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1978Final results

1978 election for Alabama House District 94

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Walter E. Penry Jr. (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating J. R. Kilgore (R) by 8.0 points.

Walter E. Penry Jr.Democrat · winner
54.0%5,739
J. R. KilgoreRepublican
46.0%4,886
10,625 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+8.01978D+3.01983D+1.51986R+21.31990R+53.62006R+41.92018

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