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1978Final results

1978 election for Alabama Senate District 26

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

Don Harrison (D) won with 77.6% of the vote, defeating Bob E. Allen (R) by 55.3 points.

Don HarrisonDemocrat · winner
77.6%15,826
Bob E. AllenRepublican
22.4%4,560
20,386 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+55.31978D+60.51998D+44.32002D+60.52018

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