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Hayes was elected outright to the office on November 7, 1972, and re-elected in 1976. On June 1, 1979, Hayes suddenly resigned from office. [3] Governor Jerry Brown appointed Yvonne Brathwaite Burke to replace him. She was defeated for re-election in 1980, but later was elected to the board in 1992. [4] Hayes died on August 10, 2000, at the age ...
Lurleen Wallace, the first wife of George Wallace, was the first woman to serve as governor of Alabama, and the third woman to serve as governor of any state. The current governor is Republican Kay Ivey, who took office on April 10, 2017 following Robert J. Bentley's resignation amidst a corruption scandal. She is the second female governor of ...
The Democratic Party dominated politics in every Southern state. For nearly 100 years, local and state elections in Alabama were decided in the Democratic Party primary, with generally only token Republican challengers running in the General Election. Republicans ran a token candidate in every Alabama gubernatorial election except for 1930 and ...
Lieutenant governors of the State of Alabama No. Lieutenant Governor Term in office Party Election Governor [a] 1 Andrew J. Applegate (1833–1870) [11] July 13, 1868 [12] – August 21, 1870 (died in office) Republican [13] 1868 William Hugh Smith — Vacant: August 21, 1870 – November 26, 1870: Office vacated by death: 2 Edward H. Moren ...
The 1986 Alabama gubernatorial election saw the election of Republican H. Guy Hunt over Democrat Bill Baxley.In state politics, this election is largely seen as a realigning election since Hunt was the first Republican to be elected governor in 114 years – the last Republican to be elected was David P. Lewis in 1872 during the Reconstruction era.
Donald Trump takes a selfie with then-Rep. Matt Gaetz in the House chamber after Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on January 30, 2018.
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The Republican governor said she has no plans to quit. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Tuesday that she should not have worn blackface in a college skit decades ago, but she does not plan to resign ...