1974Final results
1974 election for Alabama House District 49
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Asbury Howard (D) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating J. Clyde Blackmon (Cst) by 57.3 points.
Asbury HowardDemocrat · winner
76.0%3,671
J. Clyde BlackmonConstitution
18.6%901
Henry VarnerIndependent
5.4%260
4,832 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET