Republican Gov. Kay Ivey will be seeking a second term in Alabama, launching her reelection bid in the 2022 gubernatorial race.
Ivey’s campaign posted the announcement to its Twitter page on Wednesday with a video detailing the 76-year-old’s accomplishments as governor since filing the position in 2017.
“Alabama is working again, and the best is yet to come,” the announcement said. “I’m all in for re-election — will you join me?”
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Throughout her tenure, Ivey has remained popular in the deeply red state, whose state legislative and congressional delegations are dominated by Republicans.
“We all know Washington is a mess, and the truth is, that may never change,” Ivey said in the announcement through her distinctly southern accent. “But here in Alabama, our government will always reflect your values, not theirs.”
Before becoming governor, the 76-year-old was elected to two terms, in 2010 and 2014, as lieutenant governor and served under the administration of former Republican Gov. Robert Bentley.
Bentley resigned on April 10, 2017, amid a sex scandal, after which Ivey ascended to the governor’s office and served out the 19 months left in his term.
Alabama is working again, and the best is yet to come. I’m all in for re-election — will you join me? https://t.co/WWfUU4jQal pic.twitter.com/TdmpTExurW
— Kay Ivey (@kayiveyforgov) June 2, 2021
Ivey campaigned for the governorship in 2018 on a message of steadying “the ship of state” and won her first full term, beating Democratic Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox by 19 percentage points.
In September 2019, Ivey received a lung cancer diagnosis, which had the potential to derail her reelection plans, but four months later, she issued a statement that included an analysis from her doctor saying she had been “cured” of the Stage 1 illness following radiation treatments.
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Alabama’s 2022 primary election is scheduled for May 24. Ivey currently faces one Republican challenger in Dean Odle, a pastor from Lee County in east-central Alabama.
