Kay Ivey wins Republican nomination for governor seat in 2022 Alabama Primary

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBRC) - Primary elections were held on May 24, 2022. Voting polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m.

Current Governor Kay Ivey (R) is running for re-election. She won the majority vote for the Republican nomination on Tuesday. The other Republican candidates included: Linda Blanchard, Robert “Lew” Burdette, Stacy George, Tim James, Donald Jones, Dean Odle, Dave Thomas, and Dean Young.

Gov. Ivey spoke after winning the race.

“We could not have done this without every single one of you here tonight. Your thoughts, your prayers, your support, and your votes, have lead us to win the republican primary election outright. Y’all have been great supporters and I am so proud to be your governor. This is a hard-fought campaign. I appreciate my competitors being willing to step forward and lead the state, and I look forward to working with them.
We are going to continue to grow jobs ... continue recruiting good businesses to our state. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the history of our state. For the last 18 months, we’ve had the lowest unememployment rate in entire Southeast.
We will continue to fight to make Alabama the best place to work, live, raise a family, and yes, play football.
Tonight we celebrate - tomorrow it’s back to work ... we cannot let Democrats reverse the progress we’ve made in Alabama. There’s no step too high for a high stepper.
The best is yet to come - may God continue to bless you and the great state of Alabama.”
Gov. Kay Ivey

The Democratic candidates included: Yolanda Flowers, Patricia Jamieson, Arthur Kennedy, Chad “Chig” Martin, Malika Sanders-Fortier, and Doug Smith. Flowers and Sanders-Fortier will head to a runoff election.

Gov. Ivey raised a historic amount of money, more than $9 million in cash donations this election season. She must lock in 50 percent of the vote to secure the nomination.

The watch party for Ivey is being held at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery.

Governor Kay Ivey running for re-election. — Governor Kay Ivey running for re-election.(Source: Sara Hampton/WBRC)

Ivey was first elected governor in 2018. Before becoming governor, Ivey served as lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2017, and as state treasurer from 2003 to 2011.

Primary run-off elections will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The general election will be on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

Governor Kay Ivey running for re-election. — Governor Kay Ivey running for re-election.(Source: Sara Hampton/WBRC)

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