1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Alabama House District 49
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Asbury Howard (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating J. T. Alexander (D) by 30.8 points.
Asbury HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%2,411
J. T. AlexanderDemocrat
22.2%1,009
Sidney Austin Jr.Democrat
13.5%614
A. M. VannDemocrat
11.2%511
4,545 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET