2022 Alabama State Board of Education election

The 2022 Alabama State Board of Education election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect four members to the Alabama State Board of Education. Primary elections were held on May 24.^[1]

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Tracie West, incumbent board member^[2]

Eliminated in primary

Alex Balkcum, candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives in 2014^[3]

Results

Republican primary^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tracie West (incumbent)	42,298	66.78
	Republican	Alex Balkcum	21,041	33.22
Total votes			63,339	100.00

General election

Results

2022 Alabama State Board of Education District 2 election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tracie West (incumbent)	120,488	98.13
	Write-in		2,297	1.87
Total votes			122,785	100.00

District 4

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Yvette Richardson, incumbent board member^[6]

General election

Results

2022 Alabama State Board of Education District 4 election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvette Richardson (incumbent)	105,262	97.37
	Write-in		2,847	2.63
Total votes			108,109	100.00

District 6

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Marie Manning, St. Clair County Board of Education vice president^[7]

Eliminated in primary

Priscilla Yother, elementary school principal^[8]

Results

Republican primary^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marie Manning	52,321	66.78
	Republican	Priscilla Yother	26,841	66.09
Total votes			79,162	100.00

General election

Results

2022 Alabama State Board of Education District 6 election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marie Manning	148,227	98.77
	Write-in		1,847	1.23
Total votes			150,074	100.00

District 8

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Wayne Reynolds, incumbent board member^[9]

Eliminated in primary

Rex Davis^[10]

Results

Republican primary^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Reynolds (incumbent)	37,531	58.85
	Republican	Rex Davis	26,238	41.15
Total votes			63,769	100.00

Libertarian convention

Nominee

Patrick Wallace, youth soccer coach^[11]

General election

Results

2022 Alabama State Board of Education District 6 election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Reynolds (incumbent)	119,487	79.54
	Libertarian	Patrick Wallace	29,265	19.48
	Write-in		1,471	0.98
Total votes			150,223	100.00

Ex-officio

As the Governor of Alabama serves as a voting member of the Board of Education, the concurrent gubernatorial election served as one of the five positions up for election. Incumbent Republican Kay Ivey was re-elected.^[12]

References

^ "Alabama State Board of Education election, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
^ "Tracie West to seek re-election to State Board of Education". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
^ "Candidates speak to Republican Women". The Troy Messenger. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Certification of Results - Republican Party (Excel file with vote totals) (certified by party 6/1/2022)". Alabama Secretary of State. Alabama Republican Party. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Canvass of Results General Election November 8, 2022" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. State of Alabama. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
^ Chapman, Beth. "Beth Chapman: The power of incumbency". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
^ "Manning to run for District 6 seat on Alabama State Board of Education". The Anniston Star. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
^ "Priscilla Yother launches candidacy for Alabama State Board of Education District 6". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
^ "Four Alabama state school board seats will be on May 24 ballot. Here's who's running". AL.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
^ "Alabama Board of Education primaries: two incumbents return, one new member added". AL.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
^ "A third way: Alabama Libertarians look for victory in midterm elections". WHNT 19. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
^ Reeves, Jay. "Republican Kay Ivey wins 2nd full term as Alabama governor". AP News. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[1] "Alabama State Board of Education election, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[2] "Tracie West to seek re-election to State Board of Education". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[3] "Candidates speak to Republican Women". The Troy Messenger. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[Rprimary-4] "Certification of Results - Republican Party (Excel file with vote totals) (certified by party 6/1/2022)". Alabama Secretary of State. Alabama Republican Party. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[Results-5] "Canvass of Results General Election November 8, 2022" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. State of Alabama. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[6] Chapman, Beth. "Beth Chapman: The power of incumbency". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[7] "Manning to run for District 6 seat on Alabama State Board of Education". The Anniston Star. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[8] "Priscilla Yother launches candidacy for Alabama State Board of Education District 6". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[9] "Four Alabama state school board seats will be on May 24 ballot. Here's who's running". AL.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[10] "Alabama Board of Education primaries: two incumbents return, one new member added". AL.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[11] "A third way: Alabama Libertarians look for victory in midterm elections". WHNT 19. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[12] Reeves, Jay. "Republican Kay Ivey wins 2nd full term as Alabama governor". AP News. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

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