1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Alabama House District 17
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Steve J. Logan (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Jack B. Lauderdale (D) by 11.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Steve J. LoganRepublican · winner
55.9%7,996
Jack B. LauderdaleDemocrat · incumbent
44.1%6,320
14,316 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