1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama Senate District 19
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
John A. Teague (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Billy Atkinson (D) by 11.7 points.
John A. TeagueDemocrat · winner
55.9%12,774
Billy AtkinsonDemocrat
44.1%10,091
22,865 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET