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1978Final results

1978 election for Alabama House District 72

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

R. Nolan Williams (D) won with 92.4% of the vote, defeating Max Corbin (Ind) by 84.9 points.

R. Nolan WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.4%2,311
Max CorbinIndependent
7.6%189
2,500 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+68.51974D+17.71982D+66.01983D+52.51986D+47.21990D+36.71998

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