1978Final results
1978 election for Alabama House District 62
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Eldon Sharpe (D) won with 81.2% of the vote, defeating Ralph A. Blythe (R) by 62.4 points.
Eldon SharpeDemocrat · winner
81.2%6,216
Ralph A. BlytheRepublican
18.8%1,441
7,657 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