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1978Final results

1978 election for Alabama House District 52

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Sonny Moore (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Ray L. Ledbetter (R) by 46.7 points.

Sonny MooreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.3%4,716
26.7%1,714
6,430 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+46.71978D+35.11982D+53.52014

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