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State Auditor of Alabama
State Auditor of Alabama
	Incumbent; Jim Zeigler;
Type	State Auditor
Term length	; Two consecutive terms
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The State Auditor of Alabama is constitutionally required to make a full and complete report to the Governor of Alabama showing the receipts and disbursement of every character, all claims audited and paid out, and all taxes and revenues collected and paid into the treasury. The office also makes other reports to the Governor and the Alabama Legislature as required by law. Since 1969, the office has been responsible for maintaining all property records of all non-consumable property of The State of Alabama. Until 1899 the office was responsible for maintaining all land records of the State when at that time that function was transferred to the Alabama Forestry Commission. Audits conducts by the State are administered by a separate Office of Public Examiners.

The State Auditor also serves as a member of The State Board of Adjustment, The State Board of Appointment for Boards of Registrars, The State Board of Compromise, The Alabama Education Authority (ex officio), and The Penny Trust Fund.

Election of State Auditor

The State Auditor is an elected post chosen in partisan elections. It is elected in the same cycle as the other Constitutional Officers of the U.S. state of Alabama including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Treasurer, and Secretary of State. State law prohibits any individual from being elected to more than two consecutive terms. The office has traditionally been held by women for most of the past sixty years. Nine women have held the post starting with the election of Agnes Baggett in 1954.

The current state auditor is Jim Zeigler who took office on January 19, 2015. He was the first man to be elected to the office in twenty-four years. He previously served one term on the Alabama Public Service Commission (1975–1979). His predecessor as Auditor was Samantha Shaw, a Republican first elected in November 2006 who took office in January 2007. Shaw was re-elected in 2010 with 62.6% of the vote, the widest ever margin of victory for a Republican elected as State Auditor. She was not constitutionally eligible to seek a third term and chose to retire from active political office. Her husband, Greg Shaw, is a Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.

Listed below are the State Auditors for the past several terms:

Jim Zeigler (R) (2015–present)
Samantha Shaw (R) (2007–2015)
Beth Chapman (R) (2003–2007)
Susan Parker (D) (1999–2003)
Duncan (R) (1995–1999)
Ellis (D) (1991–1995)
Jan Cook (D) (1983–1991)
Bettye Frink (D) (1975–1983)
Melba Till Allen (D) (1967–1975)
Bettye Frink (D) (1963–1967)
Mary Texas Hurt Garner (D) (1959–1963)
Agnes Baggett (D) (1955–1959)

2022 State Auditor of Alabama election

Republican primary

Republican Primary Results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Cooke	175,970	32.79%
	Republican	Rusty Glover	148,872	27.74%
	Republican	Andrew Sorrell	211,773	39.46%
Total votes			536,615	100%

Advanced to runoff

Republican Primary Runoff Results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Cooke^[3]
	Republican	Andrew Sorrell^[4]

Libertarian nomination

No primary was held for the Libertarian Party, and candidates were instead nominated by the party.^[5]

Nominee

Leigh Lachine^[5]

General election

2022 Alabama State Auditor Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican
	Libertarian	Leigh Lachine

2018 State Auditor of Alabama election

Republican primary

Republican Primary Results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan Cooke	153,578	32.60%
	Republican	Elliot Lipinksy	55,624	11.80%
	Republican	Jim Zeigler	216,153	55.60%
Total votes			425,355	100%

General election

2018 State Auditor of Alabama election results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Zeigler	1,018,466	60.42%
	Democratic	Miranda Joseph	665,679	39.49%
		Write in	1,362	0.09%
Total votes			1,685,507	100%

2014 State Auditor of Alabama election

Republican Primary

Republican Primary Results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dale Peterson	84,828	24.35%
	Republican	Hobbie Sealy	34,910	10.02%
	Republican	Adam Thompson	64,688	18.57%
	Republican	Jim Zeigler	164,002	47.07%
Total votes			348,428	100%

Advanced to runoff

Republican Primary Runoff Results^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dale Peterson	3,360	41.00%
	Republican	Jim Zeigler	4,886	59.00%
Total votes			8,246	100%

General election

2014 State Auditor of Alabama election results^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Zeigler	716,122	62.92%
	Democratic	Miranda Joseph	420,843	36.98%
		Write in	1,010	0.10%
Total votes			1,137,975	100%

2010 State Auditor of Alabama election

2010 State Auditor of Alabama election results^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samantha Shaw	893,229	62.65%
	Democratic	Miranda Joseph	531,233	37.26%
		Write in	1,301	0.09%
Total votes			1,425,763	100%

2006 State Auditor of Alabama election

Republican Primary

Republican Primary Results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wes Allen	102,520	30.66%
	Republican	Chess Bedsole	69,321	20.73%
	Republican	Samantha Shaw	88,114	26.35%
	Republican	Tripp Skipper	74,436	22.26%
Total votes			334,391	100%

Advanced to runoff

Republican Primary Runoff Results^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wes Allen	80,671	49.24%
	Republican	Samantha Shaw	83,176	50.76%
Total votes			163,847	100%

Democratic Primary

Democratic Primary Results^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charley Baker	116,624	30.80%
	Democratic	Janie Baker Clarke	194,283	51.20%
	Democratic	Wayne Sowell	68,223	18.00%
Total votes			379,130	100%

General election

2006 State Auditor of Alabama election results^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samantha Shaw	627,424	54.08%
	Democratic	Janie Baker Clarke	531,717	45.83%
		Write in	946	0.09%
Total votes			1,160,087	100%

2002 State Auditor of Alabama election

Republican Primary

Republican Primary Results^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beth Chapman	82,013	26.80%
	Republican	Pat Duncan	51,553	18.00%
	Republican	Meredith Mayes	30,279	10.50%
	Republican	Jim Zeigler	123,279	42.90%
Total votes			298,642	100%

Advanced to runoff

Republican Primary Runoff Results^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beth Chapman	73,118	52.56%
	Republican	Jim Zeigler	65,983	47.46%
Total votes			139,101	100%

Democratic Primary

Democratic Primary Results^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Tucker Corbett	75,534	21.33%
	Democratic	Earl Mack "Choo-Choo" Gavin	25,886	7.31%
	Democratic	Carolyn Gibson	158,850	44.86%
	Democratic	Karen Haiden Jackson	54,113	15.28%
	Democratic	Jerry Morgan Nelson, Jr.	39,734	11.22%
Total votes			354,117	100%

Advanced to runoff

Republican Primary Runoff Results^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Tucker Corbett	87,940	35.65%
	Democratic	Carlyn Gibson	158,707	64.45%
Total votes			246,647	100%

General election

2002 State Auditor of Alabama election results^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beth Chapman	655,189	51.33%
	Democratic	Carolyn Gibson	579,899	45.43%
	Libertarian	Franklin Reeves	41,397	3.24%
		Write in	1,178	0.009%
Total votes			1,276,485	100%

References

^ "Unofficial Primary Results". Alabama Secretary of State. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
^ Snider, Parker (June 6, 2022). "Parker Snider: State auditor heading to runoff; what does the auditor do?". 1819 News. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
^ Moseley, Brandon (June 2, 2022). "Stan Cooke is in the GOP Runoff for State Auditor". 1819 News. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
^ Moseley, Brandon (June 2, 2022). "'The position is under attack': Andrew Sorrell makes runoff for State Auditor". 1819 News. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Moseley, Brandon (May 24, 2022). "Libertarians Gain Ballot Access". 1819 News. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
^ "2018 Certification of Republican Primary Results". Alabama Secretary of State. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
^ "2018 Canvass of General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
^ Armistead, Bill (June 12, 2014). "2014 GOP Primary Certified Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 7, 2022.
^ Armistead, Bill (July 15, 2014). "Certification of Republican Primary Runoff Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 7, 2022.
^ "2014 Canvass of General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
^ "2010 Canvass of General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 6, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ Canvanaugh, Twinkle (June 16, 2006). "2006 GOP Primary Certified Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ Cavanaugh, Twinkle (August 2, 2006). "Certification of Republican Primary Runoff Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ Spearman, Jim (June 16, 2006). "2006 Democratic Primary Certified Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ "2006 Canvass of General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 7, 2006. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ Connors, Marty (June 16, 2002). "2002 GOP Primary Certified Results". Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ Connors, Marty (July 1, 2002). "Certification of Republican Primary Runoff Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ Pitt, Redding (June 10, 2002). "2002 Democratic Primary Certified Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ Pitt, Redding (July 1, 2002). "Certification of Democratic Primary Runoff Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ "2002 Canvass of General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 20, 2002. Retrieved June 9,2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

External links

[1] "Unofficial Primary Results". Alabama Secretary of State. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

[2] Snider, Parker (June 6, 2022). "Parker Snider: State auditor heading to runoff; what does the auditor do?". 1819 News. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

[3] Moseley, Brandon (June 2, 2022). "Stan Cooke is in the GOP Runoff for State Auditor". 1819 News. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

[4] Moseley, Brandon (June 2, 2022). "'The position is under attack': Andrew Sorrell makes runoff for State Auditor". 1819 News. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

[LP-5] Moseley, Brandon (May 24, 2022). "Libertarians Gain Ballot Access". 1819 News. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[6] "2018 Certification of Republican Primary Results". Alabama Secretary of State. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

[7] "2018 Canvass of General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

[8] Armistead, Bill (June 12, 2014). "2014 GOP Primary Certified Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 7, 2022.

[9] Armistead, Bill (July 15, 2014). "Certification of Republican Primary Runoff Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 7, 2022.

[10] "2014 Canvass of General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2022.

[11] "2010 Canvass of General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 6, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[12] Canvanaugh, Twinkle (June 16, 2006). "2006 GOP Primary Certified Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[13] Cavanaugh, Twinkle (August 2, 2006). "Certification of Republican Primary Runoff Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[14] Spearman, Jim (June 16, 2006). "2006 Democratic Primary Certified Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[15] "2006 Canvass of General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 7, 2006. Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[16] Connors, Marty (June 16, 2002). "2002 GOP Primary Certified Results". Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[17] Connors, Marty (July 1, 2002). "Certification of Republican Primary Runoff Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[18] Pitt, Redding (June 10, 2002). "2002 Democratic Primary Certified Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[19] Pitt, Redding (July 1, 2002). "Certification of Democratic Primary Runoff Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[20] "2002 Canvass of General Election Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. November 20, 2002. Retrieved June 9,2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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