1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 23
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Bethel D. Starkey (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating James Lemaster (D) by 8.1 points.
Bethel D. StarkeyDemocrat · winner
54.1%2,501
James LemasterDemocrat
45.9%2,125
4,626 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET