1978Final results
1978 election for Alabama Senate District 27
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Bishop E. Barron (D) won with 75.8% of the vote, defeating Herbert Morton (R) by 51.6 points.
Bishop E. BarronDemocrat · winner
75.8%15,751
Herbert MortonRepublican
24.2%5,023
20,774 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