By Associated Press
Montgomery, AL – State treasurer Kay Ivey has won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor.
With 79 percent of the votes counted, Ivey had 56 percent of the vote and a more than 25 percent lead over State Sen. Hank Erwin in a three-candidate race.
Ivey will face incumbent Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom Jr. in the Nov. 2 general election. Folsom did not have opposition in the Democratic Primary.
Ivey began this election cycle running for governor, but dropped out of that crowded field in March to instead run for lieutenant governor.