1986Final results
1986 primary for Alabama Senate District 27
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
John Rice (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas (D) by 23.3 points.
John RiceDemocrat · winner
50.1%11,196
ThomasDemocrat
26.8%5,997
HowardDemocrat
23.1%5,157
22,350 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET