2008 Alabama Public Service Commission election

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Candidate  | Lucy Baxley | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 1,014,091 | 1,001,643
Percentage  | 50.3% | 49.6%

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County results
Baxley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Cavanaugh: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

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| President before election

Jim Sullivan
Republican

| Elected President

Lucy Baxley
Democratic

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The 2008 Alabama Public Service Commission election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the president of the Alabama Public Service Commission. It is also the last time that Democrats won a regularly scheduled statewide election in Alabama.

## Republican primary

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### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, former Alabama Republican Party chair[1]

#### Eliminated in runoff

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* Matt Chancey, marketing professional[1]

#### Eliminated in primary

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* Jack Hornady, Public Service Commission member[2]

### Results

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Republican primary[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh | 87,128  | 47.02
| Republican | Matt Chancey  | 52,891  | 28.55
| Republican | Jack Hornady  | 45,265  | 24.43
Total votes | 185,284  | 100.00

### Runoff

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Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh won the runoff on July 15.[4]

Republican primary runoff[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh | 62,401  | 60.19
| Republican | Matt Chancey  | 41,269  | 39.80
Total votes | 103,670  | 100.00

## Democratic primary

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### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* Lucy Baxley, state treasurer (1995–2003), lieutenant governor (2003–2007)[6]

## General election

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### Results

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2008 Alabama Public Service Commission presidential election[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Lucy Baxley | 1,014,091  | 50.25
| Republican | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh | 1,001,643  | 49.64
| Write-in | 2,199  | 0.11
Total votes | 2,017,933  | 100.00

## References

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1. ^ a b "PSC president: Cavanaugh, Chancey headed to runoff". AL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
2. ^ "Candidate Qualifying Ends". WSFA 12. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
3. ^ a b "Election Results Archive - Public Service Commission". Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
4. ^ "Only 5% turn out to vote". The News Courier. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
5. ^ "Certified Primary Runoff Election Results - Republican Party (certified on 7/30/2008)" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
6. ^ "Alabama political pioneer Lucy Baxley dies at age 78". AL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

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