1978Still countingCertified results
1978 Democratic primary for Alabama House District 15
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Doug Adams (D) received the most votes; no source recorded a winner.
Doug AdamsDemocrat · leading
46.7%3,129
Arthur PayneDemocrat
35.8%2,400
George Lewis BailesDemocrat
14.0%935
V. G. JohnsonDemocrat
3.5%232
6,696 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Doug Adams (D)Arthur Payne (D)George Lewis Bailes (D)
Also on the ballot: V. G. Johnson (Democrat), 3.5%