1986Final results

1986 Democratic primary for Alabama House District 78

Name: 1986 Democratic primary for Alabama House District 78
Start: 1986-06-01
Location: Alabama

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Alvin Holmes (D) won with 82.4% of the vote, defeating Patton (D) by 64.9 points.

Alvin HolmesDemocrat · winner · incumbent

82.4%4,837

PattonDemocrat

17.6%1,030

5,867 votes

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