1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Alabama House District 31
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
William J. Cabaniss (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Wally Retan (D) by 32.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William J. CabanissRepublican · winner
66.2%8,653
Wally RetanDemocrat
33.8%4,412
13,065 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