1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama Senate District 35
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Bill Roberts (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Maurice A. Downing (D) by 17.3 points.
Bill RobertsDemocrat · winner
58.7%9,792
Maurice A. DowningDemocrat
41.3%6,903
16,695 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET