Alabama Attorney General election, 2018 (July 17 Republican primary runoff)

Elections in Alabama, 2018

* General election: Nov. 6
* Voter registration deadline: Oct. 22
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* Absentee voting deadline: Postmark Nov. 5

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* Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Alabama Attorney General

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Filing deadline: February 9, 2018Filing deadline for major party candidates
Primary: June 5, 2018
Primary runoff: July 17, 2018
General: November 6, 2018

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Steve Marshall (Republican)
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Incumbent Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) defeated challenger and former Attorney General Troy King (R) in the Republican primary runoff. Marshall received 62.1 percent of the vote to King's 38.0 percent.

The 2018 election was incumbent Marshall's (R) first run for the office after he was appointed to the position in February 2017 by then-Gov. Robert Bentley (R) following Luther Strange's (R) resignation to accept a seat in the U.S. Senate. He faced King, who held the office for seven years before Marshall's predecessor Luther Strange (R). The two advanced to a runoff after no candidate received a majority of votes in the June 5 primary. They were separated by 2,855 votes.

On the campaign trail, Marshall touted his office's policy initiatives on opioids and violent crime. His campaign website highlighted Marshall's participation in three lawsuits alongside other states' attorneys general defending President Trump's (R) ban on travel from certain countries, opposing sanctuary cities, and opposing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.[1]

King was state attorney general from 2004 until 2011. He lost to Luther Strange (R) in the 2010 Republican primary. King cast his run for office as a second chance, saying that "I know a lot more now than I did seven years ago."[2] King's campaign slogan Take Alabama Back highlighted his themes of challenging corruption, violent crime, and the political establishment.[3] His major endorsements included political consultant Roger Stone and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R).[4]

Neither Alice Martin (R) nor Chess Bedsole (R), who were defeated in the June 5 primary, endorsed a candidate in the runoff.

This page covers the July 17 runoff election. Click here for Ballotpedia's coverage of the June 5 primary election.

## Contents

* 1 Candidates and election results
* 2 Top candidates
* 2.1 Steve Marshall
* 2.2 Troy King
* 3 Campaign finance
* 4 Endorsements
* 5 Campaign tactics and strategies
* 5.1 Campaign ads
* 5.1.1 Steve Marshall
* 5.1.1.1 Support
* 5.2 Noteworthy events
* 5.2.1 Ethics complaint regarding RAGA contributions
* 5.2.2 Death of Bridgette Marshall
* 6 Campaign themes and policy stances
* 6.1 Steve Marshall
* 6.2 Troy King
* 7 Election history
* 8 2014
* 9 2010
* 10 2006
* 11 2002
* 11.1 State overview
* 11.1.1 Partisan control
* 11.1.1.1 Congressional delegation
* 11.1.1.2 State executives
* 11.1.1.3 State legislature
* 11.1.1.4 Trifecta status
* 11.1.2 2018 elections
* 11.1.3 Demographics
* 11.2 State election history
* 11.2.1 Historical elections
* 11.2.1.1 Presidential elections, 2000-2016
* 11.2.1.2 U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
* 11.2.1.3 Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016
* 11.2.1.4 Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
* 11.2.1.5 Trifectas, 1992-2017
* 11.3 Pivot Counties
* 11.4 See also
* 11.5 External links
* 11.6 Footnotes

## Candidates and election results[edit]

Incumbent Steve Marshall defeated Troy King in the Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Alabama on July 17, 2018.

Republican primary runoff election

#####  Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Alabama

Candidate

Votes

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| Steve Marshall |

62.0

| 211,562

| Troy King |

38.0

| 129,409

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 340,971

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Incumbent Steve Marshall and Troy King advanced to a runoff. They defeated Alice Martin and Chess Bedsole in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Alabama on June 5, 2018.

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Attorney General of Alabama

Candidate

Votes

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| Steve Marshall |

28.3

| 154,500
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| Troy King |

27.9

| 151,878

| Alice Martin |

23.2

| 126,735

| Chess Bedsole |

20.6

| 112,062

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 545,175

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## Top candidates[edit]

###  Steve Marshall[edit]

Marshall was appointed as attorney general in February 2017 by then-Gov. Robert Bentley (R) following the resignation of Luther Strange (R) to fill the U.S. Senate seat previously occupied by Jeff Sessions (R). Prior to his appointment as state attorney general, Marshall had served as district attorney for the 27th Judicial Circuit since 2001. A licensed attorney, Marshall previously served as a prosecutor and legal analyst.

Upon taking office in February 2017, Marshall said that "a top priority will be to maintain an effective working relationship with our local law enforcement. Sheriffs, district attorneys, police, and investigators are the front lines of public safety and we will support them in every way possible."[5]

Marshall received endorsements from the National Rifle Association, the Republican Attorneys General Association and the Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee.

