2006Final results
2006 election for Alabama House District 40
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Lea Fite (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Shelton (R) by 3.4 points.
Lea FiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%5,947
Tom SheltonRepublican
48.3%5,554
11,501 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET