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2002Final results

2002 election for Alabama House District 1

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Nelson Starkey Jr. (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating William Dale McNatt (R) by 27.6 points.

Nelson Starkey Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%8,540
35.0%4,772
Joey FranklinLibertarian
2.2%304
13,644 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+41.51986D+25.41994D+20.31998D+27.62002D+30.22006D+1.52010

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

The candidates