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1998Final results

1998 election for Alabama House District 2

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

James H. Hamilton (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Tatum (R) by 32.6 points.

James H. HamiltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%8,178
TatumRepublican
33.7%4,161
12,339 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+5.72002D+30.42006R+9.52010R+24.22014R+46.22018R+46.12026

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