1978Still countingCertified results
1978 primary for Alabama Senate District 17
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
DOUG COOK led; no source recorded a winner.
Doug CookDemocrat · leading
44.4%10,492
Ralph ArmstrongDemocrat
30.9%7,300
Byron ChewDemocrat
24.8%5,865
23,657 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET