1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Alabama House District 78
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
John Starr (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Cecil Wyatt (D) by 11.5 points.
John StarrRepublican · winner
55.8%6,152
Cecil WyattDemocrat · incumbent
44.2%4,879
11,031 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET