2024 Alabama Supreme Court election

2024 Alabama Supreme Court election
November 5, 2024

The 2024 Alabama Supreme Court election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect five of the nine members to the Supreme Court of Alabama, including the Chief Justice. The justices will serve six-year terms.[1]

Chief Justice

2024 Alabama Supreme Court chief justice election
 
Candidate Sarah Stewart Greg Griffin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,458,501 756,675
Percentage 65.77% 34.12%
County results
Stewart:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Griffin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Chief Justice before election

Tom Parker
Republican

Elected Chief Justice

Sarah Stewart
Republican

Incumbent Chief Justice Tom Parker decided to retire.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sarah Stewart 334,135 61.50
Republican Bryan Taylor 209,217 38.50
Total votes 543,352 100

Democratic primary

Only one candidate filed for the Democratic nomination, so no primary was held.

Candidates

General election

Results

2024 Alabama Chief Justice of the Supreme Court election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sarah Stewart 1,458,501 65.77
Democratic Greg Griffin 756,675 34.12
Write-in 2,350 0.11
Total votes 2,217,526 100.00
Republican hold

By county

County[7] Sarah Stewart
Republican 		Greg Griffin
Democratic 		Write-in
Various 		Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Autauga 20,452 73.56% 7,323 26.34% 28 0.10% 13,129 47.22% 27,803
Baldwin 97,092 80.54% 23,387 19.40% 70 0.06% 73,705 61.14% 120,549
Barbour 5,468 57.10% 4,098 42.79% 10 0.10% 1,370 14.31% 9,576
Bibb 7,453 81.70% 1,662 18.22% 7 0.08% 5,791 63.48% 9,122
Blount 24,672 89.69% 2,805 10.20% 32 0.12% 21,867 79.49% 27,509
Bullock 1,118 27.93% 2,885 72.07% 0 0.00% -1,767 -44.14% 4,003
Butler 5,000 60.04% 3,323 39.90% 5 0.06% 1,677 20.14% 8,328
Calhoun 34,443 72.56% 12,956 27.29% 68 0.14% 21,487 45.27% 47,467
Chambers 8,564 61.87% 5,266 38.04% 13 0.09% 3,298 23.82% 13,843
Cherokee 11,076 87.32% 1,600 12.61% 8 0.06% 9,476 74.71% 12,684
Chilton 16,326 85.39% 2,775 14.51% 19 0.10% 13,551 70.87% 19,120
Choctaw 3,977 61.98% 2,438 37.99% 2 0.03% 1,539 23.98% 6,417
Clarke 6,836 58.47% 4,849 41.47% 7 0.06% 1,987 16.99% 11,692
Clay 5,530 84.23% 1,029 15.67% 6 0.09% 4,501 68.56% 6,565
Cleburne 6,729 90.99% 663 8.97% 3 0.04% 6,066 82.03% 7,395
Coffee 17,351 79.21% 4,538 20.72% 15 0.07% 12,813 58.50% 21,904
Colbert 19,108 72.55% 7,209 27.37% 21 0.08% 11,899 45.18% 26,338
Conecuh 3,149 55.03% 2,564 44.81% 9 0.16% 585 10.22% 5,722
Coosa 3,704 71.62% 1,467 28.36% 1 0.02% 2,237 43.25% 5,172
Covington 14,258 85.54% 2,405 14.43% 6 0.04% 11,853 71.11% 16,669
Crenshaw 4,862 76.63% 1,480 23.33% 3 0.05% 3,382 53.30% 6,345
Cullman 37,791 89.34% 4,474 10.58% 37 0.09% 33,317 78.76% 42,302
Dale 14,379 76.41% 4,419 23.48% 20 0.11% 9,960 52.93% 18,818
