The 1970 Alabama House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 3, 1970, to elect 106 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 5 with runoff elections on June 2. The first two Black state legislators since the Reconstruction era were elected this year, both from District 31 in Barbour, Bullock, and Macon counties: Thomas Reed in place 1 on the National Democratic Party of Alabama ticket, and Fred Gray in place 2 as a Democrat.[1] Reed would later run under the Democratic banner in the 1974 general election.[2]
Incumbent speaker Rankin Fite lost the confidence of incoming Governor George Wallace, and was replaced as speaker by a unanimous vote at the beginning of the 1971 session. State representative G. Sage Lyons of Mobile County's sixth place was hand-picked by Wallace to succeed Fite and was elected to the post without opposition.[3]
Only two Republicans were elected at the general election: Bert Nettles of Mobile County was re-elected, and Doug Hale was elected to Madison County's fifth slot. The two agreed to make the more senior representative, Nettles, the minority leader, with Hale becoming minority whip.[4]
This was the last state house election in Alabama before a 1973 federal court order mandated a new legislative map with single-member districts. At this point, the state had used a mixed system of single-member and multi-member districts to allocate seats in the legislature, all based on pre-existing county lines.[5]
The election took place concurrently with elections for U.S. House, governor, state senate, and numerous other state and local offices.
General election results
| District |
Democratic |
Republican |
National Democratic |
Others |
Total |
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| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
Maj. |
Mrg. |
| 3rd p. 1 |
Hartell B. Lutz | 30,604 | 92.08% |
— | — | — |
Richard Perkins | 2,634 | 7.92% |
— | — | — |
33,238 | +27,970 | +84.16% |
| 3rd p. 3 |
Bill G. King | 29,329 | 91.30% |
— | — | — |
Judge Harris | 2,795 | 8.70% |
— | — | — |
32,124 | +26,534 | +82.60% |
| 3rd p. 4 |
Glenn H. Hearn | 27,266 | 83.13% |
— | — | — |
Myrna Copeland | 2,934 | 8.95% |
John Zynowski (Con.) | 2,600 | 7.93% |
32,800 | +24,332 | +74.18% |
| 3rd p. 5 |
Billy Laxson | 16,093 | 42.22% |
Douglas V. Hale | 19,678 | 51.63% |
James Hicks | 1,721 | 4.52% |
Russell Perry (Con.) | 623 | 1.63% |
38,115 | −3,585 | −9.41% |
| 5th p. 2 |
Glen A. Reynolds | 12,799 | 75.69% |
Frank B. Merkle | 4,110 | 24.31% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
16,909 | +8,689 | +51.39% |
| 6th p. 1 |
David B. Cauthen | 12,078 | 95.34% |
— | — | — |
Floyd Lee Jones | 590 | 4.66% |
— | — | — |
12,668 | +11,488 | +90.67% |
| 6th p. 2 |
Ralph E. Slate | 11,806 | 91.36% |
— | — | — |
Garry Nungester | 1,117 | 8.64% |
— | — | — |
12,923 | +10,689 | +82.71% |
| 7th p. 3 |
Tom Drake | 18,596 | 75.21% |
Carl J. Woodard | 6,131 | 24.79% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
24,727 | +12,465 | +50.41% |
| 10th |
Ralph Reid | 4,949 | 64.78% |
Bruce Phillips | 2,639 | 34.54% |
Millard Graves | 52 | 0.68% |
— | — | — |
7,640 | +2,310 | +30.24% |
| 12th |
Deacon Grey | 8,568 | 94.67% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
H. A. Greer (Ind.) | 482 | 5.33% |
9,050 | +8,086 | +89.35% |
| 13th p. 1 |
Alvis Naramore | 13,208 | 89.36% |
Larry Akins | 1,573 | 10.64% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
14,781 | +11,635 | +78.72% |
| 14th p. 1 |
J. Paul Meeks Jr. | 80,317 | 59.20% |
James B. Knight Jr. | 32,261 | 23.78% |
Lincoln Hendrick | 23,100 | 17.03% |
— | — | — |
135,678 | +48,056 | +35.42% |
| 14th p. 2 |
J. T. Waggoner | 83,096 | 72.14% |
Dooley Compton | 32,094 | 27.86% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
115,190 | +51,002 | +44.28% |
| 14th p. 3 |
Robert L. Ellis | 75,592 | 55.84% |
Malcolm Bethea | 36,371 | 26.87% |
Calvin Smith | 23,399 | 17.29% |
— | — | — |
135,362 | +39,221 | +28.97% |
| 14th p. 4 |
Ben L. Erdreich | 72,617 | 54.08% |
C. Nelson Burkett | 28,569 | 21.28% |
James Foy Jr. | 22,386 | 16.67% |
Herbert Kilgore (AIP) | 10,709 | 7.98% |
134,281 | +44,048 | +32.80% |
| 14th p. 5 |
Dick Dill | 68,913 | 51.25% |
Bentley Owens | 42,210 | 31.39% |
James Armstrong | 23,339 | 17.36% |
— | — | — |
134,462 | +26,703 | +19.86% |
| 14th p. 6 |
Robert D. Timmons | 74,272 | 55.32% |
Meade Whitaker | 36,001 | 26.82% |
Demetrius Newton | 23,979 | 17.86% |
— | — | — |
134,252 | +38,271 | +28.51% |
| 14th p. 7 |
Bob Adwell | 76,791 | 57.22% |
James L. Cox | 33,179 | 24.72% |
Thomas Wrenn | 24,238 | 18.06% |
— | — | — |
134,208 | +43,612 | +32.48% |
| 14th p. 8 |
Raymond Weeks | 77,975 | 58.33% |
Nick Sfakianos | 32,504 | 24.31% |
James A. Easley | 23,207 | 17.36% |
— | — | — |
133,686 | +45,471 | +34.01% |
| 14th p. 9 |
Chriss H. Doss | 75,771 | 57.09% |
James A. Price | 33,812 | 25.48% |
Samuel Jackson | 23,133 | 17.43% |
— | — | — |
132,716 | +41,959 | +31.62% |
| 14th p. 10 |
Robert C. Gafford | 78,804 | 59.21% |
Howard A. Ture | 30,851 | 23.18% |
Davis Jordan | 23,438 | 17.61% |
— | — | — |
133,093 | +47,953 | +36.03% |
| 14th p. 11 |
Wade Wallace | 77,418 | 58.37% |
O. W. Irwin Jr. | 32,981 | 24.87% |
C. H. Johnson | 22,230 | 16.76% |
— | — | — |
132,629 | +44,437 | +33.50% |
| 14th p. 12 |
Drake Boutwell | 74,163 | 55.08% |
Jim Holliman | 29,096 | 21.61% |
Merulrine Watkins | 22,891 | 17.00% |
Don Adams (AIP) | 8,484 | 6.30% |
134,634 | +45,067 | +33.47% |
| 14th p. 13 |
Francis Falkenburg | 69,821 | 52.48% |
Raymond C. Barry | 28,644 | 21.53% |
Jonathon McPherson | 23,792 | 17.88% |
Tommy Watkins (AIP) | 10,784 | 8.11% |
133,041 | +41,177 | +30.95% |
| 14th p. 14 |
Horace W. Parker | 64,406 | 47.88% |
Lynn Strickland Jr. | 38,971 | 28.97% |
Ralph M. Galt | 23,220 | 17.26% |
Verbon E. Crane (AIP) | 7,932 | 5.90% |
134,529 | +25,435 | +18.91% |
| 14th p. 15 |
Quinton R. Bowers | 82,213 | 73.89% |
Robert A. Thomason III | 29,048 | 26.11% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
111,261 | +53,165 | +47.78% |
| 14th p. 16 |
Richard L. McBride | 81,997 | 61.61% |
