2002 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election

2002 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 5, 2002

Nominee Lucy Baxley Bill Armistead Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 694,442 630,839 Percentage 51.48% 46.76%

County results Baxley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Armistead:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election Steve Windom Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley Democratic

The 2002 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the lieutenant governor of Alabama. Republican incumbent Steve Windom did not seek a second term, instead unsuccessfully running in the Republican primary for governor. Democratic Alabama state treasurer Lucy Baxley won the election, defeating Republican Alabama state senator Bill Armistead by 4.72 percentage points.

With her victory, Baxley became the first woman to be elected lieutenant governor of Alabama.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bill Armistead, Alabama state senator (1994–2002)
• Cheryl Bahakel, former Birmingham police officer

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Armistead	258,335	80.36%
	Republican	Cheryl Bahakel	63,146	19.64%

Democratic primary

Lucy Baxley was unopposed for the nomination and thus did not face a primary election.

General election

Candidates

• Lucy Baxley, Alabama state treasurer (1995–2003) (Democratic)
• Bill Armistead, Alabama state senator (1994–2002) (Republican)
• Lyn Curtis Adams, truck driver (Libertarian)

Results

2002 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lucy Baxley	694,442	51.48%	+1.77%
	Republican	Bill Armistead	630,839	46.76%	−3.53%
	Libertarian	Lyn Curtis Adams	21,884	1.62%	N/A
	Write-ins		1,873	0.14%	N/A
Total votes			1,349,038	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

External links

• Lucy Baxley (D) for Lieutenant Governor
• Bill Armistead (R) for Lieutenant Governor
• Lyn Curtis Adams (L) for Lieutenant Governor