###  Troy King[edit]

King served as Attorney General of Alabama from 2004 until 2011. He was appointed to the position in 2004 by then-Gov. Bob Riley (R) after William Pryor resigned in order to accept a federal judgeship. King was elected to a full term in 2006, but was defeated in the 2010 Republican primary election by attorney Luther Strange (R).

In his February 2018 campaign kickoff, King stated that he was running because "the last eight years have been filled with politicians putting their own interests ahead of ours...We watched as politicians passed a new ethics law which they thought nobody would notice when they turned around and broke it."[6] In posts on his campaign Facebook page, King has emphasized his positions on public safety, corruption, and immigration.

King received endorsements from political consultant Roger Stone and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R).

## Campaign finance[edit]

The following are campaign finance figures obtained from the Alabama Secretary of State's reporting system on July 12, 2018, which come from the campaigns' July 11 campaign finance reports.[7]

## Endorsements[edit]

* Steve Marshall
* National Rifle Association[8]
* Alabama Citizens for Life[9]
* Shelby County Chiefs of Police Association[10]
* Home Builders Association of Alabama[11]
* Alabama Retail Association[12]
* ProgressPAC[13]
* Automobile Dealers of Alabama[14]
* Manufacture Alabama[15]
* Republican Attorneys General Association[16]
* Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee[17]
* Cullman County District Attorney C. Wilson Blaylock[18]

* Troy King
* Political consultant Roger Stone[19]
* Former Alabama Trump Victory Chairman Perry Hooper, Jr.[19]
* Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R)[20]

## Campaign tactics and strategies[edit]

### Campaign ads[edit]

####  Steve Marshall[edit]

##### Support[edit]

"Steve Marshall - A Principled Conservative" - Marshall campaign ad, released May 24, 2018

"Steve Marshall - Stand" - Marshall campaign ad, released May 22, 2018

"Mikayla's Story" - Marshall campaign ad, released May 14, 2018

"Steve Marshall - Fighting for Alabama" - Marshall campaign ad, released May 9, 2018

"Steve Marshall, Conservative Fighting for Alabama" - Marshall campaign ad, released April 17, 2018

"Attorney General Steve Marshall - Prosecutor" - Marshall campaign ad, released February 19, 2018

"Uphold the Constitution" - Marshall campaign ad, released October 4, 2017

"Proven Prosecutor" - Marshall campaign ad, released August 23, 2017

### Noteworthy events[edit]

#### Ethics complaint regarding RAGA contributions[edit]

On July 9, 2018, Troy King (R) filed a complaint with the Alabama Ethics Commission against Steve Marshall (R). The complaint alleged that Marshall had received illegal campaign contributions from the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) and called for criminal charges against leading members of the Marshall campaign and the national RAGA organization. The Marshall campaign had reported receiving nearly $400,000 in contributions from RAGA over the course of the campaign cycle. The ethics complaint alleged that these contributions were in violation of state law since RAGA's political action committee (PAC) had received contributions from other PACs before it contributed to the Marshall campaign. Contributions from PAC to PAC are illegal under state law.[21] In response to a June 2018 column published in AL.com, the Marshall campaign stated that the Alabama law prohibiting PAC-to-PAC transfers did not apply to federal PACs, citing documents published by the office of the Alabama Secretary of State. Alabama Ethics Commission Director Tom Albritton said in an interview that he had informed other campaigns that PAC-to-PAC transfers were not permitted under state law.[22]

Read the full text of King's complaint here.

On July 11, 2018, King filed a lawsuit in the Alabama 15th Judicial Circuit calling for a preliminary injunction on the Marshall campaign's expenditure of funds received from RAGA, asserting that the contributions were illegal and had ultimately originated with out-of-state PACs, including some affiliated with casinos. The filing stated that Marshall had received over $735,000 from RAGA, arguing that King's campaign had been disadvantaged by what it called the Marshall campaign's receipt of unlawful funds. In response to the filing, the Marshall campaign released a letter to King's legal counsel calling on him to withdraw the lawsuit and stating that "the claims asserted in the Complaint lack any substantive merit whatsoever."[23]

Read the full text of King's lawsuit here.

Click [show] to read the full text of Marshall's attorney's letter to King's attorney|

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I write on behalf of the Steve Marshall for Attorney General Campaign (“the Marshall Campaign”) to demand that you immediately voluntarily dismiss the above-referenced action as required under the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act, Ala. Code § 12-19-270, et seq. For multiple reasons, this action lacks any merit whatsoever and therefore should be dismissed.

In the first instance, the claims asserted in the Complaint lack any substantive merit whatsoever. As you are well aware, the political action committee operated by RAGA, and from which the Marshall Campaign received the contributions is subject to Federal law and Federal reporting requirements, and is in full compliance with that law. As you also know, Alabama law is – and has been for many years – that a Federal PAC making contributions to a state candidate in Alabama is not required to register in Alabama and report its activity to the Secretary of State.

