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1986Final results

1986 election for Alabama House District 24

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Ralph Burke (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Benny West (R) by 15.0 points.

Ralph BurkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%7,013
Benny WestRepublican
42.5%5,183
12,196 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

EvenD+41.11982D+12.31983D+15.01986D+3.91990R+6.01998R+34.52002

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