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1986 election for Alabama House District 59

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Lewis Spratt (D) won with 86.5% of the vote, defeating William Washington (R) by 72.9 points, a seat another party won last time.

Lewis SprattDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.5%8,554
13.5%1,340
9,894 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+23.31983D+72.91986D+73.21990D+61.72002

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