Dallas 5,082 33.45% 10,098 66.47% 12 0.08% -5,016 -33.02% 15,192
DeKalb 24,799 86.19% 3,955 13.75% 18 0.06% 20,844 72.45% 28,772
Elmore 31,442 76.67% 9,530 23.24% 38 0.09% 21,912 53.43% 41,010
Escambia 10,706 73.18% 3,910 26.73% 13 0.09% 6,796 46.46% 14,629
Etowah 34,973 77.53% 10,082 22.35% 53 0.12% 24,891 55.18% 45,108
Fayette 6,929 85.42% 1,171 14.44% 12 0.15% 5,758 70.98% 8,112
Franklin 9,786 84.83% 1,736 15.05% 14 0.12% 8,050 69.78% 11,536
Geneva 10,724 88.17% 1,435 11.80% 4 0.03% 9,289 76.37% 12,163
Greene 835 21.20% 3,100 78.72% 3 0.08% -2,265 -57.52% 3,938
Hale 3,291 47.34% 3,653 52.55% 8 0.12% -362 -5.21% 6,952
Henry 6,822 75.00% 2,268 24.93% 6 0.07% 4,554 50.07% 9,096
Houston 32,416 74.36% 11,131 25.53% 47 0.11% 21,285 48.83% 43,594
Jackson 19,036 84.53% 3,463 15.38% 22 0.10% 15,573 69.15% 22,521
Jefferson 136,164 46.20% 158,299 53.71% 239 0.08% -22,135 -7.51% 294,702
Lamar 5,780 86.63% 886 13.28% 6 0.09% 4,894 73.35% 6,672
Lauderdale 31,925 75.45% 10,357 24.48% 32 0.08% 21,568 50.97% 42,314
Lawrence 12,411 79.83% 3,119 20.06% 16 0.10% 9,292 59.77% 15,546
Lee 46,721 65.20% 24,823 34.64% 119 0.17% 21,898 30.56% 71,663
Limestone 37,463 72.32% 14,268 27.54% 73 0.14% 23,195 44.77% 51,804
Lowndes 1,714 31.85% 3,664 68.08% 4 0.07% -1,950 -36.23% 5,382
Macon 1,690 21.88% 6,026 78.03% 7 0.09% -4,336 -56.14% 7,723
Madison 107,999 56.31% 83,383 43.48% 399 0.21% 24,616 12.84% 191,781
Marengo 4,783 50.99% 4,587 48.90% 10 0.11% 196 2.09% 9,380
Marion 11,781 89.43% 1,389 10.54% 4 0.03% 10,392 78.88% 13,174
Marshall 33,584 85.64% 5,590 14.25% 41 0.10% 27,994 71.39% 39,215
Mobile 101,999 59.22% 70,048 40.67% 181 0.11% 31,951 18.55% 172,228
Monroe 5,892 61.22% 3,727 38.72% 6 0.06% 2,165 22.49% 9,625
Montgomery 31,046 35.05% 57,425 64.83% 112 0.13% -26,379 -29.78% 88,583
Morgan 39,897 76.52% 12,183 23.37% 60 0.12% 27,714 53.15% 52,140
Perry 1,206 27.87% 3,120 72.09% 2 0.05% -1,914 -44.22% 4,328
Pickens 5,360 61.22% 3,396 38.78% 0 0.00% 1,964 22.43% 8,756
Pike 8,138 62.79% 4,814 37.15% 8 0.06% 3,324 25.65% 12,960
Randolph 8,780 82.00% 1,912 17.86% 15 0.14% 6,868 64.14% 10,707
Russell 10,025 49.18% 10,344 50.74% 16 0.08% -319 -1.56% 20,385
Shelby 81,233 71.71% 31,935 28.19% 109 0.10% 49,298 43.52% 113,277
St. Clair 35,155 82.14% 7,605 17.77% 40 0.09% 27,550 64.37% 42,800
Sumter 1,504 29.09% 3,659 70.77% 7 0.14% -2,155 -41.68% 5,170
Talladega 21,854 66.69% 10,866 33.16% 50 0.15% 10,988 33.53% 32,770
Tallapoosa 14,633 74.64% 4,951 25.26% 20 0.10% 9,682 49.39% 19,604
Tuscaloosa 51,060 60.93% 32,655 38.97% 89 0.11% 18,405 21.96% 83,804
Walker 24,623 84.59% 4,451 15.29% 34 0.12% 20,172 69.30% 29,108
Washington 6,284 76.51% 1,925 23.44% 4 0.05% 4,359 53.07% 8,213
Wilcox 1,761 35.92% 3,137 63.99% 4 0.08% -1,376 -28.07% 4,902
Winston 9,857 90.90% 984 9.07% 3 0.03% 8,873 81.82% 10,844
Totals 1,458,501 64.77% 756,675 34.12% 2,350 0.11% 701,826 31.65% 2,217,526

