2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Alabama House District 81
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Mark M. Tuggle (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Betty Carol Graham (D) by 11.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mark M. TuggleRepublican · winner
55.9%9,268
Betty Carol GrahamDemocrat · incumbent
44.1%7,306
16,578 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET