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1986Final results

1986 election for Alabama Senate District 7

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

Bill Smith (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Annie M. Wells (R) by 25.2 points.

Bill SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%18,821
Annie M. WellsRepublican
37.4%11,240
30,061 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+3.21994R+1.51998D+31.72002D+31.02006R+9.82010R+29.62014

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