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1970Final results

1970 election for Alabama Senate District 12

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

7 seats: John Hawkins Jr. (D), Eddie Hubert Gilmore (D), Doug Cook (D), Paschal P. Vacca (D), Tom King (D), Richard Domimick (D), George Lewis Bailes (D) won.

7 seats
John Hawkins Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
11.2%98,577
Eddie Hubert GilmoreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.9%96,054
Doug CookDemocrat · winner
10.8%95,265
Paschal P. VaccaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%93,826
Tom KingDemocrat · winner
10.4%91,650
Richard DomimickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.3%90,759
George Lewis BailesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.0%87,568
John BillingsleyOther party
2.9%25,917
Emerson L. WhitakerOther party
2.8%24,424
T. L. CrowellOther party
2.7%24,001
Georgia M. PriceOther party
2.7%23,816
Charles F. WilliamsOther party
2.6%23,160
William M. PruittOther party
2.6%23,062
Herbert JohnsonOther party
2.6%22,448
Don WattsOther party
1.4%12,430
William L. GannOther party
1.3%11,255
Lionel N. LedbetterOther party
1.3%11,104
William C. MoriOther party
0.7%6,380
Homer W. SandersOther party
0.6%5,534
Wesley S. JacobsOther party
0.6%5,242
Honest Jim McClendonOther party
0.5%3,982
Virginia M. DavisOther party
0.3%2,377
878,831 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

EvenD+22.71990D+14.71994R+1.91998R+18.72002R+27.42010R+14.52014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

John Hawkins Jr. (D)Eddie Hubert Gilmore (D)Doug Cook (D)Paschal P. Vacca (D)Tom King (D)Richard Domimick (D)George Lewis Bailes (D)

Also on the ballot: John Billingsley (Other party), 2.9%; Emerson L. Whitaker (Other party), 2.8%; T. L. Crowell (Other party), 2.7%; Georgia M. Price (Other party), 2.7%; Charles F. Williams (Other party), 2.6%; William M. Pruitt (Other party), 2.6%; Herbert Johnson (Other party), 2.6%; Don Watts (Other party), 1.4%; William L. Gann (Other party), 1.3%; Lionel N. Ledbetter (Other party), 1.3%; William C. Mori (Other party), 0.7%; Homer W. Sanders (Other party), 0.6%; Wesley S. Jacobs (Other party), 0.6%; Honest Jim McClendon (Other party), 0.5%; Virginia M. Davis (Other party), 0.3%