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1986Final results

1986 election for Alabama House District 4

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

James H. Hamilton (D) won with 77.6% of the vote, defeating Lewis Bartmess (R) by 55.1 points.

James H. HamiltonDemocrat · winner
77.6%6,718
Lewis BartmessRepublican
22.4%1,944
8,662 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

EvenR+29.61994D+15.11998R+4.42002R+15.02006R+39.72010R+39.62018

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