{{More citations needed|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox official post | post = State Auditor | body = Alabama | native_name = | insignia = | insigniasize = | insigniacaption = | flag = | flagsize = | flagborder = | flagcaption = | image = Andrew Sorrell by Gage Skidmore.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | imagecaption = | incumbent = Andrew Sorrell | acting = | incumbentsince = January 16, 2023 | department = | style = | type = State Auditor | status = | abbreviation = | member_of = | reports_to = | residence = | seat = | nominator = | appointer = | appointer_qualified = | termlength = | termlength_qualified = Two consecutive terms | constituting_instrument = | precursor = | formation = | first = | last = | abolished = | succession = Fifth | unofficial_names = | deputy = | salary = | website = {{Official website}} }} 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)
==2006 State Auditor of Alabama election== ===Republican primary=== {{Election box begin no change |title=Republican primary results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2014/2014-Pri-CertifiedResults-RepParty_2014-06-13.pdf?_ga=2.147895927.1197538815.1654633823-899117080.1650384233|title=2006 GOP Primary Certified Results|date=June 16, 2006|accessdate=June 8, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Wes Allen|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=102,520|percentage=30.66%}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Samantha Shaw|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=88,114|percentage=26.35%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Tripp Skipper|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=74,436|percentage=22.26%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Chess Bedsole|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=69,321|percentage=20.73%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=334,391|percentage=100%}} {{Election box end}}
===Runoff results=== {{Election box begin no change|title=Republican primary runoff results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2006/RepublicanPrimaryRunoff-OfficialCertification-08-02-2006.pdf?_ga=2.171627872.1197538815.1654633823-899117080.1650384233|title=Certification of Republican Primary Runoff Results|date=August 2, 2006|accessdate=June 8, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Samantha Shaw|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=83,176|percentage=50.76%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Wes Allen|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=80,671|percentage=49.24%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=163,847|percentage=100%}} {{Election box end}}
===Democratic primary=== {{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2006/DemocraticPrimary-OfficialCertification-06-06-2006.pdf?_ga=2.84531929.1197538815.1654633823-899117080.1650384233|title=2006 Democratic Primary Certified Results|date=June 16, 2006|accessdate=June 8, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Janie Baker Clarke|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=194,283|percentage=51.24%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Charley Baker|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=116,624|percentage=30.76%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Wayne Sowell|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=68,223|percentage=18.00%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=379,130|percentage=100%}} {{Election box end}}
===General election=== 250px|thumb|Results by county {{collapsible list |title=Shaw: |{{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}} |{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}} |{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}} }} {{collapsible list |title=Clarke: |{{legend|#7996E2|50–60%}} |{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}} |{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}} |{{legend|#3933E5|80–90%}} }} {{Election box begin no change|title=2006 Alabama State Auditor election<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2006/statecert-2006-general-election-11-29-2006-complete.pdf?_ga=2.83024726.1197538815.1654633823-899117080.1650384233|title=2006 Canvass of General Election Results|work=Alabama Secretary of State|date=November 7, 2006|accessdate=June 8, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Samantha Shaw|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=627,424|percentage=54.08%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Janie Baker Clarke|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=531,717|percentage=45.83%}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change|votes=946|percentage=0.09%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=1,160,087|percentage=100%}} {{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} {{Election box end}} {{Clear}}
==2002 State Auditor of Alabama election== ===Republican primary=== {{Election box begin no change|title=Republican primary results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sos.alabama.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fvoter-pdfs%2F2002%2Fr-certresults-6-10-02.xls&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK|title=2002 GOP Primary Certified Results|date=June 16, 2002|accessdate=June 9, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Jim Zeigler|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=123,279|percentage=42.94%}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Beth Chapman|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=82,013|percentage=28.56%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Pat Duncan|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=51,553|percentage=17.95%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Meredith Mayes|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=30,279|percentage=10.55%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=287,124|percentage=100%}} {{Election box end}}
===Runoff results=== {{Election box begin no change|title=Republican primary runoff results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2002/r-cert-070102.pdf|title=Certification of Republican Primary Runoff Results|date=July 1, 2002|accessdate=June 9, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Beth Chapman|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=73,118|percentage=52.56%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Jim Zeigler|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=65,983|percentage=47.44%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=139,101|percentage=100%}} {{Election box end}}
===Democratic primary=== {{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2002/d-cert-061002-amend.pdf|title=2002 Democratic Primary Certified Results|date=June 10, 2002|accessdate=June 9, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Carolyn Gibson|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=158,850|percentage=44.86%}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Debbie Tucker Corbett|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=75,534|percentage=21.33%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Karen Haiden Jackson|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=54,113|percentage=15.28%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Jerry Morgan Nelson, Jr.|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=39,734|percentage=11.22%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Earl Mack "Choo-Choo" Gavin|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=25,886|percentage=7.31%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=354,117|percentage=100%}} {{Election box end}}
===Runoff results=== {{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary runoff results<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2002/d-cert-070102.pdf|title=Certification of Democratic Primary Runoff Results|last=Pitt|first=Redding|date=July 1, 2002|accessdate=June 9, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Carolyn Gibson|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=158,707|percentage=64.35%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Debbie Tucker Corbett|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=87,940|percentage=35.65%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=246,647|percentage=100%}} {{Election box end}}
===General election=== 250px|thumb|Results by county {{collapsible list |title=Chapman: |{{legend|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} |{{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}} |{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}} |{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}} }} {{collapsible list |title=Gibson: |{{legend|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} |{{legend|#7996E2|50–60%}} |{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}} |{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}} |{{legend|#3933E5|80–90%}} }} {{Election box begin no change|title=2002 Alabama State Auditor election<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2002/AL-2002-General-Certification.pdf|title=2002 Canvass of General Election Results|work=Alabama Secretary of State|date=November 20, 2002|accessdate=June 9, 2022}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Beth Chapman|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=655,189|percentage=51.28%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Carolyn Gibson|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=579,899|percentage=45.39%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Franklin Reeves|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|votes=41,397|percentage=3.24%}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change|votes=1,178|percentage=0.09%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=1,277,663|percentage=100%}} {{Election box gain with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)|loser=Democratic Party (United States)}} {{Election box end}} {{Clear}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Alabama}} {{Alabama statewide elected officials}} {{U.S. State Auditors}}
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