Lt. Governors Often Unsuccessful in Gov’s Race
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| Gov. Kilby |
Cleaning out some files…
Since 1901, Alabama voted only two lieutenant governors into the governor’s seat: Thomas E. Kilby in 1914 1918 and Don Siegelman in 1998.
Several more than that have run and not been elected, most recently Steve Windom in 2002.
Two others, Albert Brewer and Jim Folsom, Jr., ascended to the office to finish their predecessors’ incomplete terms but both lost their races for full terms.
Update: The source above had the year of Kilby’s election incorrect. He was elected in 1918.