Davis Hunt Thompson | 28,042 | 21.07% |
Jolene Lasater | 23,043 | 17.31% |
— | — | — |
133,082 | +53,955 | +40.54% |
| 14th p. 17 |
J. Earl Jones | 77,887 | 58.77% |
Richard W. Ellis | 31,437 | 23.72% |
Hasty Kim Yow | 23,215 | 17.52% |
— | — | — |
132,539 | +46,450 | +35.05% |
| 14th p. 18 |
Bennett L. Cherner | 93,553 | 79.87% |
— | — | — |
Dave Conley | 23,573 | 20.13% |
— | — | — |
117,126 | +69,980 | +59.75% |
| 14th p. 20 |
Hugh Boles | 78,396 | 59.30% |
Doug Shockley | 30,646 | 23.18% |
Leavy Oliver | 23,170 | 17.52% |
— | — | — |
132,212 | +47,750 | +36.12% |
| 15th |
Doc Coshatt | 4,824 | 65.69% |
Barnett Lawley | 2,199 | 29.94% |
O. W. Green | 321 | 4.37% |
— | — | — |
7,344 | +2,625 | +35.74% |
| 16th p. 1 |
Ray Burgess | 14,564 | 76.54% |
Elvin McCary | 4,464 | 23.46% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
19,028 | +10,100 | +53.08% |
| 16th p. 2 |
Hugh D. Merill | 14,793 | 78.77% |
Pay Wayne Shaddix | 3,986 | 21.23% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
18,779 | +10,807 | +57.54% |
| 17th |
William H. Lang | 6,377 | 64.25% |
— | — | — |
Woodson D. Lewis | 3,549 | 35.75% |
— | — | — |
9,926 | +2,828 | +28.50% |
| 18th p. 2 |
Edward D. Robertson | 18,325 | 85.17% |
— | — | — |
Gene Newson | 3,190 | 14.83% |
— | — | — |
21,515 | +15,135 | +70.34% |
| 18th p. 3 |
Tim Parker | 18,753 | 86.72% |
— | — | — |
Joe N. Ross | 2,873 | 13.28% |
— | — | — |
21,626 | +15,880 | +73.44% |
| 18th p. 4 |
Bert Bank | 18,691 | 86.01% |
— | — | — |
Ruth Cummings | 3,041 | 13.99% |
— | — | — |
21,732 | +15,650 | +72.02% |
| 19th |
Tom Stubbs | 6,286 | 77.25% |
Lewis B. Walker | 1,851 | 22.75% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
8,137 | +4,435 | +54.50% |
| 20th p. 2 |
Philip H. Smith | 11,274 | 79.23% |
Roy McCaig | 2,953 | 20.75% |
— | — | — |
Write-in | 2 | 0.01% |
14,229 | +8,321 | +58.48% |
| 27th p. 1 |
Ira D. Pruitt | 12,108 | 57.96% |
— | — | — |
Robert Scott | 8,784 | 42.04% |
— | — | — |
20,892 | +3,324 | +15.92% |
| 27th p. 2 |
Rick Manley | 12,142 | 57.58% |
— | — | — |
F. N. Nixon | 8,942 | 42.41% |
Write-in | 3 | 0.01% |
21,087 | +3,200 | +15.17% |
| 28th p. 1 |
Cot Cottingham | 6,807 | 61.15% |
Jean Sullivan | 3,546 | 31.85% |
Anna Taylor | 779 | 7.00% |
— | — | — |
11,132 | +3,261 | +29.30% |
| 28th p. 2 |
W. Milam Turner Jr. | 9,466 | 68.88% |
— | — | — |
Joe R. Johnson | 4,277 | 31.12% |
— | — | — |
13,743 | +5,189 | +37.76% |
| 29th |
William D. Edwards | 4,999 | 48.75% |
Joan Pate | 2,505 | 24.43% |
Robert Strickland | 2,751 | 26.83% |
— | — | — |
10,255 | +2,248 | +21.92% |
| 31st p. 1 |
James L. Paulk | 8,624 | 47.75% |
— | — | — |
Thomas Reed | 9,436 | 52.25% |
— | — | — |
18,060 | +812 | +4.50% |
| 31st p. 2 |
Fred Gray | 9,938 | 53.18% |
Russell L. Irby | 8,748 | 46.82% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
18,686 | +1,190 | +6.36% |
| 32nd p. 1 |
Bowen Brassell | 11,149 | 87.21% |
— | — | — |
Carlton Mabry | 1,635 | 12.79% |
— | — | — |
12,784 | +9,514 | +74.42% |
| 32nd p. 3 |
Charles H. Adams | 10,907 | 86.54% |
— | — | — |
Lillie M. Cannon | 1,696 | 13.46% |
— | — | — |
12,603 | +9,211 | +73.08% |
| 33rd p. 2 |
Joe McCorquodale | 13,488 | 92.14% |
— | — | — |
Curtis Goode | 1,151 | 7.86% |
— | — | — |
14,639 | +12,337 | +84.28% |
| 34th p. 1 |
Maston Mims | 10,199 | 76.99% |
— | — | — |
H. B. Williams | 3,049 | 23.01% |
— | — | — |
13,248 | +7,150 | +53.98% |
| 35th p. 1 |
Sam W. Taylor | 21,692 | 54.58% |
Wayne Collett | 10,209 | 25.69% |
Charles Spears | 7,840 | 19.73% |
— | — | — |
39,741 | +11,483 | +28.89% |
| 35th p. 2 |
James D. Harris Jr. | 20,423 | 50.85% |
Buddy Brendle | 11,338 | 28.23% |
Larry Williams | 7,492 | 18.65% |
Charles Muncaster (Con.) | 910 | 2.27% |
40,163 | +9,085 | +22.62% |
| 35th p. 3 |
Walker Hobbie Jr. | 20,563 | 51.15% |
Mark Anderson | 12,112 | 30.13% |
Simuel Sippial | 7,529 | 18.73% |
— | — | — |
40,204 | +8,451 | +21.02% |
| 35th p. 4 |
Fred R. Jones | 20,913 | 51.25% |
Fred Hooper | 12,341 | 30.24% |
E. D. Nixon | 7,550 | 18.50% |
— | — | — |
40,804 | +8,572 | +21.01% |
| 37th p. 7 |
Dan Alexander | 28,615 | 45.43% |
Bert Nettles | 34,378 | 54.57% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
62,993 | −5,763 | −9.14% |
| 37th p. 8 |
Maurice A. Downing | 30,908 | 51.91% |
Reggie Copeland | 28,634 | 48.09% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
59,542 | +2,274 | +3.82% |
| 37th p. 9 |
Monty Collins | 32,198 | 53.95% |
Victor Gaston | 27,487 | 46.05% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
59,685 | +4,711 | +7.90% |
| 39th |
Philip T. May | 5,416 | 58.62% |
— | — | — |
— | — | — |
W. Malcolm Edwards (AIP) | 3,823 | 41.38% |
9,239 | +1,593 | +17.24% |
Democratic primary results
Eight Black Americans sought nominations from the Democratic Party in the 1970 state house elections.[6] Only one, Fred Gray, won their Democratic primary.[7]
- District 14 (Jefferson)
- Place 7: J. Mason Davis lost the first round of the Democratic primary to incumbent representative Bob Adwell.[8]
- Place 17: Wilson Fallin Jr. was defeated by J. Earl Jones in the Democratic runoff.[9]
- Place 20: Photographer Chris McNair was defeated by Hugh Boles in the Democratic runoff.[9]
- District 28 (Dallas)
- Place 1: Businessman Edwin Moss was defeated by incumbent representative Paul Cottingham in the Democratic runoff.[9]
- Place 2: Radio personality Marius J. Anderson was defeated by incumbent representative Milam Turner in the Democratic runoff.[9]
- District 31 (Barbour–Bullock–Macon)
- Place 1: Civil rights leader Thomas Reed lost the first round of the Democratic primary to incumbent representative James L. Paulk, and subsequently won the general election as a candidate of the NDPA.[10]
- Place 2: Attorney Fred Gray, candidate for the legislature in 1966, defeated incumbent representative Bill Nevile in the first round of the Democratic primary and won the subsequent general election.[10]
Runoff results by district
Candidates in boldface advanced to the general election. An asterisk (*) denotes a runoff winner who was the runner-up in the first round.
| District |
Winner |
Loser |
Total |
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| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
Maj. |
Mrg. |
| 1st p. 1 |
Ronnie Flippo | 10,070 | 54.13% |
Donald Wallace Jr. | 8,533 | 45.87% |
18,603 | +1,537 | +8.26% |
| 2nd p. 2 |
Wayland Cross | 5,670 | 58.14% |
Paul Johnson | 4,083 | 41.86% |
9,753 | +1,587 | +16.27% |
| 3rd p. 1 |
Hartwell Lutz | 28,453 | 63.45% |
Tom Jones | 16,387 | 36.55% |
44,840 | +12,066 | +26.91% |
| 3rd p. 3 |
Bill G. King | 24,935 | 59.03% |
David Culver | 17,307 | 40.97% |
42,242 | +7,628 | +18.06% |
| 5th p. 2 |
Glen Reynolds | 11,808 | 55.31% |
W. A. Berryman (inc.) | 9,539 | 44.69% |
21,347 | +2,269 | +10.63% |
| 7th p. 1 |
Finis St. John | 17,500 | 55.24% |
Hinton Mitchem | 14,181 | 44.76% |
31,681 | +3,319 | +10.48% |
| 10th |
Ralph Reid | 5,507 | 63.90% |
Bill Lemley | 3,111 | 36.10% |
8,618 | +2,396 | +27.80% |
| 11th p. 1 |
W. Waldrop | 16,661 | 58.97% |
Robert Echols | 11,591 | 41.03% |
28,252 | +5,070 | +17.95% |
| 11th p. 3 |
R. D. Wynot | 18,704 | 65.85% |
W. E. Owens Jr. (inc.) | 9,700 | 34.15% |
28,404 | +9,004 | +31.70% |
| 12th |
D. C. Grey | 6,920 | 52.38% |
Max Newman | 6,290 | 47.62% |
13,210 | +630 | +4.77% |
| 13th p. 1 |
Alvis Naramore | 11,704 | 54.29% |
Alonzo Shumate (inc.) | 9,855 | 45.71% |
21,559 | +1,849 | +8.58% |
| 13th p. 2 |
Robert T. Crowe | 13,520 | 63.29% |
Oscar Dobbs (inc.) | 7,842 | 36.71% |
21,362 | +5,678 | +26.58% |
| 14th p. 3 |
Bob Eillis (inc.) | 79,015 | 50.73% |
Ed Randle | 76,750 | 49.27% |
155,765 | +2,265 | +1.45% |
| 14th p. 6 |
Robert Timmons | 82,384 | 55.24% |
Harold Ackerman | 66,742 | 44.76% |
149,126 | +15,642 | +10.49% |
| 14th p. 9 |
Chris Doss | 97,176 | 60.70% |
Tommy Watkins (inc.) | 62,910 | 39.30% |
160,086 | +34,266 | +21.40% |
| 14th p. 11 |
Wade Wallace | 86,566 | 53.88% |
Travis Tidwell | 74,097 | 46.12% |
160,663 | +12,469 | +7.76% |
| 14th p. 12 |
Drake Boutwell | 98,373 | 62.76% |
J. W. Patmon | 58,366 | 37.24% |
156,739 | +40,007 | +25.52% |
| 14th p. 14 |
Horace Parker | 79,210 | 52.07% |
Bedford Seale | 72,898 | 47.93% |
152,108 | +6,312 | +4.15% |
| 14th p. 16 |
Richard McBride | 114,396 | 75.65% |
George Spencer | 36,830 | 24.35% |
151,226 | +77,566 | +51.29% |
| 14th p. 17 |
J. Earl Jones | 100,578 | 63.91% |
Wilson Fallin Jr. | 56,785 | 36.09% |
157,363 | +43,793 | +27.83% |
| 14th p. 20 |
Hugh Boles | 94,755 | 54.23% |
Chris McNair | 79,967 | 45.77% |
174,722 | +14,788 | +8.46% |
| 16th p. 1 |
Ray Burgess (inc.) | 13,976 | 51.69% |
Kenneth Griffith | 13,064 | 48.31% |
27,040 | +912 | +3.37% |
| 17th |
William Lang | 5,312 | 52.19% |
B. G. Robison Jr. | 4,867 | 47.81% |
10,179 | +445 | +4.37% |
| 18th p. 1[11] |
John Culver (inc.) | 14,723 | 53.27% |
Temo Callahan | 12,917 | 46.73% |
27,640 | +1,806 | +6.53% |
| 18th p. 3[11] |
Tim Parker | 16,742 | 58.96% |
Ralph Brown (inc.) | 11,653 | 41.04% |
28,395 | +5,089 | +17.92% |
| 20th p. 1[11] |
Murray McCluskey | 9,741 | 51.14% |
Frank Clayton | 9,306 | 48.86% |
19,047 | +435 | +2.28% |
| 25th |
Kirby Smith | 9,026 | 73.90% |
J. C. Henderson | 3,187 | 26.10% |
12,213 | +5,839 | +47.81% |
| 26th |
Charles Snell (inc.) | 5,551 | 50.60% |
Shafford Leasley | 5,420 | 49.40% |
10,971 | +131 | +1.19% |
| 27th |
Ira Pruitt (inc.) | 8,197 | 53.96% |
