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1986Final results

1986 election for Alabama House District 71

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Ed Grouby (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Frank L. Thiemong III (R) by 32.0 points.

Ed GroubyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%7,550
34.0%3,888
11,438 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+28.01983D+32.01986D+40.11990

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