In fact, in recognition of this, during the 2004 revisions to the Fair Campaign Practices Act (“FCPA”) the very minimal requirement that existed in the Code, which required Federal PACs to file their federal forms with the Secretary of State, was deleted. This provision was stripped from the Code in recognition of the Federal Election Commission State Filing Waiver Program. Both you and Mr. King actually served on the Alabama Law Institute Committee that recommended, among other things, removing that minimal requirement.

At that time (or at any time since then) the Legislature could have gone the other way and actually required Federal PACs to both register and report as Alabama PACs when they make a contribution to an Alabama candidate, thus subjecting them to Alabama’s laws on this issue. But, unlike several other States, such as Georgia and Tennessee, Alabama has chosen not to do so. Guidance published by the Alabama Secretary of State – the Chief Election Officer for the State – provides as follows, as it has for many years:

Federal PACs are not subject to the Fair Campaign Practices Act. Each federal PAC is required to comply with federal campaign finance law by submitting any required reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

SOS PAC Filing Guidelines, available at https://sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/glpac-2016 (1).pdf. For all of these reasons, the ban contained in Ala. Code § 17-5-15(b) simply does not apply to the PAC at issue here.

Further, even if it were assumed that Alabama law applied here, which it clearly does not, the receipt of a contribution by a candidate from a PAC that has taken money from another PAC is not what is prohibited under the FCPA. Rather, the code section at issue here, Ala. Code § 17-5-15(b) prohibits the transfer of funds from one PAC to another, but it only regulates the activity of the PACs. Had the Legislature desired to prohibit the receipt of such contributions by a candidate, it certainly could have done so – and in fact in other situations does precisely that.

For example, in Ala. Code § 17-5-15.1(a), the Legislature stated that

[a] principal campaign committee of a state or local candidate and any person authorized to make an expenditure on its behalf may not receive or spend, in a campaign for state or local office, campaign funds in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) that were raised by a principal campaign committee of a federal candidate.

Id. (emphasis added). Unlike this section, though, the prohibition in § 17-5-5(b) (the PAC to PAC ban) does not state that a candidate may not receive a contribution – despite the fact that it could have if that was what the Legislature was seeking to prohibit.

Additionally, there is no private remedy provided for a violation of the FCPA, with the possible exception of an election challenge – which here would be properly filed with the Republican Party and not in Circuit Court. As you are aware, the FCPA contains numerous provisions imposing penalties for violations. See Ala. Code §§ 17-5-19 and 19.1. The Act does not, however, purport to authorize a private citizen to bring suit seeking to enforce it by means of the extraordinary remedy of an injunction that restricts the First Amendment rights of a candidate. Penalties for violation of the FCPA (if one even existed here) are criminal – or in the nature of a civil fine. The remedy King seeks here is quite clearly not provided for under Alabama law and therefore is not available.

As you also know, this action is barred by Ala. Code § 17-16-44, referred to sometimes as the jurisdiction stripping statute. That section of the Code bars any court from hearing actions regarding, among other things, the “conduct” of an election. The only exception to this rule is where the authority of a Court to intervene is “specially and specifically enumerated and set down by statute . . .” Id. That is not the case here, and as noted above, the specific remedies provided by the FCPA are criminal penalties or civil fines imposed by the Ethics Commission – not injunctions issued by a Circuit Court.

Without question this action asks the Court to address the “conduct” of the election, which it is prohibited from doing under the Code. This statute was cited as grounds for dismissal in Rice v. Chapman, 51 So. 3d 281 (2010). As you know, because you served as counsel for plaintiff in the matter, that case alleged a failure on the part of a candidate to comply with the FCPA – specifically failure to timely appoint his principal campaign committee. Id. at 282. The Court found that the proper course for the plaintiffs was to pursue an election challenge before the Republican Party. Id. at 285. This action is nothing more than a back door pre-election challenge that belongs – if anywhere - in front of the Republican Party.

Finally, the remedy of a temporary restraining order sought here by King is barred by the equitable doctrines of both laches and unclean hands. The Marshall Campaign first reported receipt of a contribution from RAGA on March 2, 2018, which was 131 days ago - more than four months before the filing of this lawsuit. King actually held a press conference to note contributions to Attorney General Marshall’s campaign from RAGA a full month before filing this action. The run-off election is on July 17, less than one week from now. To the extent that there is any time pressure here, that pressure is solely the result of King’s failure to take any action prior to the absolute 11th hour. As a result, King is absolutely not-entitled to any equitable remedies he alleges are now only “needed” because of his own inaction.

Because there is no substantial justification or basis for Mr. King’s claims against these Defendants, pursuant to Ala. Code § 12-19-272, Plaintiff requests that King voluntarily dismiss his Complaint, in advance of the hearing scheduled for tomorrow at 2:00 pm. Otherwise, Defendants will seek expenses and attorneys’ fees for any and all efforts necessary to have the matter dismissed.[24]

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—Steve Marshall attorney Ted Hosp[23]

On July 12, 2018, King's lawsuit against Marshall was dismissed.[25]

#### Death of Bridgette Marshall[edit]

On June 24, 2018, Steve Marshall's (R) wife Bridgette died.[26] In a June 29 press conference, Marshall disclosed that his wife had struggled with depression, anxiety, and chronic pain.[27] Both Marshall and King suspended their campaigns following her death. King resumed his campaign on June 30, while Marshall resumed his on July 5.[28][29]

## Campaign themes and policy stances[edit]

###  Steve Marshall[edit]

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Opioid Crisis
Forging a path forward to address the opioid epidemic in Alabama has been a hallmark of my first year in office. Last summer, Governor Kay Ivey appointed me as co-chair of her Alabama Opioid Overdose & Addiction Council. After six months of in-depth research and discussion by the Council, we reported our recommendations to Governor Ivey. Now, we are getting to work on the implementation of those recommendations.

As the Council’s work highlights, a multi-faceted problem requires creative and diverse solutions. The partnership we have established between law enforcement, mental health, and public health is foundational, but this alliance must be expanded to include both the faith and education communities.

Through my position as the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of this state, it is my unique responsibility to ensure we are effectively dealing with the trafficking of both pharmaceuticals and illegal drugs. We are ramping up our ability to combat this trafficking through increased coordination and data-sharing with federal partners and providing new resources to our local partners through our new cybercrime lab. Because much of the trafficking of the most dangerous opioids--fentanyl and Carfentanil--occur online, our new lab is a critical tool in this fight.

Immigration
Illegal immigration is a growing problem for our state. It is the government’s first responsibility to enforce the law and ensure the safety of our citizens. Stopping the flow of illegal immigrants through our borders is the first step in achieving that goal. I am also committed to the prosecution of illegal immigrants who commit crimes in Alabama.

In my first year in office, I have taken these steps to combat illegal immigration:

Fought for President Trump’s travel ban designed to protect all Americans from the influx of immigrants from countries that pose a security risk to the U.S. Joined President Trump’s effort to put an end to sanctuary cities Demanded an end to Obama’s executive amnesty and insisted that the rule of law be upheld.

Federal Overreach
Our Founders knew that an out-of-control federal government would be the enemy of freedom. That’s why the Constitution gives “few and defined” powers to the federal government and reserves for the States “all the objects which...concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people…” This balance of power, federalism, was greatly disrupted during the Obama Administration but with a new Administration in place, we have an opportunity to reclaim our state sovereignty.

Alabama has been uniquely affected by federal overreach on issues affecting private property. I am currently leading a battle in the U.S. Supreme Court against a federal regulation that would give the government power to use any private land that the federal government deemed necessary to protect an endangered species. In the process of this lawsuit, we have also worked successfully with the Trump Administration to get these burdensome rules rolled back.

I agree with the late Justice Scalia, “it won’t work if we don’t believe in federalism.”

Violent Crime
Violent crime in Alabama is at a 20-year high. In fact, data shows us that a violent crime is committed every 21 minutes across our state. That’s why I launched my “Initiative on Violent Crime” with the slogan “Reclaim. Restore. Revive.” I am determined to reclaim our neighborhoods from the scourge of violent crime, restore the rule of law, and ultimately, see these communities revived.

We are accomplishing these goals through targeting our worst-hit areas, establishing strategic partnerships with federal, state, and local law enforcement, renewing investments in crime-fighting resources and increasing training opportunities for those on the front lines.

We are also listening to the needs of victims of violent crime. As a result, we advocated for and secured passage of the Fair Justice Act to ensure that capital murderers are limited in their ability to file endless frivolous appeals that cause families to relive their horror again and again, while losing faith in the justice system.

We are having great success and are dedicated to winning this fight. With our friend and partner, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, at the helm of our federal crime-fighting agencies and a career prosecutor leading the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, criminals should be on notice. We will not tolerate this menace to our citizens.

Human Trafficking
Not only is human trafficking a global tragedy, it is heartbreakingly present even in our own state of Alabama. It is hard for us to fathom that such a vile practice as slavery exists in our midst. Traffickers target those who are most vulnerable, using threats and torture to wear their victims down and render them powerless to seek help. I stand ready to prosecute these cases and see this horrible crime punished. I am also fighting to ensure that those in law enforcement have the training and resources that they need to deal with these horrific crimes. Together we can save victims, one at a time, and reduce the terrible suffering caused by trafficking.

