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1978Final results

1978 election for Alabama House District 24

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

J. David Stout (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Henry Johnson (R) by 8.3 points.

J. David StoutDemocrat · winner
54.2%4,886
Henry JohnsonRepublican
45.8%4,134
9,020 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+41.11982D+12.31983D+15.01986D+3.91990R+6.01998R+34.52002

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