Wallace, the only son of Governors George and Lurleen Wallace, began making speeches for his father when 6 years old and spent 16 years in elective office. But when the 54-year-old candidate conceded Tuesday night, he indicated the days of following in his parents' footsteps are over.

"For me as a political candidate, that chapter is probably closed, but my heart will always belong to Alabama," Wallace said.

Wallace was trying to win the office that has become the stepping stone to the governor's office. Since 1966, three lieutenant governors have become governor and all the others have run for the state's top office.

The man who defeated Wallace Jr., Republican insider and lobbyist Luther Strange will face the Democratic nominee, Jim Folsom Jr., himself the son of a former governor.

Georgia

Ralph Reed, the one-time big-shot in the Christian Coalition, also goes down in defeat. (Goes down, get it?) State Sen. Casey Cagle topped (topped, get it?) Reed in the Republican runoff for lieutenant governor. The race isn't even close.

With 43 percent of precincts reporting, the Georgia Secretary of State’s office showed Cagle with 55.2 percent of the vote, compared with 44.8 percent for Reed.

Also in the Peach State, U.S. Rep. and Cop Slapper Cynthia McKinney is fighting (this time on figuratively!) to hold onto her seat in Congress.

As election results poured in, U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney and Democratic challenger Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. appeared headed for a runoff in the 4th District race.

With 80 percent of the vote counted, McKinney had 47 percent of the vote to Johnson’s 45 percent.

McKinney lost a re-election bid during the 2002 primary, as well, but regained her seat when Denise Majette, the woman who beat her (beat, ha!), ran for the U.S. Senate and lost.