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2006Final results

2006 election for Alabama House District 37

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Richard Laird (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Pete Ward (R) by 39.9 points.

Richard LairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%9,323
Pete WardRepublican
30.1%4,008
13,331 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+7.01978D+48.52002D+39.92006D+7.22010R+3.62014R+42.42018

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