1986 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election

none 1986 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election Alabama Presidential no 1982 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election 1982 1990 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election 1990 November 4, 1986 Jim Folsom Jr. (cropped).jpg Jim Folsom Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 726,111 61.84% 3x4.svg Don McGriff Republican Party (United States) 447,978 38.16% 250px County resultsFolsom: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 90–100%McGriff: #e27f7f 50–60% Lieutenant Governor Bill Baxley Democratic Party (United States) Jim Folsom Jr. Democratic Party (United States) x150px The 1986 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Alabama. Democratic nominee Jim Folsom Jr. defeated Republican nominee Don McGriff. Democratic primary In the Democratic primary election, candidate Jim Folsom Jr. received a plurality of the votes (37.72%), thus advancing to a runoff against runner-up John Teague.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=1&year=1986&f=0&off=6&elect=1 1986 Lt. Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results - Alabama uselectionatlas.org 2007-05-10 2026-04-17 Folsom won the runoff with 57.49% and thus became the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=1&year=1986&f=0&off=6&elect=3 1986 Lt. Gubernatorial Democratic Runoff Election Results - Alabama uselectionatlas.org 2007-05-10 2026-04-17 First Round 1986 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary Jim Folsom Jr. Democratic Party (US) 331,527 37.72% John Teague Democratic Party (US) 277,899 31.62% Hinton Mitchem Democratic Party (US) 203,112 23.11% Melba Till Allen Democratic Party (US) 66,439 7.56% 878,977 100.00% Runoff 1986 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial runoff Jim Folsom Jr. Democratic Party (US) 517,724 57.49% John Teague Democratic Party (US) 382,836 42.51% 900,560 100.00% General election On election day, November 4, 1986, Democratic nominee Jim Folsom Jr. won the election by a margin of 278,133 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Don McGriff, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Folsom was sworn in as the 25th lieutenant governor of Alabama on January 19, 1987.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=1&year=1986&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1986 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Alabama uselectionatlas.org 2007-06-15 2026-04-17 Results Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1986 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Folsom Jr. 726,111 61.84 Republican Party (United States) Don McGriff 447,978 38.16 1,174,089 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1986 Alabama elections Category:Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1986 in the United States Category:1986 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections