A two-party Alabama? Not yet, election returns shows
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Democrats may have taken a step toward building Alabama into a two-party state by running more candidates than four years ago, but they couldn't pull off a win for any statewide office.
Alabama Republicans turned back a re-energized Democratic Party with little problem on Tuesday, winning the governor's office and every other statewide seat to maintain their lock on Montgomery.
Aside from GOP Gov. Kay Ivey defeating Democratic challenger Walt Maddox for a full term, all six of the state's congressional Republicans won re-election easily, and amendments favored by conservatives won approval with ease.