2nd Amendment
I took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution and to vigilantly protect the rights of the people, including the Second Amendment. Our Second Amendment rights are constantly under siege from the liberals and their footholds in federal agencies. I have demonstrated my commitment to protect the rights of gun owners in federal and state courts and to push back on unnecessary restrictions on gun manufacturers. I will continue to be a champion of the Second Amendment on behalf of all Alabamians.

Ethics
Cracking down on government corruption is vital to public confidence and the welfare of our our state. I have worked to bring more transparency to government by building on the Alabama Ethics Act. We need honest people to serve and we must close loopholes that would allow for corrupt individuals to profit from their government service. It is my highest priority to ensure that those who serve the people of Alabama do so with the utmost integrity.

Standing up for Life
We must speak for those who cannot speak for themselves--we must fight for the unborn. I have a career-long record of fighting for life in the courts and in the legislature. One of the biggest victories in my professional career has been drafting and advocating for the Brody Act—a law that makes it possible to prosecute offenders for two crimes if they kill or injure an unborn child during an attack on the unborn child’s mother. After that law passed, I became the first prosecutor to secure a death sentence (for a man who had murdered his pregnant wife) under the Brody Act. Amazingly, when this landmark case was on appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court, I had the privilege of defending that conviction in my role as Attorney General.

I have also fought for and won First Amendment protections for pro-life speech, defended Alabama’s law on parental consent for abortions, supported other states’ laws that would prohibit late-term and discriminatory abortions and battled the ACLU to ban the gruesome practice of dismemberment abortions. [24]

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—Steve Marshall for Attorney General[30]

###  Troy King[edit]

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Taking Alabama Back from Crime
Violent crime in Alabama has been on the rise. It is the job of the Attorney General to keep Alabama’s families and communities safe. In 2010 (the last year I served as Attorney General), violent crime in our state hit a twenty year low. Over the last eight years, it has been on the rise until, last year it was at historic highs. In 2016, Alabama was the third most murderous state in America.

Alabamians have every reason to expect that the Attorney General, the chief law enforcement officer in the state, will implement policies, propose new laws, and enforce the law in a way that sends a message to violent criminals that, if they threaten the peace in our state, they will face swift and sure consequences. Using experience & proven policies will not only allow Alabama to, once again, win the war against violent crimes to keep law abiding citizens safe, but it is also the most certain way to TAKE ALABAMA BACK from the violent criminals.

Taking Alabama Back from Corruption
Every Alabamian has watched in despair as the politically corrupt have tightened their stranglehold on our state government. The Speaker of the House of Representatives stands convicted of 23 counts of misusing his office for personal gain and soliciting gifts from lobbyists. He remains free. Numerous other legislators have been forced from office for their own corrupt activities.

Most notably, though, Alabama spent three years as the lead joke on the national news as Robert Bentley made a mockery of public service. At the height of the scandal, Governor Bentley faced impeachment proceedings, four felony referrals from the Alabama Ethics Commission, a criminal grand jury, and the prospect of multiple court cases – both civil and criminal. The kind of deals that were once confined to smoky back rooms are now cut in plain view as those investigating the activities of the Governor and in charge of his investigations asked for favors from the very target of those investigations, lied about their activities, and appear to have traded their appointments for a favorable plea deal that allowed Governor Bentley to escape the consequences of his actions.

As a little boy, my dad would often point to the TV screen during news reports of the Governor and say, “Son, if you work hard, study hard, and apply yourself, you can grow up and be just like him”. I fear it has been far too long since any parent in their right mind in Alabama challenged their child to grow up and be like our Governor. That is unacceptable!

We stand in danger of an entire generation of children growing up in an Alabama where the lessons our leaders have taught us are that public service is dishonorable and that all politicians are corrupt. We can and we must change that.

To do so, we must have zero tolerance for corruption. We must remind those who hold public office that they serve a high calling and that, if they betray their oaths, the constitution, and those they are sworn to serve, we are prepared to use the law to the fullest extent to make examples of them and hold them accountable. At the same time, we must further tighten and strengthen our ethics laws to ensure that the penalties for public corruption are adequate to deter future corruption and to punish those who abuse the public trust. Only by doing so can we ever TAKE ALABAMA BACK from the corrupt.

Taking Alabama Back from the Establishment
For too long now the entrenched and self-entitled Establishment forces in Montgomery have had their way. They have come to believe their money and their power buys them the right to place their interests ahead of those interests of the people of Alabama. The result has been the widespread erosion of confidence in the branches of state government. It is time the people of Alabama rally together and to remind those who serve in state government and those who believe they have bought our government that the real power lies with the people. We must remind the powerful that, in Alabama, it is the government that should work for the people and not the other way around. Our willingness to stand together and to demand accountability across government is the only way to TAKE ALABAMA BACK from those forces that have come to exert to much control over government.

Taking Alabama Back from Opioids
Our state’s families and communities are in the grips of a deadly struggle with an exploding drug epidemic. It is a struggle we are losing. To understand why, and begin dealing with this problem, we must properly understand the extent of the problem. Last year in Alabama, more prescriptions for opioids were written per capita than any other state in the country. Opioid addictions are among the most powerful, and unless we properly combat the problem, Alabama will experience what has occurred elsewhere in the country—the opioid crisis will become a heroin epidemic. If Alabama does not act and act decisively, generations of Alabamians stand to become victims.

Alabama families and communities are depending on their Attorney General stop the suffering, and they deserve a more effective response. The current approach has included studying the issue to conclude that more studying of the issue is necessary and to file a misguided lawsuit.

Alabamians deserve a strong response from their Attorney General, because the Attorney General has the most direct ability to lead the charge against the opioid crisis in court. But, Alabama’s weak lawsuit fails to do so. It was brought against only one drug manufacturer, Purdue Pharmaceuticals. Yet Purdue is only responsible for two percent of the opioid prescriptions written in Alabama. Allowing those responsible for 98% of the problem to escape accountability for the harm they have inflicted, and to remain unbridled, sends the wrong message. The only effective response is to hold those responsible for creating this crisis accountable… not one of them, but all of them. Because the current approach means that those who are poisoning and addicting our children and families continue to get rich and face no accountability for their actions. Further, Alabama’s lawsuit was filed in federal court in Ohio. That should not have happened, Alabama’s case should be heard in an Alabama court by Alabama citizens who can apply Alabama law and render judgment and impose punishments commensurate with the harm done in Alabama.

Solving the opioid problem in Alabama will not be simple, but neither was dealing with the methamphetamine crisis. The leadership I provided as Attorney General led to real common sense responses to the meth problem that led to a decline in meth production, addictions, and deaths in our state. We must be heartened as we wage this war, there are no problems in Alabama that cannot be solved, only problems that have not been solved yet. Implementing a real response to this clear and present danger is the only effective path to take Alabama back from the opioid epidemic that is now threatening our state and killing our children while destroying our communities.

I am committed to using my experience earned waging war on methamphetamines to attack this current crisis. I look forward to responsibility of taking Alabama back from opioids.

Taking Alabama Back from Sexual Predators
It’s important to have laws. The right laws, good laws, strong laws that will make a difference. That’s why, when I was Attorney General, we rewrote Alabama’s sex offender laws and made them the toughest sex offender laws in the country. People said, “You’ll never get that through. Children don’t have lobbyists. Children don’t make campaign contributions. Children don’t go to the Capitol. You will never get this bill passed.” But we did!

It’s not just important that we have laws though. Maybe more important, is that we use the laws we have. For example, we had a child pornography law in Alabama that made it a crime to take a child’s innocence away with a camera, but having a law that says you should not do it does not stop anybody from doing anything. So we took the law and we used it. We indicted a man who had a computer set up next to his little girl’s bed where he was running a child pornography ring out of her bedroom. We convicted him and sentenced him to 115 life sentences plus 1960 years on top of that. Somebody stopped me after this made the news and asked me, “Wouldn’t you have made the point just as well with ten indictments?” The answer is: No! Every child in Alabama is precious. Every child has the right, if you steal their innocence with a camera, to have their day in court. So no, it was not enough to just indict five or ten as a sample. Because to do that would require us to say, “This child should have their day in court, but this other child should not because we are just making a point.” We were not making a point, my friends, we were making an example.

So 115 life sentences and 1960 years later, sex offenders are on notice that Alabama is not the place to come and peddle their smut. This is not the place to come and hurt our children. Every child deserves their own day in court. So the message was important. The message was: “if you come to peddle smut in Alabama, we’ve got a severe sentence waiting for you. We’ve got a tough law and we are prepared to use it to protect the children of this state.” Only when we do that can we make clear to those who peddle smut— Not in our state. Not our children. Not now. Not ever. Then, and only then, can we take Alabama back from predators.[24]

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—Troy King for Attorney General[31]

## Election history[edit]

# 2014[edit]

See also: Alabama attorney general election, 2014
Attorney General of Alabama, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Luther Strange Incumbent | 58.4% | 681,973
| Democratic  |  Joseph Lister Hubbard | 41.4% | 483,771
| Nonpartisan  |  Write-in votes  | 0.2% | 2,157
Total Votes | 1,167,901
Election results via Alabama Secretary of State

# 2010[edit]

See also: Alabama Attorney General election, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Luther Strange (R) won election to the office of Attorney General of Alabama. He defeated James H. Anderson (D) in the general election.

Attorney General of Alabama, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Luther Strange (R) | 58.8% | 868,520
| Democratic  |  James H. Anderson  | 41.1% | 606,270
| Write-in  |  N/A  | 0.1% | 1,285
Total Votes | 1,476,075
Election results via Alabama Secretary of State.

