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Only two Lieutenant Governors went on to replace a sitting Governor since the office was reestablished in 1903. First, when Albert Brewer became Governor after Lurleen Wallace's death in 1968. Second, when Jim Folsom, Jr. succeeded Guy Hunt upon the latter's conviction (which, under Alabama laws, meant an automatic removal) in 1993.

Both had finished their predecessors' terms and failed to win get elected on their own (Brewer was defeated by Wallace in 1970 Democratic primary, Folsom lost unexpectedly to Fob James in 1994).

IIRC, one incumbent Lieutenant Governor was elected Governor (Don Siegelman).

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Bring back Siegelman.

There are so few things in the world that would make me happier!! That man deserves no less than the governor's mansion

Now, here's a politician that been wronged on so many levels.

The two last Democratic Governors in Alabama (Siegelman and Folsom Jr.) were really unlucky despite being successfull chief executives. Siegelman lost reelection by 3,120 votes (with some really weird stuff happening in Baldwin County), and then got judicially lynched, just in time to destroy his chances for a comeback in 2006 (the only Democrat with realistic hopes of winning back then, sorry Lucy Baxley).

But Folsom, wow, here's a man with utterly terrible political luck. He was nominated for Senate in 1980 and was expected to win, only to narrowly lose in a Reagan landslide. Then he ascended the governorship after Hunt's removal, had pretty successful administration, but narrowly lost a bid for a full term amid another Republican wave. And then lost reelection as Lt. Governor in 2010, again by a narrow margin with Democrats getting slaughtered all over the country in general and Alabama in particular.   

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jim folsom jr for the dems maybe?

Jim Folsom, Jr. is one of the most unlucky politicians I can think of. After unseating Donald Stewart in 1980 primary he was expected to be the next U.S. Senator from Alabama, just to narrowly lose to Jeremiah Denton, riding on a Republican wave. In 1994 he was favored to win a gubernatorial term on his own, with quite good rantings, but was swept (narrowly again) by another GOP wave. And his career ended in 2010 lt. gubernatorial loss, yet another Republican wave year.