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1974Final results

1974 election for Alabama House District 21

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Bill Smith (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Frank Echols (R) by 31.6 points.

Bill SmithDemocrat · winner
65.8%5,217
Frank EcholsRepublican
34.2%2,712
7,929 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+7.91986D+7.41990D+31.81994D+30.21998D+4.62002D+22.22006

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