1978Still countingCertified results
1978 primary for Alabama Senate District 31
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
REO KIRKLAND JR led; no source recorded a winner.
Reo Kirkland Jr.Democrat · leading
39.6%10,675
W. E. GarrettDemocrat
26.7%7,192
J. W. SalesDemocrat
15.4%4,150
Jesse WilliamsDemocrat
9.4%2,529
Tommy ChapmanDemocrat
9.0%2,416
26,962 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET