1986Final results
1986 election for Alabama House District 16
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Max Newman (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Guy Devours (R) by 29.9 points.
Max NewmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%7,668
Guy DevoursRepublican
35.1%4,142
11,810 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET