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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 Democratic primary for Alabama House District 26

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Loyd Coleman (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Phillip B. Kelley (D) by 11.2 points.

Loyd ColemanDemocrat · winner
55.6%5,517
Phillip B. KelleyDemocrat · incumbent
44.4%4,402
9,919 votes

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