1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama Senate District 17
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Doug Cook (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Ralph Armstrong (D) by 20.7 points.
Doug CookDemocrat · winner
60.4%17,025
Ralph ArmstrongDemocrat
39.6%11,178
28,203 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET