1978Final results
1978 primary for Alabama House District 45
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Earl Hilliard (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating William A. Hamilton (D) by 27.7 points.
Earl HilliardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%2,543
William A. HamiltonDemocrat
36.2%1,440
3,983 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET