GOP races for lieutenant governor, ag commissioner headed to runoffs

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 573

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Alabama primary voters chose their Republican and Democratic nominees for the state’s constitutional offices, and set up two Republican primary runoffs.

John Wahl, former Alabama Republican Party Chair, and Secretary of State Wes Allen advanced to a runoff for the party nomination for lieutenant governor. There were seven candidates running in the primary for an office that has little power. Wahl got the most votes at 192,432, about 40.6%, and Allen got 180,292, about …

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