# 2006[edit]

On November 7, 2006, Troy King won election to the office of Attorney General of Alabama. He defeated John M. Tyson in the general election.

Attorney General of Alabama, 2006

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Troy King | 53% | 653,045
| Democratic  |  John M. Tyson  | 46.9% | 576,830
| Write-in  |  N/A  | 0.1% | 1,221
Total Votes | 1,231,096
Election results via Alabama Secretary of State.

# 2002[edit]

On November 5, 2002, William H. Pryor Jr. won re-election to the office of Attorney General of Alabama. He defeated Boyd Whigham (D) and Wilson Myers (Lib) in the general election.

Attorney General of Alabama, 2002

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | William H. Pryor Jr. Incumbent | 58.8% | 780,524
| Democratic  |  Boyd Whigham  | 38.8% | 515,123
| Libertarian  |  Wilson Myers  | 2.2% | 29,202
| Write-in  |  N/A  | 0.1% | 1,455
Total Votes | 1,326,304
Election results via Alabama Secretary of State.

## State overview[edit]

### Partisan control[edit]

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Alabama heading into the 2018 elections.

#### Congressional delegation[edit]

* Following the 2017 special election, one Republican and one Democrat each held a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama.
* Republicans held 6 of 7 U.S. House seats in Alabama.

#### State executives[edit]

* As of August 2018, Republicans held 9 state executive positions. The other four positions were nonpartisan.
* The governor of Alabama was Republican Kay Ivey. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.

#### State legislature[edit]

* Republicans controlled both chambers of the Alabama State Legislature. They had a 72-32 majority in the state House and a 26-8 majority in the state Senate.

#### Trifecta status[edit]

* Alabama was a Republican state government trifecta, meaning Republicans held the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house.

### 2018 elections[edit]

See also: Alabama elections, 2018

Alabama held elections for the following positions in 2018:

* U.S. House
* Governor
* Other state executive
* State Senate
* State House
* Special state legislative
* State Supreme Court
* Intermediate appellate courts
* Local judges
* School boards
* Municipal government

### Demographics[edit]

Demographic data for Alabama

| Alabama| U.S.
Total population:| 4,853,875| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 50,645| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 68.8%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 26.4%| 12.6%
Asian:| 1.2%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.5%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0.1%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 1.7%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 4%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 84.3%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 23.5%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $43,623| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 23.3%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Alabama.

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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Alabama ' three largest cities were Birmingham (pop. est. 211,000), Montgomery (pop. est. 200,000), and Huntsville (pop. est. 195,000).[32]

## State election history[edit]

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Alabama from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Alabama Secretary of States.

### Historical elections[edit]

#### Presidential elections, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Alabama every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Alabama 2000-2016

Year  |  First-place candidate  |  First-place candidate votes (%)  |  Second-place candidate  |  Second-place candidate votes (%)  |  Margin of victory (%)
2016 |  Donald Trump | 62% |  Hillary Clinton | 34% | 28%
2012 |  Mitt Romney | 61% |  Barack Obama | 38% | 23%
2008 |  John McCain | 60% |  Barack Obama | 39% | 21%
2004 |  George W. Bush | 62% |  John Kerry | 37% | 25%
2000 |  George W. Bush | 56% |  Al Gore | 42% | 14%

#### U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Alabama from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Alabama 2000-2016

Year  |  First-place candidate  |  First-place candidate votes (%)  |  Second-place candidate  |  Second-place candidate votes (%)  |  Margin of victory (%)
2016 |  Richard Shelby | 64% |  Ron Crumpton | 36% | 28%
2014 |  Jeff Sessions | 97% | No Democratic candidate | 0% | 97%
2010 |  Richard Shelby | 65% |  William Barnes | 35% | 30%
2008 |  Jeff Sessions | 63% |  Vivian Figures | 37% | 26%
2004 |  Richard Shelby | 68% |  Wayne Sowell | 32.0% | 36%
2002 |  Jeff Sessions | 59% |  Susan Parker | 40.0% | 19%

#### Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Alabama.

Election results (Governor), Alabama 2000-2016

Year  |  First-place candidate  |  First-place candidate votes (%)  |  Second-place candidate  |  Second-place candidate votes (%)  |  Margin of victory (%)
2014 |  Robert Bentley | 64% |  Parker Griffith | 36% | 28%
2010 |  Robert Bentley | 58% |  Ron Sparks | 42% | 16
2006 |  Bob Riley | 57% |  Lucy Baxley | 42% | 15%
2002 |  Bob Riley | 49% |  Don Siegelman | 49% | 0%

#### Congressional delegation, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Alabama in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Alabama 2000-2016

