1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama Senate District 26

Name: 1978 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama Senate District 26
Start: 1978-09-01
Location: Alabama

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

Don Harrison (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Jerry Powell (D) by 8.3 points.

Don HarrisonDemocrat · winner

54.1%13,615

Jerry PowellDemocrat · incumbent

45.9%11,536

25,151 votes

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