make false allegations, testified at the trial. Despite the efforts to publicly malign him, Windom was elected. He thus became the first Republican Lieutenant Governor of Alabama since Reconstruction. The last Republican to hold the office was Alexander McKinstry, who served from 1872 to 1874. Windom gained notoriety in 1999 for discreetly urinating into a jug behind his desk while presiding over the Senate, purportedly to avoid being stripped of most of his powers as presiding officer by the Democratic majority while going to the bathroom. Windom did not run for reelection in 2002, instead running for Governor. He was defeated in the 2002 primary by then-Congressman Bob Riley in a landslide. Riley went on to defeat Governor Siegelman by a very narrow margin. Subsequent career After leaving public office, Windom opened a legal and lobbying practice, Steve Windom, LLC. In the Republican primary on June 3, 2008, Windom's wife, Mary Becker Windom, was elected to a seat on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. She became the Court's Presiding Judge in 2012. Personal life Windom and his first wife Cathy Condiit Windom have two sons Robert and Thomas. He and his second wife, Mary Becker, have no children Electoral history 2002 Republican Primary: Governor 1998 General Election: Lieutenant Governor 1998 Republican Primary: Lieutenant Governor References Lieutenant Governors of Alabama 1949 births Living people Republican Party Alabama state senators Politicians from Montgomery, Alabama People from Theodore, Alabama Lawyers from Montgomery, Alabama