1983Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1983 election for Alabama House District 78
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Alvin Holmes (D) won with 88.5% of the vote, defeating Percy King (Oth) by 77.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Alvin HolmesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.5%4,415
Percy KingOther party
11.5%573
4,988 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 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET