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1986Final results

1986 election for Alabama Senate District 24

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

Earl Goodwin (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Cordy Taylor (R) by 11.8 points.

Earl GoodwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%20,119
Cordy TaylorRepublican
44.1%15,858
35,977 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+24.11978D+32.21983D+11.81986D+48.01990D+48.61998

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