1978 primaries · May 1, 1978
1978 Alabama primaries results
Every race on Alabama's ballot in the 1978 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races122
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Charles B. Martin (D) | 7.7 | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-6 · Democratic primary | Albert McDonald (D) | 28.8 | |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | Bill Smith (D) | 27.4 | |
| SD-8 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-10 · Democratic primary | Larry Keener (D) | 20.7 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-11 · Democratic primary | Dewey White (D) | 63.2 | |
| SD-11 · Republican primary | James K. Watley (R) | 43.3 | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| SD-15 · Democratic primary | U. W. Clemon (D) | 82.3 | |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | Ryan Degraffenried (D) | 36.4 | |
| SD-17 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-19 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-20 · Democratic primary | Donald G. Holmes (D) | 30.4 | |
| SD-21 · Democratic primary | Ted D. Little (D) | 11.7 | |
| SD-23 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-24 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-25 · Democratic primary | Wallace Miller (D) | 20.0 | |
| SD-26 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| SD-27 · Democratic primary | Bishop E. Barron (D) | 16.7 | |
| SD-28 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | Earl Goodwin (D) | 21.2 | |
| SD-30 · Democratic primary | Edward Robertson (D) | 24.7 | |
| SD-31 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-32 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| SD-33 · Democratic primary | Michael A. Figures (D) | 24.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-35 · Democratic primary | Bob Glass (D) | 6.1 |
Alabama
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner