1982Final results

1982 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 61

Name: 1982 Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House District 61
Start: 1982-09-01
Location: Alabama

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Richard Laird (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Edge (D) by 9.5 points.

Richard LairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent

54.8%6,166

EdgeDemocrat

45.2%5,096

11,262 votes

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