1978Still countingCertified resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 primary for Alabama House District 17
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
TOM BUTLER led; no source recorded a winner.
Tom ButlerDemocrat · leading
25.4%1,513
Jim SmithDemocrat
25.2%1,504
Warren C. MooreDemocrat · incumbent
17.1%1,021
Leigh Richmond SandersonDemocrat
16.5%982
Buck TribbleDemocrat
15.7%937
5,957 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET