1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Alabama House District 27
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Elwyn Thomas (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Murphree (D) by 0.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Elwyn ThomasRepublican · winner
50.2%6,748
Jim MurphreeDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%6,706
13,454 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET