.17%
Votes: 7,722
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 29,505
Franklin County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 73.27%
Votes: 6,465
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 26.48%
Votes: 2,336
Write-In
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 8,823
Henry County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 69.33%
Votes: 4,655
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 30.46%
Votes: 2,045
Write-In
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 6,714
Lamar County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 81.81%
Votes: 4,399
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 18.11%
Votes: 974
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 5,377
Limestone County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 68.91%
Votes: 23,213
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 30.93%
Votes: 10,421
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 33,687
Marengo County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 45.95%
Votes: 4,029
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 54.00%
Votes: 4,735
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 8,769
Monroe County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 56.45%
Votes: 5,038
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 43.49%
Votes: 3,881
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 8,924
Pickens County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 55.75%
Votes: 4,636
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 44.16%
Votes: 3,672
Write-In
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 8,316
Shelby County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 67.81%
Votes: 56,989
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 32.04%
Votes: 26,928
Write-In
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 125
Total votes: 84,042
Tallapoosa County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 67.99%
Votes: 10,703
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 31.86%
Votes: 5,015
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 15,743
Wilcox County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 33.42%
Votes: 1,577
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 66.50%
Votes: 3,138
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 4,719
Barbour County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 51.68%
Votes: 4,336
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 48.19%
Votes: 4,043
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 8,390
Butler County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 58.84%
Votes: 4,812
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 41.12%
Votes: 3,363
Write-In
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 8,178
Chilton County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 81.81%
Votes: 11,291
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 18.12%
Votes: 2,501
Write-In
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 13,802
Cleburne County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 88.20%
Votes: 3,902
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 11.48%
Votes: 508
Write-In
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 4,424
Coosa County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 64.56%
Votes: 2,785
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 35.28%
Votes: 1,522
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 4,314
Dale County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 73.59%
Votes: 10,528
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 26.08%
Votes: 3,731
Write-In
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 47
Total votes: 14,306
Escambia County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 66.64%
Votes: 8,098
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 33.20%
Votes: 4,035
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 12,152
Geneva County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 86.31%
Votes: 7,784
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 13.53%
Votes: 1,220
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 9,019
Houston County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 71.72%
Votes: 23,112
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 28.12%
Votes: 9,062
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 32,227
Lauderdale County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 66.82%
Votes: 20,692
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 33.01%
Votes: 10,222
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 51
Total votes: 30,965
Lowndes County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 30.82%
Votes: 1,555
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 69.10%
Votes: 3,487
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 5,046
Marion County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 80.90%
Votes: 8,021
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 18.93%
Votes: 1,877
Write-In
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 9,915
Montgomery County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 36.87%
Votes: 28,491
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 63.05%
Votes: 48,722
Write-In
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 62
Total votes: 77,275
Pike County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 59.79%
Votes: 6,226
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 40.10%
Votes: 4,176
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 10,413
St. Clair County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 78.50%
Votes: 23,529
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 21.32%
Votes: 6,389
Write-In
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 55
Total votes: 29,973
Tuscaloosa County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 49.91%
Votes: 34,335
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 49.91%
Votes: 34,336
Write-In
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 122
Total votes: 68,793
Winston County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 85.38%
Votes: 6,580
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 14.30%
Votes: 1,102
Write-In
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 7,707
Bibb County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 73.69%
Votes: 5,082
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 26.09%
Votes: 1,799
Write-In
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 6,896
Calhoun County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 66.04%
Votes: 24,460
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 33.71%
Votes: 12,487
Write-In
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 92
Total votes: 37,039
Choctaw County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 56.68%
Votes: 3,475
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 43.21%
Votes: 2,649
Write-In
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 6,131
Coffee County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 75.86%
Votes: 12,117
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 23.68%
Votes: 3,782
Write-In
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 73
Total votes: 15,972
Covington County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 81.81%
Votes: 9,852
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 18.00%
Votes: 2,168
Write-In
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 12,042
Dallas County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 32.31%
Votes: 4,917
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 67.64%
Votes: 10,295
Write-In
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 15,220
Etowah County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 69.39%
Votes: 24,041
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 30.34%
Votes: 10,513
Write-In
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 92
Total votes: 34,646
Greene County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 15.86%
Votes: 661
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 84.12%
Votes: 3,506
Write-In
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 4,168
Jackson County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 76.99%
Votes: 12,074
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 22.76%
Votes: 3,569
Write-In
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 39
Total votes: 15,682
Lawrence County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 68.16%
Votes: 8,181
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 31.63%
Votes: 3,796
Write-In
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 12,002
Macon County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 18.95%
Votes: 1,376
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 81.02%
Votes: 5,882
Write-In
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 7,260
Marshall County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 80.72%
Votes: 22,031
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 19.03%
Votes: 5,193
Write-In
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 70
Total votes: 27,294
Morgan County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 71.82%
Votes: 28,415
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 28.03%
Votes: 11,091
Write-In
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 57
Total votes: 39,563
Randolph County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 75.38%
Votes: 5,729
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 24.46%
Votes: 1,859
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 7,600
Sumter County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 23.68%
Votes: 1,289
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 76.26%
Votes: 4,151
Write-In
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 5,443
Walker County
Kay Ivey (REP)
Percent: 76.24%
Votes: 17,671
Walt Maddox (DEM)
Percent: 23.59%
Votes: 5,468
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 38
Total votes: 23,177