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State Auditor of Alabama

Field	Value
post	State Auditor
body	Alabama
image	Andrew Sorrell by Gage Skidmore.jpg
incumbent	Andrew Sorrell
incumbentsince	January 16, 2023
type	State Auditor
termlength_qualified	Two consecutive terms
succession	Fifth
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The state auditor of Alabama is constitutionally required to make a complete report to the governor of Alabama showing the receipts and disbursement of every character, all claims audited and paid out, and all taxes and revenues collected and paid into the treasury. The office also makes other reports to the governor and the Alabama Legislature as the law requires. Since 1969, the office has been responsible for maintaining all property records of all non-consumable property of the State of Alabama. Until 1899 the office was responsible for maintaining all land records of the state when at that time, that function was transferred to the Alabama Forestry Commission. A separate Office of Public Examiners administers audits conducted by the state.

The state auditor also serves as a member of The State Board of Adjustment, The State Board of Appointment for Boards of Registrars, The State Board of Compromise, The Alabama Education Authority (ex officio), and The Penny Trust Fund.

Election of State Auditor

The state auditor is an elected post chosen in partisan elections. It is elected in the same cycle as the other constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Alabama, including the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state treasurer, and secretary of state. State law prohibits any individual from being elected to more than two consecutive terms. Women have traditionally held the office for most of the past sixty years. Nine women have held the post starting with the election of Agnes Baggett in 1954.

The current state auditor is Andrew Sorrell, who took office on January 16, 2023. He was previously a Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 3rd district. His predecessor as auditor was Jim Zeigler, a fellow Republican who held the office from 2015 to 2023. He was constitutionally ineligible to seek a third term and unsuccessfully ran for Secretary of State of Alabama instead. Sorrell won the Republican primary and general election to succeed Zeigler in 2022.

Listed below are the state auditors for the past several terms:

Andrew Sorrell (R) (2023–present)
Jim Zeigler (R) (2015–2023)
Samantha Shaw (R) (2007–2015)
Beth Chapman (R) (2003–2007)
Susan Parker (D) (1999–2003)
Pat Duncan (R) (1995–1999)
Terry Ellis (D) (1991–1995)
Jan Cook (D) (1983–1991)
Bettye Frink (D) (1975–1983)
Melba Till Allen (D) (1967–1975)
Bettye Frink (D) (1963–1967)
Mary Texas Hurt Garner (D) (1959–1963)
Agnes Baggett (D) (1955–1959)

2022 State Auditor of Alabama election

Main article: 2022 Alabama State Auditor election

2018 State Auditor of Alabama election

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2014 State Auditor of Alabama election

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2010 State Auditor of Alabama election

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2006 State Auditor of Alabama election

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2002 State Auditor of Alabama election

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References

(June 15, 2018). "2018 Certification of Republican Primary Results". Alabama Secretary of State.
(November 6, 2018). "2018 Canvass of General Election Results". Alabama Secretary of State.
Armistead, Bill. (June 12, 2014). "2014 GOP Primary Certified Results".
Armistead, Bill. (July 15, 2014). "Certification of Republican Primary Runoff Results".
(November 4, 2014). "2014 Canvass of General Election Results". Alabama Secretary of State.
(November 6, 2010). "2010 Canvass of General Election Results". Alabama Secretary of State.
Canvanaugh, Twinkle. (June 16, 2006). "2006 GOP Primary Certified Results".
Cavanaugh, Twinkle. (August 2, 2006). "Certification of Republican Primary Runoff Results".
Spearman, Jim. (June 16, 2006). "2006 Democratic Primary Certified Results".
(November 7, 2006). "2006 Canvass of General Election Results". Alabama Secretary of State.
Connors, Marty. (June 16, 2002). "2002 GOP Primary Certified Results".
Connors, Marty. (July 1, 2002). "Certification of Republican Primary Runoff Results".
Pitt, Redding. (June 10, 2002). "2002 Democratic Primary Certified Results".
Pitt, Redding. (July 1, 2002). "Certification of Democratic Primary Runoff Results".
(November 20, 2002). "2002 Canvass of General Election Results". Alabama Secretary of State.

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