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1974Final results

1974 election for Alabama House District 31

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Dewey White (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Bentley Owens (R) by 14.5 points.

Dewey WhiteDemocrat · winner
57.2%6,081
Bentley OwensRepublican
42.8%4,543
10,624 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+14.51974R+32.51978R+27.41982D+41.41986D+27.51998D+20.52002

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