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1986Final results

1986 election for Alabama Senate District 11

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

Jim Preuitt (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Curtis Lambert (R) by 26.3 points.

Jim PreuittDemocrat · winner
62.3%18,594
Curtis LambertRepublican
36.0%10,740
William ThompsonIndependent
1.7%519
29,853 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+26.31986R+11.81994D+5.01998D+34.12002D+28.82006D+7.02010

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

The candidates

Jim Preuitt (D)Curtis Lambert (R)

Also on the ballot: William Thompson (Independent), 1.7%