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1998Final results

1998 election for Alabama House District 5

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Tommy Carter (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Steve Andrews (R) by 21.4 points.

Tommy CarterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%8,603
Steve AndrewsRepublican
39.3%5,573
14,176 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+13.12002D+14.52006R+21.92010R+12.72014R+44.82018R+26.12026

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