1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Alabama Senate District 5
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Charles Bishop (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Johnny Howell (D) by 25.6 points.
Charles BishopDemocrat · winner
53.5%10,182
Johnny HowellDemocrat
27.9%5,306
Bill KitchensDemocrat
18.6%3,541
19,029 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET