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1970Final results

1970 election for Alabama Senate District 23

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

James S. Clark (D) won with 93.2% of the vote, defeating E. W. Calhoun (Oth) by 86.4 points.

James S. ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
93.2%12,751
E. W. CalhounOther party
6.8%929
13,680 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+41.61983D+40.01990D+31.32006D+8.82022D+26.22026

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