Place 1

2024 Alabama Supreme Court election, Place 1
 
Candidate Chris McCool
Party Republican
Popular vote 1,564,832
Percentage 97.62%
Justice before election

Sarah Stewart
Republican

Elected Justice

Chris McCool
Republican

Incumbent Justice Sarah Stewart decided not to seek re-election and successfully ran for Chief Justice.

Only one major party candidate filed, so no primary elections were held.

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Results

2024 Alabama Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Place 1 election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris McCool 1,564,832 97.62
Write-in 38,088 2.38
Total votes 1,602,920 100
Republican hold

Place 2

2024 Alabama Supreme Court election, Place 2
 
Candidate Tommy Bryan
Party Republican
Popular vote 1,560,072
Percentage 97.69%
Justice before election

Tommy Bryan
Republican

Elected Justice

Tommy Bryan
Republican

Incumbent Justice Tommy Bryan ran for a third term.

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Results

2024 Alabama Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Place 2 election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tommy Bryan (incumbent) 1,560,072 97.69
Write-in 36,838 2.31
Total votes 1,596,910 100

Place 3

2024 Alabama Supreme Court election, Place 3
 
Candidate Will Sellers
Party Republican
Popular vote 1,557,606
Percentage 97.77%
Justice before election

Will Sellers
Republican

Elected Justice

Will Sellers
Republican

Incumbent Justice Will Sellers ran for a second full term.

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Endorsements

Will Sellers (R)

Organizations

Results

2024 Alabama Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Place 3 election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Will Sellers (incumbent) 1,557,606 97.77
Write-in 35,479 2.23
Total votes 1,593,085 100

Place 4

2024 Alabama Supreme Court election, Place 4
 
Candidate Jay Mitchell
Party Republican
Popular vote 1,555,235
Percentage 97.80%
Justice before election

Jay Mitchell
Republican

Elected Justice

Jay Mitchell
Republican

Incumbent Justice Jay Mitchell ran for a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Results

2024 Alabama Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Place 4 election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Mitchell (incumbent) 1,555,235 97.80
Write-in 35,034 2.20
Total votes 1,590,269 100

References

  1. ^ "Alabama Supreme Court elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  2. ^ Moseley, Brandon (December 1, 2024). "Chief Justice Tom Parker retires". Alabama Gazette. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  3. ^ "Alabama Supreme Court judge who concurred with controversial IVF ruling wins chief justice primary". NBC News. March 5, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bryan Taylor in chief justice race: 'It's important for Republicans to have a true conservative'". Alabama Daily News. February 19, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "RepublicanPartyOfficial-2024PrimaryResult-Amended.xlsx" (XLSX). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Hagan, Victor. "Alabama voter's guide: Supreme Court Chief Justice". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Allen, Wes (November 26, 2024). "Final Canvass of Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of Alabama. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 4, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  8. ^ "Who's not discussing the Alabama IVF ruling? State judicial candidates". Alabama Reflector. February 28, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "Justice Tommy Bryan announces bid for re-election to Alabama Supreme Court". Alabama Political Reporter. March 17, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "Justice Will Sellers running unopposed, secures another term". Alabama Political Reporter. November 13, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  11. ^ Shipley, Austen (May 31, 2023). "Foresters group endorses Justice Sellers". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  12. ^ "StateCertificationofRepublicanPartyCandidates-2024PrimaryElection.pdf" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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