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1986Final results

1986 election for Alabama House District 27

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Bob Harvey (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Tim Hays (R) by 2.8 points.

Bob HarveyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.4%6,301
Tim HaysRepublican
48.6%5,961
12,262 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+5.01990D+8.51994R+0.31998D+22.32002R+6.52010R+19.42014

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