1970Final results
1970 election for Alabama House District 37
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
10 seats: Jim Wood (D), Ben Stokes (D), Mayer W. Perloff (D), Charles C. Therrell (D), G. Sage Lyons (D), H. L. Callahan (D), Bill Roberts (D), Bert Nettles (R), W. M. Collins (D), Maurice A. Downing (D) won.
10 seatsJim WoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.9%39,929
Ben StokesDemocrat · winner
8.7%39,088
Mayer W. PerloffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.6%38,721
Charles C. TherrellDemocrat · winner
8.5%38,219
G. Sage LyonsDemocrat · winner
8.4%37,955
H. L. CallahanDemocrat · winner
8.4%37,845
Bill RobertsDemocrat · winner
8.1%36,529
Bert NettlesRepublican · winner
7.6%34,378
W. M. CollinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.1%32,198
Maurice A. DowningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.9%30,908
Reggie CopelandOther party
6.4%28,634
Dan AlexanderOther party
6.4%28,615
Victor GastonRepublican
6.1%27,487
450,506 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