1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Alabama Senate District 1
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
BOBBY DENTON led; no source recorded a winner.
Bobby DentonDemocrat · leading
39.8%9,837
Oscar Ray PedenDemocrat
32.6%8,048
Robert M. Hill Jr.Democrat
27.6%6,825
24,710 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET