2006Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Alabama House District 86
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Benjamin H. Lewis (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Carothers Jr. (D) by 0.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Benjamin H. LewisRepublican · winner
50.4%6,488
Joe Carothers Jr.Democrat · incumbent
49.6%6,394
12,882 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