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2002Final results

2002 election for Alabama House District 8

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Bill J. Dukes (D) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Clay H. New (R) by 48.0 points.

Bill J. DukesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%8,386
Clay H. NewRepublican
26.0%2,949
11,335 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+44.11998D+48.02002R+12.22010R+19.82014R+23.32018R+4.82026

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