1998Final results
1998 election for Alabama House District 49
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Dave Thomas (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Blair (D) by 1.0 points.
Dave ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.5%7,473
BlairDemocrat
49.5%7,321
14,794 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