1978Final results
1978 election for Alabama House District 51
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Jabo Waggoner (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating J. Arthur Jones (R) by 32.6 points.
Jabo WaggonerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%9,117
J. Arthur JonesRepublican
33.7%4,631
13,748 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