1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 7

Name: 1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 7
Start: 1978-09-01
Location: Alabama

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Sam R. Letson (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Wayland Cross (D) by 1.8 points.

Sam R. LetsonDemocrat · winner

50.9%4,934

Wayland CrossDemocrat · incumbent

49.1%4,755

9,689 votes

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