1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Alabama House District 97
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
V. M. Parker (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Charles C. Therrell (D) by 2.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
V. M. ParkerRepublican · winner
51.1%3,148
Charles C. TherrellDemocrat
48.9%3,009
6,157 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