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1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1998 election for Alabama Senate District 11

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

Jim Preuitt (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Dell Hill (R) by 5.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jim PreuittDemocrat · winner
52.5%18,433
Dell HillRepublican · incumbent
47.5%16,692
35,125 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+26.31986R+11.81994D+5.01998D+34.12002D+28.82006D+7.02010

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