history with 10 years of service; his third term ended on January 17, 2011. Folsom endorsed former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey in the 2000 Democratic presidential primaries, Governor of Vermont Howard Dean in 2004 Democratic presidential primaries, and U.S. Senator and future President Barack Obama of Illinois in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries. In 2016, he was a strong supporter of former Governor of Maryland Martin O'Malley for president. He announced on April 1, 2009, that he would seek re-election as lieutenant governor in 2010 rather than run for the Democratic nomination for governor. On November 2, 2010, Folsom was defeated by three percentage points in his re-election bid for a fourth term by the Republican nominee, Kay Ivey. Folsom explored a potential 2018 bid for governor. Folsom is married to the former Marsha Guthrie. They have two children. He is an Episcopalian. Electoral history Democratic primary for the U.S. House of Representatives – AL 4th district, 1976 Tom Bevill (Inc.) – 90,168 (80.87%) Jim Folsom Jr. – 21,335 (19.13%) Democratic primary for the United States Senate, 1980 Donald W. Stewart (Inc.) – 222,540 (48.63%) Jim Folsom Jr. – 163,196 (35.67%) Finis St. John – 51,260 (11.20%) Margaret E. Stewart – 20,582 (4.50%) Democratic runoff for the United States Senate, 1980 Jim Folsom Jr. – 204,186 (50.60%) Donald W. Stewart – 199,365 (49.40%) United States Senate election in Alabama, 1980 Jeremiah Denton (R) – 650,363 (50.15%) Jim Folsom Jr. (D) – 610,175 (47.05%) Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, 1986 Jim Folsom Jr. – 331,527 (37.72%) John Teague – 277,899 (31.62%) Hinton Mitchem – 203,112 (23.11%) Melba Till Allen – 66,439 (7.56%) Democratic runoff for lieutenant governor, 1986 Jim Folsom Jr. – 517,724 (57.49%) John Teague – 382,836 (42.51 Election for lieutenant governor, 1986 Jim Folsom Jr. (D) – 726,111 (61.85%) Don McGriff (R) – 447,978 (38.16%) Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, 1990 Jim Folsom Jr. (Inc.) – 510,814 (80.87%) William McKinley Branch – 120,861 (19.13%) Election for lieutenant governor, 1990 Jim Folsom Jr. (D) (Inc.) – 768,988 (67.33%) Bob McKee (R) – 373,072 (32.67%) Democratic primary for governor, 1994 Jim Folsom Jr. (Inc.) – 380,227 (54.04%) Paul R. Hubbert – 285,554 (40.59%) Margaret E. Stewart – 24,254 (3.45%) Tom Hayden – 13,532 (1.92%) Alabama gubernatorial election, 1994 Fob James (R) – 604,926 (50.33%) Jim Folsom Jr. (D) (Inc.) – 594,169 (49.43%) Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, 2006