2018 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2018 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, concurrently with elections to the United States House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 5, 2018, with runoff elections held on July 17, 2018, in races which nobody cleared at least 50% of the vote.
Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Kay Ivey resigned on April 10, 2017, to become to the Governor of Alabama following the resignation of Robert Bentley. Following Ivey's resignation, the office of Lieutenant Governor remained vacant until the 2018 election cycle.
Republican state representative Will Ainsworth won a competitive primary and runoff against Alabama Public Service Commissioner Twinkle Cavanaugh, and pastor Will Boyd became the Democratic nominee without any opposition. Ainsworth comfortably won the general election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Will Ainsworth, state representative from the 27th district
Eliminated in primary
- Twinkle Cavanaugh, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission
- Rusty Glover, state senator from the 34th district
Withdrew before primary
- Mary Scott Hunter, member of the Alabama State Board of Education
Democratic nominee
Declared
- Will Boyd, pastor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2017