Joe Reed | 6,993 | 46.04% |
15,190 | +1,204 | +7.93% |
| 28th p. 1 |
Paul Cottingham | 9,622 | 55.69% |
Edwin Moss | 7,656 | 44.31% |
17,278 | +1,966 | +11.38% |
| 28th p. 2 |
Milam Turner | 10,050 | 58.65% |
Marius Anderson | 7,086 | 41.35% |
17,136 | +2,964 | +17.30% |
| 30th |
H. H. O'Daniel | 5,896 | 52.26% |
Earnest Collier (inc.) | 5,385 | 47.74% |
11,281 | +511 | +4.53% |
| 31st p. 2 |
Fred Gray | 10,842 | 51.28% |
Bill Neville (inc.) | 10,300 | 48.72% |
21,142 | +542 | +2.56% |
| 34th p. 2 |
J. E. Warren | 6,821 | 79.61% |
W. P. Albritton | 1,747 | 20.39% |
8,568 | +5,074 | +59.22% |
| 35th p. 1 |
Sam Taylor | 23,541 | 56.30% |
Harold Harris (inc.) | 18,276 | 43.70% |
41,817 | +5,265 | +12.59% |
| 35th p. 2 |
James Harris | 21,526 | 51.62% |
Jere Harbin | 20,172 | 48.38% |
41,698 | +1,354 | +3.25% |
| 35th p. 4 |
Fred Jones | 25,953 | 61.29% |
Howard McElhaney (inc.) | 16,390 | 38.71% |
42,343 | +9,563 | +22.58% |
| 35th p. 5 |
Jim Straiton | 28,115 | 65.06% |
Curtis Springer (inc.) | 15,100 | 34.94% |
43,215 | +13,015 | +30.12% |
| 36th p. 2 |
Gene Hardin (inc.) | 7,744 | 56.42% |
Henry Wyatt | 5,981 | 43.58% |
13,725 | +1,763 | +12.85% |
| 38th p. 1 |
Daniel Kinsey | 11,116 | 69.13% |
Wilson Hayes | 4,965 | 30.87% |
16,081 | +6,151 | +38.25% |
| 38th p. 2 |
Thomas Benton | 8,721 | 53.53% |
Ernest Bailey | 7,572 | 46.47% |
16,293 | +1,149 | +7.05% |
| 39th[12] |
Philip E. May | 5,546 | 50.07% |
Malcolm Edwards | 5,531 | 49.93% |
11,077 | +15 | +0.14% |
| 40th p. 2 |
Harold Wise | 10,459 | 53.81% |
J. A. Hughes | 8,978 | 46.19% |
19,437 | +1,481 | +7.62% |
| 41st |
G. C. Donaldson Jr. | 4,661 | 50.10% |
Douglas Easter | 4,642 | 49.90% |
9,303 | +19 | +0.20% |
| Source: The Huntsville Times[13] |
1967–1970 special elections
| Contest | County(ies) | Date |
Incumbent |
Winner |
Result |
Cause |
| 18th p. 2 | Tuscaloosa | Nov. 7, 1967 |
| Hugh Thomas (D) |
| Edward Robertson (D) |
Dem hold. |
Incumbent representative died in a traffic collision on April 25, 1967.[14] |
| 3rd p. 2 | Madison | Nov. 5, 1968 |
| John D. Snodgrass (D) |
| Charles Grainger (D) |
Dem hold. |
Incumbent representative appointed to a circuit judgeship in Madison County on August 7, 1968.[15] |
| 37th p. 6 | Mobile | Apr. 1, 1969 |
| Coy Smith (D) |
| G. Sage Lyons (D) |
Dem hold. |
Incumbent representative resigned in January 1969 after being elected to the Mobile County Commission.[16] |
| 37th p. 7 | Mobile | Apr. 1, 1969 |
| Elwood Hogan (D) |
| Bert Nettles (R) |
Rep GAIN. |
Incumbent representative appointed special judge on the Mobile County Court of General Sessions on October 3, 1967.[17] First Republican elected to the legislature from Mobile County since the Reconstruction era. |
| 2nd p. 2 | Lawrence–Limestone |
Dec. 9, 1969[a] |
| Robert Berryman (D) |
| Kylie T. Berryman (D) |
Dem hold. |
Incumbent representative died of a heart attack on July 9, 1969.[18] Second woman to ever serve in the state legislature. See widow's succession. |
District 18 place 2 (Tuscaloosa County)
District 3 place 2 (Madison County)
District 37 place 6 (Mobile County)
District 37 place 7 (Mobile County)
District 2 place 2 (Lawrence–Limestone)
Notes
- ↑ Acclaimed on October 10; special election not held.
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