1974Final results
1974 election for Alabama Senate District 26
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Jerry Powell (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Hobbie (Ind) by 31.9 points.
Jerry PowellDemocrat · winner
55.8%9,075
Bill HobbieIndependent
24.0%3,898
Oscar CookDemocrat
12.0%1,945
J. D. Hogan Jr.Independent
8.2%1,335
16,253 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