2022 Alabama Secretary of State election

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2022 Alabama Secretary of State election
← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →
 
Nominee Pamela Laffitte
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Secretary of State

John Merrill
Republican



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The 2022 Alabama Secretary of State election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Secretary of State of Alabama. Incumbent Republican Party Secretary of State John Merrill is term-limited and thus ineligible to run for a third term.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

  • Wes Allen, member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 89th district[1]
  • Christian "Chris" Horn, activist and candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives in 2014[2][3][4][5]
  • Ed Packard, election administrator in the Alabama Secretary of State office[6]
  • Jim Zeigler, Alabama State Auditor (2015–present)[7]

Endorsements[]

Wes Allen
Organizations
  • Alabama Farmers Federation[8]
  • Alabama Forestry Association[9]
  • Manufacture Alabama[10]
PACs
Ed Packard
Individuals
  • Wayne Flynt, professor emeritus of history at Auburn University[12]
  • Gerald Johnson, professor emeritus of political science at Auburn University[12]
Jim Zeigler
Organizations
  • Common Sense Campaign[13]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Wes
Allen 		Christian
Horn 		Ed
Packard 		Jim
Zeigler 		Undecided
Wisemen Consulting (R) March 15–17, 2022 905 (LV) ± 3.4% 11% 3% 3% 36% 47%
McLaughlin & Associates (R)[A] March 10–13, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 13% 2% 1% 26% 57%

Primary results[]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wes Allen
Republican Christian Horn
Republican Ed Packard
Republican Jim Zeigler

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

  • Pamela J. Laffitte, corrections officer and candidate for Alabama State Board of Education in 2020[4][14]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] Safe R December 1, 2021

Results[]

2022 Alabama Secretary of State election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican
Democratic Pamela Laffitte

Notes[]

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by ForestPAC

References[]

  1. ^ "State Rep. Wes Allen announces run for secretary of state". www.alreporter.com. Alabama Political Reporter. May 7, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Burkhalter, Eddie (November 10, 2021). "Former Alabama House candidate indicates possible secretary of state bid". www.alreporter.com. Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Poor, Jeff (November 9, 2021). "North Alabama GOP activist Chris Horn to announce Secretary of State bid". yellowhammernews.com. Yellowhammer News. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Moseley, Brandon (January 29, 2022). "Candidate qualifying is over except for Congress". 1819 News. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Smith, Dylan (February 24, 2022). "Republican activist Christian Horn launches Secretary of State candidacy". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  6. ^ Mealins, Evan (December 28, 2021). "Auburn alum running for Alabama secretary of state". www.theplainsman.com. The Auburn Plainsman. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  7. ^ Cason, Mike. "State Auditor Jim Zeigler running for Alabama secretary of state". www.al.com. The Huntsville Times. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  8. ^ Helms, Jeff (September 28, 2021). "Alabama Farmers Federation Announces 2022 Endorsements". Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  9. ^ Howe, Tim (July 13, 2021). "Wes Allen picks up key endorsement in Secretary of State race". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  10. ^ Smith, Dylan (February 23, 2022). "Secretary of State hopeful Wes Allen lands Manufacture Alabama endorsement". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "BCA's ProgressPAC endorses Wes Allen for Alabama Secretary of State". Alabama Political Reporter. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Auburn's Flynt, Johnson endorse Packard". 1819 News. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  13. ^ Moseley, Brandon (March 7, 2022). "Common Sense Campaign endorses Zeigler". 1819 News. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  14. ^ "Alabama Republican candidates far outnumber Democrats as qualifying for May 24 primary wraps up". AL. January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

External links[]

Official campaign websites
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