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2002Final results

2002 election for Alabama House District 40

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Lea Fite (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Pete Brooks (R) by 8.7 points.

Lea FiteDemocrat · winner
50.9%6,259
Pete BrooksRepublican
42.2%5,184
Frank E. CobbIndependent
6.9%848
12,298 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+2.01983R+15.81986R+24.31994D+8.72002D+3.42006R+25.02010

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