1998Final results
1998 election for Alabama House District 86
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Joe Carothers Jr. (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Jeffers (R) by 25.5 points.
Joe Carothers Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%7,116
JeffersRepublican
37.3%4,227
11,343 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