1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Alabama Senate District 31
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Jimmy W. Holley (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Dwight Adams (R) by 0.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jimmy W. HolleyDemocrat · winner
50.1%16,576
Dwight AdamsRepublican · incumbent
49.9%16,486
33,062 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