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1978 election for Alabama House District 101

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Ann Bedsole (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Jim Johnston (D) by 32.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Ann BedsoleRepublican · winner
66.0%6,973
Jim JohnstonDemocrat
34.0%3,589
10,562 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978

Races before and after

EvenR+18.21982R+57.31983R+65.11986R+22.61994R+44.92006R+18.02026

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