1978Final results
1978 election for Alabama House District 27
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Bob Harvey (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Towns (R) by 8.7 points.
Bob HarveyDemocrat · winner
54.3%4,663
Bill TownsRepublican
45.7%3,917
8,580 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET