Elections / 2018 · Governor · AL
Kay Ivey won Alabama's 2018 governor's race.
Kay Ivey (Republican) led by 19.1 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
Alabama 2018 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Ivey | RRepublican | 1,021,276 | 59.5% |
| Walt Maddox | DDemocrat | 694,011 | 40.5% |
By county (67)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | D | Walt Maddox | +18.0 | 257,764 |
| Madison | R | Kay Ivey | +7.3 | 141,396 |
| Mobile | R | Kay Ivey | +4.5 | 133,327 |
| Shelby | R | Kay Ivey | +35.8 | 83,917 |
| Baldwin | R | Kay Ivey | +47.4 | 77,879 |
| Montgomery | D | Walt Maddox | +26.2 | 77,213 |
| Tuscaloosa | D | Walt Maddox | +0.0 | 68,671 |
| Lee | R | Kay Ivey | +18.7 | 49,259 |
| Morgan | R | Kay Ivey | +43.9 | 39,506 |
| Calhoun | R | Kay Ivey | +32.4 | 36,947 |
| Etowah | R | Kay Ivey | +39.1 | 34,554 |
| Limestone | R | Kay Ivey | +38.0 | 33,634 |
| Houston | R | Kay Ivey | +43.7 | 32,174 |
| Lauderdale | R | Kay Ivey | +33.9 | 30,914 |
| St Clair | R | Kay Ivey | +57.3 | 29,918 |
| Elmore | R | Kay Ivey | +47.6 | 29,474 |
| Cullman | R | Kay Ivey | +69.9 | 28,670 |
| Marshall | R | Kay Ivey | +61.9 | 27,224 |
| Talladega | R | Kay Ivey | +19.1 | 26,227 |
| Walker | R | Kay Ivey | +52.7 | 23,139 |
| Dekalb | R | Kay Ivey | +61.8 | 21,403 |
| Colbert | R | Kay Ivey | +26.3 | 20,872 |
| Autauga | R | Kay Ivey | +41.9 | 19,728 |
| Blount | R | Kay Ivey | +74.5 | 19,463 |
| Coffee | R | Kay Ivey | +52.4 | 15,899 |
| Tallapoosa | R | Kay Ivey | +36.2 | 15,718 |
| Jackson | R | Kay Ivey | +54.4 | 15,643 |
| Russell | D | Walt Maddox | +4.6 | 15,027 |
| Dallas | D | Walt Maddox | +37.4 | 14,510 |
| Dale | R | Kay Ivey | +47.7 | 14,259 |
| Chilton | R | Kay Ivey | +63.4 | 12,834 |
| Escambia | R | Kay Ivey | +33.5 | 12,133 |
| Covington | R | Kay Ivey | +63.9 | 12,020 |
| Lawrence | R | Kay Ivey | +36.6 | 11,977 |
| Chambers | R | Kay Ivey | +18.2 | 11,312 |
| Clarke | R | Kay Ivey | +13.0 | 11,233 |
| Pike | R | Kay Ivey | +19.7 | 10,402 |
| Marion | R | Kay Ivey | +62.1 | 9,898 |
| Geneva | R | Kay Ivey | +72.9 | 9,004 |
| Monroe | R | Kay Ivey | +13.0 | 8,919 |
| Franklin | R | Kay Ivey | +46.9 | 8,801 |
| Marengo | D | Walt Maddox | +8.1 | 8,764 |
| Cherokee | R | Kay Ivey | +63.6 | 8,526 |
| Barbour | R | Kay Ivey | +3.5 | 8,379 |
| Pickens | R | Kay Ivey | +11.6 | 8,308 |
| Butler | R | Kay Ivey | +17.7 | 8,175 |
| Winston | R | Kay Ivey | +71.3 | 7,682 |
| Randolph | R | Kay Ivey | +51.0 | 7,588 |
| Fayette | R | Kay Ivey | +45.9 | 7,480 |
| Macon | D | Walt Maddox | +62.1 | 7,258 |
| Washington | R | Kay Ivey | +37.0 | 6,901 |
| Bibb | R | Kay Ivey | +47.7 | 6,881 |
| Henry | R | Kay Ivey | +39.0 | 6,700 |
| Hale | D | Walt Maddox | +28.1 | 6,567 |
| Choctaw | R | Kay Ivey | +13.5 | 6,124 |
| Sumter | D | Walt Maddox | +52.6 | 5,440 |
| Clay | R | Kay Ivey | +54.1 | 5,405 |
| Crenshaw | R | Kay Ivey | +43.6 | 5,395 |
| Lamar | R | Kay Ivey | +63.7 | 5,373 |
| Lowndes | D | Walt Maddox | +38.3 | 5,042 |
| Conecuh | R | Kay Ivey | +0.6 | 4,917 |
| Wilcox | D | Walt Maddox | +33.1 | 4,715 |
| Cleburne | R | Kay Ivey | +77.0 | 4,410 |
| Coosa | R | Kay Ivey | +29.3 | 4,307 |
| Perry | D | Walt Maddox | +50.0 | 4,243 |
| Greene | D | Walt Maddox | +68.3 | 4,167 |
| Bullock | D | Walt Maddox | +48.4 | 3,678 |