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1978Final results

1978 election for Alabama House District 82

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Ed Grouby (D) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Pat Owens (R) by 50.1 points.

Ed GroubyDemocrat · winner
75.0%6,051
Pat OwensRepublican
25.0%2,014
8,065 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+55.31974D+50.11978D+42.42022D+53.42026

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