| County | Bill Alexander (D) |
Guy Newcomb (R) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 80,293 | 68.9% | 36,284 | 31.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 44,009 | 116,577 | |||||||||||
| Total R vote: 36,284 (31.1%) Total D vote: 80,293 (68.9%) Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| * incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||
| Republican Primary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % |
No Republican primary | |||
| Democrat Primary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 1 | Bill Alexander | 33,480 | 38.1% |
| 2 | Jack Files | 12,023 | 13.7% |
| 3 | Ralph Ratton | 11,909 | 13.5% |
| 4 | Clyde Andrews | 10,616 | 12.1% |
| 5 | Henry Akins | 7,337 | 8.3% |
| 6 | Lee Ward | 7,290 | 8.3% |
| 7 | Eugene Ridgeway | 4,560 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Carroll Durham | 678 | 0.8% |
| TOTAL VOTES | 87,893 | ||
| Democrat Runoff | |||
| 1 | Bill Alexander | 43,229 | 62.2% |
| 2 | Jack Files | 26,298 | 37.8% |