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2002Final results

2002 election for Alabama House District 31

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Jack Venable (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Mickey B. Shaw (R) by 20.5 points.

Jack VenableDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%8,723
Mickey B. ShawRepublican
37.9%5,659
John C. MartinLibertarian
3.4%512
14,913 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+14.51974R+32.51978R+27.41982D+41.41986D+27.51998D+20.52002

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

The candidates

Jack Venable (D)Mickey B. Shaw (R)

Also on the ballot: John C. Martin (Libertarian), 3.4%