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1978Final results

1978 election for Alabama House District 15

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Arthur Payne (D) won with 77.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Henderson (R) by 54.9 points.

Arthur PayneDemocrat · winner
77.4%6,153
Jim HendersonRepublican
22.6%1,793
7,946 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+24.71982D+37.71983D+50.81986R+40.51994R+34.32018R+27.42022

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