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1974Final results

1974 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 48

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Walter Owens (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Ted Hellums (D) by 2.1 points.

Walter OwensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.0%3,977
Ted HellumsDemocrat
49.0%3,814
7,791 votes

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