Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is ahead in a wide-open race for lieutenant governor, while a former University of Alabama quarterback who is reportedly considering a run for the office is in second, according to a new poll.

Allen leads with 26%, ahead of national college football champion and Mobile native AJ McCarron at 14% and former Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill at 10%, the Quantus Insights survey released Thursday showed.

“The poll shows that people across Alabama recognize that I have a proven record of getting things done through hard work and common sense decision making. I have eliminated red tape and wasteful spending in the Secretary of State’s Office, developed the most secure elections system in our nation’s history and led the charge to ban puberty blocker

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