1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Alabama House District 85
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
W F COSBY JR led; no source recorded a winner.
W. F. Cosby Jr.Democrat · leading
41.7%3,513
J. L. Chestnut Jr.Democrat
39.6%3,334
Mack RobertsDemocrat
10.7%905
John D. BrownDemocrat
6.4%541
Leonard H. JowersDemocrat
1.5%130
8,423 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
W. F. Cosby Jr. (D)J. L. Chestnut Jr. (D)Mack Roberts (D)John D. Brown (D)
Also on the ballot: Leonard H. Jowers (Democrat), 1.5%