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1978Final results

1978 election for Alabama House District 50

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Duane Lewis (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating David Smith (R) by 26.7 points.

Duane LewisDemocrat · winner
63.3%6,005
David SmithRepublican
36.7%3,476
9,481 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+2.31983R+4.01986R+3.31990R+59.41994R+45.72002R+38.62026

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