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1978Final results

1978 primary for Alabama House District 86

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

R. Leigh Pegues (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Albert Turner (D) by 2.0 points.

R. Leigh PeguesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.0%4,723
49.0%4,541
9,264 votes

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