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2010Final results

2010 election for Alabama House District 85

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Dexter Grimsley (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Jody Singleton (R) by 3.4 points.

Dexter GrimsleyDemocrat · winner
51.6%6,692
Jody SingletonRepublican
48.2%6,255
12,970 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+21.42002D+2.72006D+3.42010D+25.82014D+7.72018R+8.12022

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