1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 17

Name: 1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 17
Start: 1978-09-01
Location: Alabama

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Jim Smith (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Butler (D) by 8.3 points.

Jim SmithDemocrat · winner

54.2%3,588

45.8%3,036

6,624 votes

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