1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 56
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
A. J. Blake (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Roy H. Coshatt (D) by 28.8 points.
A. J. BlakeDemocrat · winner
64.4%5,955
Roy H. CoshattDemocrat
35.6%3,291
9,246 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET