Gov. Kay Ivey, who replaced Robert Bentley when he resigned in disgrace last year, is now running for a full term. In deep-red Alabama, the Republican primary almost certainly determined the general election winner.

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Ms. Ivey, who drew criticism for refusing to participate in debates with her opponents, beat Mayor Tommy Battle of Huntsville, State Senator Bill Hightower and Scott Dawson, an evangelical preacher, for the nomination.