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1978Final results

1978 election for Alabama House District 11

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

W. C. Bowling (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Don Hale (R) by 6.7 points.

W. C. BowlingDemocrat · winner
53.4%5,927
Don HaleRepublican
46.6%5,180
11,107 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

EvenD+44.61982D+21.21986D+24.41990D+5.21994R+7.01998R+14.32002

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