1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Alabama House District 3
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
5 seats: Hartwell Lutz (D), Bill G. King (D), Charles Grainger (D), Glenn H. Hearn (D), Douglas V. Hale (R) won.
5 seatsHartwell LutzDemocrat · winner
18.7%30,604
Bill G. KingDemocrat · winner
17.9%29,329
Charles GraingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.8%27,500
Glenn H. HearnDemocrat · winner
16.6%27,266
Douglas V. HaleRepublican · winner
12.0%19,678
Billy LaxsonDemocrat · incumbent
9.8%16,093
Myrna CopelandOther party
1.8%2,934
Judge HarrisOther party
1.7%2,795
Richard PerkinsOther party
1.6%2,634
John ZynowskiOther party
1.6%2,600
James HicksOther party
1.1%1,721
Russell PerryOther party
0.4%623
163,778 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Hartwell Lutz (D)Bill G. King (D)Charles Grainger (D)Glenn H. Hearn (D)Douglas V. Hale (R)Billy Laxson (D)
Also on the ballot: Myrna Copeland (Other party), 1.8%; Judge Harris (Other party), 1.7%; Richard Perkins (Other party), 1.6%; John Zynowski (Other party), 1.6%; James Hicks (Other party), 1.1%; Russell Perry (Other party), 0.4%