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Home/Primaries/House/1978/Alabama

Alabama House Primaries — 1978

11 party contests across 7 districts, 7 contested (64%).

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AL-1

US House

DEM2 candidates

Noonan 61.4%

Paul 38.6%

Winner:L W Noonan61.4%

L W Noonan

DEM51,55561.4%

Billy Paul

DEM32,38838.6%

83,943 total votes cast

AL-1

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Jack Edwards100.0%

Jack Edwards

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

AL-2

US House

DEM3 candidates

Mitchell 58.9%

Geddie 25.8%

Krikland 15.3%

Winner:Wendell Mitchell58.9%

Wendell Mitchell

DEM58,36158.9%

Bob Geddie

DEM25,52325.8%

Margie Krikland

DEM15,13815.3%

99,022 total votes cast

AL-2

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:William Dickinson100.0%

William Dickinson

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

AL-3

US House

DEMUncontested

Winner:Bill Nichols100.0%

Bill Nichols

DEM1100.0%

1 total votes cast

AL-4

US House

DEM2 candidates

Bevill 93.6%

Winner:Tom Bevill93.6%

Tom Bevill

DEM112,84793.6%

Clell Atchley

DEM7,7646.4%

120,611 total votes cast

AL-5

US House

DEM2 candidates

Flippo 91.2%

8.8%

Winner:Ronnie G Flippo91.2%

Ronnie G Flippo

DEM92,35991.2%

Walter Sloan

DEM8,9088.8%

101,267 total votes cast

AL-6

US House

DEM3 candidates

Hawkins 50.6%

Johnson 28.9%

Leonard 20.6%

Winner:Don Hawkins50.6%

Don Hawkins

DEM33,56050.6%

David Johnson

DEM19,15428.9%

Tom Leonard

DEM13,65020.6%

66,364 total votes cast

AL-6

US House

REP3 candidates

Buchanan 53.2%

Smith 39.9%

Winner:John Buchanan53.2%

John Buchanan

REP9,07853.2%

Albert Smith

REP6,80239.9%

Nick Kirst

REP1,1897.0%

17,069 total votes cast

AL-7

US House

DEM3 candidates

Shelby 48.5%

Mcnair 37.7%

13.9%

Winner:Richard C Shelby48.5%

Richard C Shelby

DEM46,70648.5%

Chris Mcnair

DEM36,31237.7%

Goodloe Sutton

DEM13,36113.9%

96,379 total votes cast

AL-7

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:James L Scruggs100.0%

James L Scruggs

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast