1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 65
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Charles Whatley (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Sidney Battle (D) by 24.3 points.
Charles WhatleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%4,313
Sidney BattleDemocrat
37.8%2,626
6,939 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET