1986Final results
1986 election for Alabama Senate District 5
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Charles Bishop (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Charles G. Stalfort (R) by 36.7 points.
Charles BishopDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%21,011
Charles G. StalfortRepublican
31.6%9,722
30,736 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET