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1998Final results

1998 election for Alabama House District 31

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Jack Venable (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Bowen (R) by 27.5 points.

Jack VenableDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%9,290
BowenRepublican
36.3%5,283
14,573 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

EvenD+14.51974R+32.51978R+27.41982D+41.41986D+27.51998D+20.52002

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