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1974Final results

1974 election for Alabama House District 51

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Jabo Waggoner (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating J. Lester Alexander (R) by 37.5 points.

Jabo WaggonerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%6,931
31.3%3,151
10,082 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+32.61978D+42.31983D+19.81990R+28.51994R+42.81998R+65.82018

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