1986Final results
1986 election for Alabama House District 31
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Jack Venable (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Paul Wayne Smith (R) by 41.4 points.
Jack VenableDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%8,839
Paul Wayne SmithRepublican
29.3%3,663
12,502 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