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1978Final results

1978 election for Alabama House District 37

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Jim Bennett (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Al Hill (R) by 7.0 points.

Jim BennettDemocrat · winner
53.5%4,246
Al HillRepublican
46.5%3,689
7,935 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+7.01978D+48.52002D+39.92006D+7.22010R+3.62014R+42.42018

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