1970Final results
1970 election for Alabama Senate District 16
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Robert H. Wilder (D) won with 90.2% of the vote, defeating W. H. Lacy III (Oth) by 80.4 points.
Robert H. WilderDemocrat · winner
90.2%14,664
W. H. Lacy IIIOther party
9.8%1,593
16,257 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