1998Final results
1998 election for Alabama House District 8
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Bill J. Dukes (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Key (R) by 44.1 points.
Bill J. DukesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.1%8,892
KeyRepublican
27.9%3,447
12,339 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