1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Alabama Senate District 23
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
T. Dudley Perry (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Rudolph Shelly (Oth) by 43.1 points.
T. Dudley PerryDemocrat · winner
66.0%12,529
Rudolph ShellyOther party
22.9%4,347
Robert HarrisDemocrat · incumbent
11.1%2,097
18,973 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