1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 Democratic primary for Alabama House District 53

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for Alabama House District 53
Start: 1974-05-01
Location: Alabama

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Curtis Smith (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Lewis W. Headley (D) by 2.5 points.

Curtis SmithDemocrat · winner

51.3%4,057

Lewis W. HeadleyDemocrat · incumbent

48.7%3,856

7,913 votes

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