1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 14
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Earl Cheatwood (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Carl Jolly (D) by 7.7 points.
Earl CheatwoodDemocrat · winner
53.9%3,427
Carl JollyDemocrat · incumbent
46.1%2,936
6,363 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET