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1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 12

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Carl Brakefield (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Robert T. Crowe (D) by 2.7 points.

Carl BrakefieldDemocrat · winner
51.3%4,165
Robert T. CroweDemocrat · incumbent
48.7%3,947
8,112 votes

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