From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — Vote totals in the May 24, 2022 Alabama Primary were still being processed as of press time, but incumbent Alabama Governor Kay Ivey led over multiple Republican challengers, while Katie Britt led U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in the race to replace retired U.S. Senator Richard Shelby.
With 71 percent of the ballots counted in the gubernatorial race, Ivey led all challengers with 55.01 percent of the vote, or 284,396 votes. If Ivey maintains more than 50 percent of the vote, she will not face a runoff. Lindy Blanchard is currently in second place with 100,025 votes.
Yolonda Flowers currently leads the Democratic primary with 45,413 votes, a slim lead over Malika Sanders Fortier at 44,705 with 38 percent of precincts reporting.
Britt leads Brooks 230,046 to 146,777, giving Britt 45.58 percent of the vote with 70% of precincts reporting. If neither candidate can reach the 50 percent threshold, they will face one another in a runoff election to determine the GOP nominee.
Will Boyd currently leads the Democratic primary for the Senate with 86,733 votes with 38 percent of precincts reporting in.
Locally in State House District 45, incumbent Republican Dickie Drake trailed Susan Dubose 169 votes to 147 with 2 percent of the vote counted in the GOP primary as of press time. The Democratic primary for this seat was canceled.
In State Senate District 17, Shay Shelnut led Mike Dunn 6,173 votes to 3,432 with 39 percent of the votes counted.
In House District 44, Danny Garrett isn’t on the ballot in the primary because he has no GOP or Democratic challenger. He is currently running unopposed for re-election to his seat. Garrett’s seat represents Trussville, Clay and part of Pinson.
In House District 50, which represents Springville and Moody, Jim Hill is also running unopposed. There is currently no Democratic challenger in the district, either.
District 58 incumbent Rolanda Harris, a Democrat, also faced no challenger. Neither did District 59 incumbent, Democrat Mary Moore.