Big Election Year For Alabama State Executives Kicks Off

February 10, 2014

Montgomery, Alabama: Nine state executive positions are up for election in 2014 in the state of Alabama: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor, commissioner of agriculture and industries and two seats on the public service commission.

The primary election will take place on June 3, 2014, with a primary runoff scheduled, if necessary, for July 15, 2014. A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Alabama uses an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.^[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Seven of the nine incumbents are seeking re-election. The two exceptions are state auditor Samantha Shaw, who has reached her term-limit, and secretary of state Jim Bennett, who was appointed last summer to serve out the remainder of resigned secretary Beth Chapman's term with the understanding that he would not pursue election to a full term in 2014. The rest of the incumbents are:

Governor Robert Bentley (R)
Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey (R)
Attorney General Luther Strange (R)
Treasurer Young Boozer (R)
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan (R)
Public Service Commissioners Jeremy Oden (Place 1) and Terry Dunn (Place 2)

On Friday, February 7, the filing period for major party primary candidates came to a close.^[2]

A total of 21 Republicans and 9 Democrats qualified for the major party primary ballots. The following unofficial list of candidates is current as of February 10, 2014.

Governor

Lt. Governor

Attorney general

Luther Strange - Incumbent^[14]
Joseph Lister Hubbard^[7]^[15]

Secretary of state

Treasurer

Young Boozer - Incumbent^[20]
Joe Cottle^[7]

Auditor

Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

John McMillan - Incumbent^[24]
Doug "New Blue" Smith^[7]

Public Service Commissioners

Place 1:

Jeremy Oden - Incumbent^[24]

Kathy Peterson^[24]

Place 2:

Terry Dunn - Incumbent^[24]

Phillip Brown^[25]

Chris "Chip" Beeker^[26]

Jonathan Barbee^[24]

Footnotes

[1] The Alabama Legislature, "Ala. Code § 17-13-7," accessed November 24, 2025

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[3] Alabama Republican Party, "2014 Qualified State Republican Candidates," accessed February 10, 2014

[4] Alabama's Bentley draws 2014 opposition from man who would be 'gun-toting governor'," accessed August 6, 2013

[5] AL.com, "Bob Starkey of Scottsboro joins race for Republican nomination for governor," February 6, 2014

[6] CBS Chicago local, "Former Cubs Minor Leaguer Running For Governor Of Alabama," December 27, 2013

[demlist-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 Alabama Democratic Party, "2014 Primary Candidate List," February 7, 2014

[8] Kay Ivey for Lieutenant Governor 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 10, 2013

[9] Alabama Political Reporter, Dr. Stan Cooke Announces His Candidacy for Lt. Governor  , August 22, 2013

[10] Stan Cooke for Lieutenant Governor 2014 Official campaign website," accessed October 8, 2013

[11] Fields for Lieutenant Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed November 29, 2013

[12] Anniston Star, "Cullman County Democrat to enter Lt. Gov. race," November 20, 2013 (dead link)

[13] Tuscaloosa News, Democrat Ninesling running for lieutenant governor, July 16, 2013

[14] Luther Strange for Attorney General 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 10, 2013

[15] The Republic, "State Rep. Joe Hubbard announces run for Ala. attorney general," February 6, 2014

[16] John Merrill for Alabama Secretary of State 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 10, 2013

[17] Reese McKinney for Secretary of State 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 10, 2013

[18] AL.com, "Crenshaw County Probate Judge Jim Perdue to run for Secretary of State," accessed August 8, 2013

[19] Alabama Democratic Party, "2014 Primary Candidate List," February 7, 2014

[20] Alabama Republican Party, "2014 Qualified State Republican Candidates: State Treasurer," accessed February 10, 2014

[21] Joseph for Alabama 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Home," accessed June 12, 2013

[cand14-22] 22.0 ^22.1 Anniston Star, "Bryan seeks state auditor's office so he can close it," June 4, 2013 (dead link)

[gopauditor-23] 23.0 ^23.1 ^23.2 Alabama Republican Party, "2014 Qualified State Republican Candidates," accessed February 10, 2014

[goplist-24] 24.0 ^24.1 ^24.2 ^24.3 ^24.4 Alabama Republican Party, "2014 Qualified State Republican Candidates: Public Service Commission," accessed February 10, 2014

[25] The Associated Press, "Chairman of Alabama Minority GOP challenges Commissioner Terry Dunn in PSC primary (updated)," August 12, 2013

[26] The Associated Press, "Terry Dunn draws challenge from Chris "Chip" Beeker in Alabama PSC race," June 10, 2013

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Big Election Year For Alabama State Executives Kicks Off

February 10, 2014

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