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1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for Alabama House District 64

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Shelby Dean Ward (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Perry Smith (D) by 9.6 points.

Shelby Dean WardDemocrat · winner
54.8%4,012
Perry SmithDemocrat
45.2%3,309
7,321 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET