2002Final results
2002 election for Alabama House District 81
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Betty Carol Graham (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Benjie Patterson (R) by 40.0 points.
Betty Carol GrahamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%10,400
Benjie PattersonRepublican
30.0%4,458
14,872 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET