1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama Senate District 1
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Bobby Denton (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Oscar Ray Peden (D) by 12.0 points.
Bobby DentonDemocrat · winner
56.0%15,490
Oscar Ray PedenDemocrat
44.0%12,162
27,652 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET