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2010Final results

2010 election for Alabama House District 78

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Alvin Holmes (D) won with 81.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas (Ind) by 66.7 points.

Alvin HolmesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.2%7,349
ThomasIndependent
14.5%1,313
Write-ins and other votesOther party
4.3%389
9,051 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+40.71974R+11.51982D+45.22014

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