Anthony Lowery will continue on as Baldwin County’s sheriff after a sometimes heated election cycle all but concluded Tuesday night with his first public election to the position.
According to unofficial results, Lowery secured 52% of the vote against challenger Matt McKenzie’s 48%. Just over 31,800 people voted for either candidate of Baldwin County’s 40,382 total ballots cast among nearly 209,000 registered voters.
Lowery came into the position with nearly 30 years of law enforcement experience, including nearly two decades with the Baldwin agency that started as civil affairs commander in 2007 before moving up to become chief deputy from 2018 until his appointment to sheriff.
Prior to joining the sheriff's office, he spent a decade with the Baldwin County District Attorney's Office rising from investigator to chief investigator.
“I couldn’t be more honored by the people of Baldwin County electing me to be their sheriff,” Lowery told Gulf Coast Media. “I was blessed because I had really three things going for me. I had one of the best sheriff’s offices in the state that I was a part of building; I had a group of deputies and corrections officers and support staff that were fully supportive of what we’ve been doing; but the main thing is my wife, my family and my friends have battled for me from day one, and that kind of support is just irreplaceable.”
McKenzie gave up his Baldwin County Commission District 2 seat to run for the sheriff position. Lowery was appointed to the role in 2024 by now outgoing Gov. Kay Ivey after Huey “Hoss” Mack retired from a nearly 20-year career to become executive director of the Alabama Sheriff’s Association.
He told Gulf Coast Media he was “disappointed with the low turnout from the people of Baldwin County, but other than that, the people spoke and they made their decision, and I got to live with that.”
