1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Alabama Senate District 7
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Bill Smith (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Loretta Spencer (D) by 27.4 points.
Bill SmithDemocrat · winner
63.7%11,213
Loretta SpencerDemocrat
36.3%6,383
17,596 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET