1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Alabama Senate District 28
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Walking Mitchell (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Austin (D) by 47.3 points.
Walking MitchellDemocrat · winner
73.7%16,301
Robert L. AustinDemocrat
26.3%5,825
22,126 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET