June 2022 Group Watch: Primaries Put Ivey In as Republican Nominee; Force Several Runoffs
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has won the Republican nomination for governor without a runoff, despite having eight opponents. Ivey had more than 55 percent of the vote; Lindy Blanchard was a distant second with slightly more than 19 percent of the vote, and Tim James was the only other candidate with double-digit support with slightly less than 16 percent of the vote. While Ivey was a clear-cut winner, there will be multiple runoffs.
- For the Democrat governor nomination, Yolanda Flowers and Malika Sanders Fortier face each other in a runoff on June 21. They ended election day in a virtual tie with about 33 percent of the vote each.
- The heralded race for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate is headed to a runoff between Katie Britt, who received 45 percent of the vote, and Mo Brooks who tallied 29 percent.
- And next Tuesday, voters will choose between Wes Allen and Jim Zeigler to decide which man will be the Republican nominee for secretary of state. Read more about this race, here.
