1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 73

Name: 1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 73
Start: 1978-09-01
Location: Alabama

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Gene Daniels (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Jack Smith (D) by 15.1 points.

Gene DanielsDemocrat · winner

57.5%6,578

Jack SmithDemocrat · incumbent

42.5%4,854

11,432 votes

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