2010 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election

2010 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
 
Nominee Kay Ivey Jim Folsom Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 764,112 718,636
Percentage 51.47% 48.40%

County results
Ivey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Folsom:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Jim Folsom Jr.
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Kay Ivey
Republican

The 2010 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 1, 2010, with runoff elections held on July 13 in races where no single candidate cleared at least 50% of the vote.

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Jim Folsom Jr. ran for re-election to a second concurrent and fourth overall term in office, but was narrowly defeated by Republican state treasurer Kay Ivey. Ivey's margin of victory was the closest of all statewide races in Alabama in 2010.