Alice Stewart (left) worked on Mike Huckabee's failed bid to win the 2008 presidential nomination and rejoined the former Arkansas governor as press secretary for his 2016 run until Monday, when she confirmed her departure from the campaign. | Getty Huckabee spokeswoman leaves campaign

Alice Stewart, the lead spokeswoman for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's campaign, has left his presidential campaign.

Stewart said Monday that she left her role as communications director and was no longer working for the campaign in any capacity. She declined to provide more details, saying only that she's "no longer" with the campaign.


The campaign released a brief statement in response.

"Alice Stewart is no longer with the Huckabee for President campaign. Hogan Gidley will handle all media operations moving forward," the campaign said.

In 2012, Stewart served as the press secretary for former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's presidential campaign. Following the election, Stewart hosted a radio talk show in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The news of Stewart's departure comes as Huckabee struggles to remain relevant in the Republican primary. He failed to qualify for the main stage in Tuesday's GOP presidential debate and will instead appear on the undercard stage.

Nationally, Huckabee is polling near the bottom of the Republican presidential field and failed to post competitive fundraising numbers. The former governor, who won the Iowa caucuses in 2008, is also mired at the bottom of Iowa polls this time around after failing to capture much support from evangelical voters.

Last week, in a blow to Huckabee, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was endorsed by influential Iowa social conservative Bob Vander Plaats. The president and CEO of the Family Leader, Vander Plaats had endorsed Huckabee in 2008 and served as his Iowa state chairman in 2008, helping him win the Iowa caucuses.