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1978Final results

1978 election for Alabama Senate District 12

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

Paschal P. Vacca (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Evan Veal (R) by 7.6 points.

Paschal P. VaccaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.8%12,299
Evan VealRepublican
46.2%10,557
22,856 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+22.71990D+14.71994R+1.91998R+18.72002R+27.42010R+14.52014

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