2022 Alabama Secretary of State election

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.

For related races, see 2022 United States secretary of state elections.

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

John Merrill
Republican


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Republican primary

Declared

Endorsements
Wes Allen
Organizations
  • Alabama Farmers Federation[8]
  • Alabama Forestry Association[9]
  • Manufacture Alabama[10]
PACs
Ed Packard
Individuals
Jim Zeigler
Individuals
Organizations
  • Common Sense Campaign[15]

Debates and forums

The Butler County Republican Party organization held a GOP candidates forum on February 28, 2022 at the Wendell Mitchell Conference Center on the campus of Lurleen B. Wallace Community College in Greenville. The forum was attended by candidates Allen and Packard. It also hosted candidates for U.S. Senate, Governor, and the Alabama Supreme Court.[16]

League of Women Voters hosted a forum for the candidates in the race on April 26, 2022 at the Farley Auditorium located inside the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery. Candidates Chris Horn and Ed Packard were present; Wes Allen declined due to scheduling conflict and Jim Zeigler fell ill the morning of the forum.[17]

According to Alabama Political Reporter,

When asked about ensuring access for certain marginalized groups such as the disabled, homeless and out-of-area college students, Horn said he knows what it is like to be a marginalized group as a Black man and formerly being paralyzed from the neck down.

“So the first thing is the Secretary of State must not be bureaucratic, but they must lead from the heart,” Horn said. “They must have a heart to hear the concerns of those people, my people and those communities that I’ve been a part of, and certainly be able to listen to the organizations that represent their interests and have an open door— but it’s a heart-based leadership.”

Packard also said he would want to work with marginalized groups, adding that he has already been working with the National Federation of the Blind.

“I’ve been working with the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program over at the University of Alabama to work on legislation to make voting for people with disabilities easier,” Packard said. “And what I have put out ever since I got involved in this race back in December, is that we should allow those individuals who are disabled to vote the same way we allow overseas, military and US citizens to vote and that is electronically from the comfort of their home.”

However, both candidates stated their opposition to early voting and no-excuse absentee voting.[17]

2022 Alabama Republican Secretary of State primary debates and forums
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Allen Horn Packard Zeigler
1[16] Feb 28, 2022 Butler County Republican Party N/A N/A P A P A
2[17] Apr 27, 2022 League of Women Voters N/A N/A A P P A

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 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)[upper-alpha 1] 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

Declared

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[19] 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. 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. "Alabama RetailPAC announces endorsements". Alabama Political Reporter. April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  12. "BCA's ProgressPAC endorses Wes Allen for Alabama Secretary of State". Alabama Political Reporter. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  13. "Auburn's Flynt, Johnson endorse Packard". 1819 News. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  14. Thomas, Erica (April 20, 2022). "'My Pillow Guy' Mike Lindell endorses Zeigler for Secretary of State". 1819 News. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  15. Moseley, Brandon (March 7, 2022). "Common Sense Campaign endorses Zeigler". 1819 News. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  16. "GOP candidates visit Greenville". The Greenville Standard. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  17. Holmes, Jacob (April 27, 2022). "Packard, Horn answer questions at League of Women Voters Forum". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  18. "Alabama Republican candidates far outnumber Democrats as qualifying for May 24 primary wraps up". AL. January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  19. "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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