Year  |  Republicans  |  Republicans (%)  |  Democrats  |  Democrats (%)  |  Balance of power
2016 |  6 | 86% |  1 | 14% | R+5
2014 |  6 | 86% |  1 | 14% | R+5
2012 |  6 | 86% |  1 | 14% | R+5
2010 |  6 | 86% |  1 | 14% | R+5
2008 |  5 | 71% |  2 | 29% | R+3
2006 |  5 | 71% |  2 | 29% | R+3
2004 |  5 | 71% |  2 | 29% | R+3
2002 |  5 | 71% |  2 | 29% | R+3
2000 |  5 | 71% |  2 | 29% | R+3

#### Trifectas, 1992-2017[edit]

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Alabama Party Control: 1992-2021
Six years of Democratic trifectas • Eleven years of Republican trifectas
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## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states. No counties in Alabama are Pivot Counties.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Alabama with 62.1 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 34.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Alabama voted Democratic 53.33 percent of the time and Republican 40 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Alabama voted Republican all five times.

## See also[edit]

Alabama government:

* Alabama state executive offices
* Alabama State Legislature
* Alabama courts

Elections:

* Alabama state executive official elections, 2018
* Gubernatorial elections, 2018
* Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2018
* Attorney General elections, 2018
* Secretary of State elections, 2018
* State executive official elections, 2018, 2017, 2016

Ballotpedia exclusives:

* State executives compensation
* State of the state addresses
* Trifecta control of state government

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## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Steve Marshall for Attorney General, "Issues," accessed May 14, 2018
2. ↑ Alabama News Network, "Former Attorney General Troy King Running for Office Again," February 8, 2018
3. ↑ Taking Alabama Back, "Home," accessed May 28, 2018
4. ↑ Alabama Today, "Troy King touts ” Trump Team support” with last minute heavy hitter tour," July 16, 2018
5. ↑ WTVY, "Newly appointed Attorney General Steve Marshall takes oath of office," February 13, 2017
6. ↑ WALB, "Troy King signs papers to run for Attorney General," February 8, 2018
7. ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Candidate Search," accessed July 12, 2018
8. ↑ AL.com, "Gov. Kay Ivey, AG Steve Marshall get NRA endorsement," May 17, 2018
9. ↑ Steve Marshall for Attorney General, "Alabama Citizens for Life Endorses Steve Marshall for AG," May 16, 2018
10. ↑ Steve Marshall for Attorney General, "Shelby County Chiefs of Police Association Endorses Steve Marshall for AG," May 7, 2018
11. ↑ Steve Marshall for Attorney General, "Home Builders Association of Alabama Endorses Steve Marshall for AG," April 23, 2018
12. ↑ Steve Marshall for Attorney General, "Alabama Retail Association Endorses Steve Marshall for AG," April 17, 2018
13. ↑ Alabama Today, "Business Council of Alabama endorses Steve Marshall for Attorney General," April 3, 2018
14. ↑ Steve Marshall for Attorney General, "Automobile Dealers of Alabama Endorse Steve Marshall for AG," March 26, 2018
15. ↑ Yellowhammer News, "Steve Marshall nabs manufacturing association’s endorsement in Alabama attorney general’s race," March 6, 2018
16. ↑ Alabama Political Reporter, "Republican Attorneys General Association endorses Steve Marshall," February 28, 2018
17. ↑ Yellowhammer News, "Steve Marshall, others, nab endorsements from the Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee," February 27, 2018
18. ↑ Cullman Today, "Cullman District Attorney C. Wilson Blaylock Endorses Steve Marshall," July 11, 2018
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Alabama Today, "Troy King touts ” Trump Team support” with last minute heavy hitter tour," July 16, 2018
20. ↑ AL.com, "Roy Moore sends out 50,000 fliers endorsing Troy King in Alabama Attorney General race," July 16, 2018
21. ↑ AL.com, "Troy King files ethics complaint over AG Steve Marshall contributions," July 9, 2018
22. ↑ AL.com, "AG Steve Marshall accepts PAC-to-PAC money despite state ban," June 23, 2018
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 CBS 42, "Troy King files lawsuit against AG Steve Marshall's campaign for accepting 'illegal contributions'," July 11, 2018
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
25. ↑ Alabama Today, "Judge dismisses Troy King’s lawsuit against Steve Marshall," July 13, 2018
26. ↑ Montgomery Adviser, "Bridgette Marshall, wife of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, dies," June 24, 2018
27. ↑ CBS News, "Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall recalls final call with wife before her suicide," June 29, 2018
28. ↑ Facebook, "Troy King for Attorney General," June 30, 2018
29. ↑ AL.com, "Steve Marshall resumes AG campaign in wake of wife's death," July 5, 2018
30. ↑ Steve Marshall for Attorney General, "Issues," accessed April 4, 2018
31. ↑ Taking Alabama Back, "Taking Alabama Back," accessed May 28, 2018
32. ↑ Alabama Demographics, "Alabama Cities by Population," accessed August 30, 2018

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