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1998 election for Alabama House District 62

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Gerald Allen (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Jerry Tingle (D) by 15.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Gerald AllenRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%8,256
Jerry TingleDemocrat
42.4%6,081
14,337 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+15.11994R+15.21998R+9.12002R+24.52006R+36.32018R+47.92022

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