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2002 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election
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2002 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election Alabama presidential no 1998 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election 1998 November 5, 2002 2006 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election 2006 x150px Lucy Baxley.jpg Lucy Baxley Democratic Party (United States) 694,442 51.48% 3x4.svg Bill Armistead Republican Party (United States) 630,839 46.76% 250px County resultsBaxley: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Armistead: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Lieutenant Governor Steve Windom Republican Party (United States) Lucy Baxley Democratic Party (United States)
The 2002 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the lieutenant governor of Alabama. Republican incumbent Steve Windom did not seek a second term, instead unsuccessfully running in the Republican primary for governor. Democratic Alabama state treasurer Lucy Baxley won the election, defeating Republican Alabama state senator Bill Armistead by 4.72 percentage points.
With her victory, Baxley became the first woman to be elected lieutenant governor of Alabama.
Republican primary
Candidates
Bill Armistead, Alabama state senator (1994–2002)
Cheryl Bahakel, former Birmingham police officer
Results
Republican primary results2002 Lt. Gubernatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Alabama https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=1&year=2002&f=0&off=6&elect=2 January 10, 2026
Bill Armistead Republican Party (United States) 80.36% 258,335
Republican Party (United States) Cheryl Bahakel 63,146 19.64%
Democratic primary
Lucy Baxley was unopposed for the nomination and thus did not face a primary election.
General election
Candidates
Lucy Baxley, Alabama state treasurer (1995–2003) (Democratic)
Bill Armistead, Alabama state senator (1994–2002) (Republican)
Lyn Curtis Adams, truck driver (Libertarian)
Results
2002 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election results2002 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Alabama https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=1&year=2002&f=0&off=6&elect=0 January 10, 2026
Lucy Baxley Democratic Party (United States) 694,442 51.48% +1.77%
Republican Party (United States) Bill Armistead 630,839 46.76% -3.53%
Libertarian Party (United States) Lyn Curtis Adams 21,884 1.62% N/A
Write-ins 0.14% 1,873 N/A
1,349,038 100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
References
External links
Lucy Baxley (D) for Lieutenant Governor
Bill Armistead (R) for Lieutenant Governor
Lyn Curtis Adams (L) for Lieutenant Governor
Alabama
2002
Lieutenant gubernatorial