1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Alabama (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Donald Stewart (D)		James Martin (R)		Michael Erdy (Libertarian)		A.J. Killingsworth (Prohibition)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Autauga	32%	3,022	49.9%	2,917	48.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	118	1.9%	105	6,057
Baldwin	35%	6,926	41.3%	9,523	56.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	308	1.8%	-2,597	16,757
Barbour	31%	2,538	54.3%	1,954	41.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	180	3.9%	584	4,672
Bibb	33%	2,207	67.8%	1,032	31.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	16	0.5%	1,175	3,255
Blount	36%	4,306	52.3%	3,754	45.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	180	2.2%	552	8,240
Bullock	59%	2,928	74.2%	969	24.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	50	1.3%	1,959	3,947
Butler	38%	3,131	59.2%	2,036	38.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	120	2.3%	1,095	5,287
Calhoun	24%	13,082	69.8%	5,456	29.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	199	1.1%	7,626	18,737
Chambers	37%	6,409	69.2%	2,633	28.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	220	2.4%	3,776	9,262
Cherokee	23%	1,790	65.7%	847	31.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	89	3.3%	943	2,726
Chilton	36%	3,764	53.5%	3,213	45.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	56	0.8%	551	7,033
Choctaw	30%	2,370	77.0%	705	22.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	1,665	3,076
Clarke	32%	3,292	61.5%	1,962	36.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	100	1.9%	1,330	5,354
Clay	29%	1,724	67.4%	802	31.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	32	1.3%	922	2,558
Cleburne	24%	1,323	68.0%	552	28.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	72	3.7%	771	1,947
Coffee	33%	4,907	59.9%	3,150	38.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	131	1.6%	1,757	8,188
Colbert	28%	6,582	66.0%	3,148	31.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	239	2.4%	3,434	9,969
Conecuh	27%	1,689	62.3%	958	35.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	63	2.3%	731	2,710
Coosa	35%	1,548	60.2%	957	37.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	67	2.6%	591	2,572
Covington	29%	4,446	61.3%	2,666	36.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	136	1.9%	1,780	7,248
Crenshaw	37%	2,116	63.0%	1,187	35.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	56	1.7%	929	3,359
Cullman	39%	7,609	48.7%	7,842	50.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	182	1.2%	-233	15,633
Dale	21%	3,745	57.2%	2,689	41.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	117	1.8%	1,056	6,551
Dallas	26%	5,242	61.2%	3,112	36.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	206	2.4%	2,130	8,560
De Kalb	37%	6,967	55.9%	5,479	43.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	24	0.2%	1,488	12,470
Elmore	32%	4,611	53.8%	3,804	44.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	157	1.8%	807	8,572
Escambia	25%	3,709	60.0%	2,378	38.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	99	1.6%	1,331	6,186
Etowah	32%	11,723	55.1%	9,290	43.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	259	1.2%	2,433	21,272
Fayette	31%	2,106	57.2%	1,558	42.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	19	0.5%	548	3,683
Franklin	33%	3,244	54.0%	2,567	42.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	192	3.2%	677	6,003
Geneva	33%	3,651	70.5%	1,464	28.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	64	1.2%	2,187	5,179
Greene	41%	2,138	80.6%	511	19.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	0.2%	1,627	2,653
Hale	35%	1,993	59.6%	1,242	37.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	107	3.2%	751	3,342
Henry	29%	1,630	57.6%	1,126	39.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	76	2.7%	504	2,832
Houston	25%	5,584	47.8%	5,867	50.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	221	1.9%	-283	11,672
Jackson	18%	4,125	70.5%	1,605	27.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	123	2.1%	2,520	5,853
Jefferson	32%	70,186	49.0%	70,159	49.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,831	2.0%	27	143,176
Lamar	26%	1,831	67.2%	882	32.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	11	0.4%	949	2,724
Lauderdale	25%	7,620	58.5%	5,074	39.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	322	2.5%	2,546	13,016
Lawrence	23%	2,887	68.9%	1,222	29.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	79	1.9%	1,665	4,188
Lee	21%	6,530	60.1%	4,092	37.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	251	2.3%	2,438	10,873
Limestone	23%	3,961	60.3%	2,477	37.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	134	2.0%	1,484	6,572
Lowndes	44%	2,212	68.3%	968	29.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	60	1.9%	1,244	3,240
Macon	27%	3,817	81.5%	798	17.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	68	1.5%	3,019	4,683
Madison	26%	16,434	50.0%	15,850	48.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	608	1.8%	584	32,892
Marengo	35%	3,765	70.7%	1,493	28.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	67	1.3%	2,272	5,325
Marion	32%	3,443	56.4%	2,636	43.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	28	0.5%	807	6,107
Marshall	24%	5,428	54.5%	4,193	42.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	331	3.3%	1,235	9,952
Mobile	28%	29,204	45.7%	32,986	51.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,728	2.7%	-3,782	63,918
Monroe	50%	4,351	64.4%	2,233	33.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	172	2.5%	2,118	6,756
Montgomery	30%	17,403	46.5%	19,549	52.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	512	1.4%	-2,146	37,464
Morgan	24%	7,580	55.3%	5,851	42.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	266	1.9%	1,729	13,697
Perry	56%	4,118	80.2%	1,015	19.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	3,103	5,135
Pickens	29%	2,692	68.1%	1,248	31.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	14	0.4%	1,444	3,954
Pike	33%	3,265	53.4%	2,727	44.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	120	2.0%	538	6,112
Randolph	40%	3,567	69.8%	1,355	26.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	190	3.7%	2,212	5,112
Russell	19%	3,817	66.6%	1,636	28.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	282	4.9%	2,181	5,735
Shelby	28%	4,874	45.4%	5,697	53.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	175	1.6%	-823	10,746
St. Clair	29%	3,689	51.8%	3,181	44.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	257	3.6%	508	7,127
Sumter	26%	2,102	76.9%	630	23.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%	1,472	2,735
Talladega	22%	5,664	57.6%	3,964	40.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	197	2.0%	1,700	9,825
Tallapoosa	32%	4,845	62.3%	2,828	36.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	109	1.4%	2,017	7,782
Tuscaloosa	22%	10,981	54.3%	8,864	43.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	372	1.8%	2,117	20,217
Walker	30%	7,772	59.9%	5,149	39.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	46	0.4%	2,623	12,967
Washington	34%	2,421	69.5%	1,038	29.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	25	0.7%	1,383	3,484
Wilcox	71%	4,666	74.6%	1,566	25.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	19	0.3%	3,100	6,251
Winston	47%	2,550	39.7%	3,854	60.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	23	0.4%	-1,304	6,427
TOTAL	31%	401,852	54.9%	316,170	43.2%	6,006	0.8%	5,814	0.8%	1,772	0.2%	85,682	731,614
Total R vote: 316,170 (43.2%)      Total D vote: 401,852 (54.9%)      Total Other vote: 13,592 (1.9%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$816,456		$552,504		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1978 Senate class 3, Autauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,022	49.9%
James Martin (R)	2,917	48.2%
TOTAL	6,057
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 3, Baldwin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	6,926	41.3%
James Martin (R)	9,523	56.8%
TOTAL	16,757
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 3, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,538	54.3%
James Martin (R)	1,954	41.8%
TOTAL	4,672
Turnout: 31%

1978 Senate class 3, Bibb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,207	67.8%
James Martin (R)	1,032	31.7%
TOTAL	3,255
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 3, Blount County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	4,306	52.3%
James Martin (R)	3,754	45.6%
TOTAL	8,240
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 3, Bullock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,928	74.2%
James Martin (R)	969	24.6%
TOTAL	3,947
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 3, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,131	59.2%
James Martin (R)	2,036	38.5%
TOTAL	5,287
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 3, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	13,082	69.8%
James Martin (R)	5,456	29.1%
TOTAL	18,737
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 3, Chambers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	6,409	69.2%
James Martin (R)	2,633	28.4%
TOTAL	9,262
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 3, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	1,790	65.7%
James Martin (R)	847	31.1%
TOTAL	2,726
Turnout: 23%

1978 Senate class 3, Chilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,764	53.5%
James Martin (R)	3,213	45.7%
TOTAL	7,033
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 3, Choctaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,370	77.0%
James Martin (R)	705	22.9%
TOTAL	3,076
Turnout: 30%

1978 Senate class 3, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,292	61.5%
James Martin (R)	1,962	36.6%
TOTAL	5,354
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 3, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	1,724	67.4%
James Martin (R)	802	31.4%
TOTAL	2,558
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 3, Cleburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	1,323	68.0%
James Martin (R)	552	28.4%
TOTAL	1,947
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 3, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	4,907	59.9%
James Martin (R)	3,150	38.5%
TOTAL	8,188
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 3, Colbert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	6,582	66.0%
James Martin (R)	3,148	31.6%
TOTAL	9,969
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 3, Conecuh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	1,689	62.3%
James Martin (R)	958	35.4%
TOTAL	2,710
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 3, Coosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	1,548	60.2%
James Martin (R)	957	37.2%
TOTAL	2,572
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 3, Covington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	4,446	61.3%
James Martin (R)	2,666	36.8%
TOTAL	7,248
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 3, Crenshaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,116	63.0%
James Martin (R)	1,187	35.3%
TOTAL	3,359
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 3, Cullman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	7,609	48.7%
James Martin (R)	7,842	50.2%
TOTAL	15,633
Turnout: 39%

1978 Senate class 3, Dale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,745	57.2%
James Martin (R)	2,689	41.0%
TOTAL	6,551
Turnout: 21%

1978 Senate class 3, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	5,242	61.2%
James Martin (R)	3,112	36.4%
TOTAL	8,560
Turnout: 26%

1978 Senate class 3, De Kalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	6,967	55.9%
James Martin (R)	5,479	43.9%
TOTAL	12,470
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 3, Elmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	4,611	53.8%
James Martin (R)	3,804	44.4%
TOTAL	8,572
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 3, Escambia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,709	60.0%
James Martin (R)	2,378	38.4%
TOTAL	6,186
Turnout: 25%

1978 Senate class 3, Etowah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	11,723	55.1%
James Martin (R)	9,290	43.7%
TOTAL	21,272
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 3, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,106	57.2%
James Martin (R)	1,558	42.3%
TOTAL	3,683
Turnout: 31%

1978 Senate class 3, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,244	54.0%
James Martin (R)	2,567	42.8%
TOTAL	6,003
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 3, Geneva County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,651	70.5%
James Martin (R)	1,464	28.3%
TOTAL	5,179
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 3, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,138	80.6%
James Martin (R)	511	19.3%
TOTAL	2,653
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 3, Hale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	1,993	59.6%
James Martin (R)	1,242	37.2%
TOTAL	3,342
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 3, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	1,630	57.6%
James Martin (R)	1,126	39.8%
TOTAL	2,832
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 3, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	5,584	47.8%
James Martin (R)	5,867	50.3%
TOTAL	11,672
Turnout: 25%

1978 Senate class 3, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	4,125	70.5%
James Martin (R)	1,605	27.4%
TOTAL	5,853
Turnout: 18%

1978 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	70,186	49.0%
James Martin (R)	70,159	49.0%
TOTAL	143,176
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 3, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	1,831	67.2%
James Martin (R)	882	32.4%
TOTAL	2,724
Turnout: 26%

1978 Senate class 3, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	7,620	58.5%
James Martin (R)	5,074	39.0%
TOTAL	13,016
Turnout: 25%

1978 Senate class 3, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,887	68.9%
James Martin (R)	1,222	29.2%
TOTAL	4,188
Turnout: 23%

1978 Senate class 3, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	6,530	60.1%
James Martin (R)	4,092	37.6%
TOTAL	10,873
Turnout: 21%

1978 Senate class 3, Limestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,961	60.3%
James Martin (R)	2,477	37.7%
TOTAL	6,572
Turnout: 23%

1978 Senate class 3, Lowndes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,212	68.3%
James Martin (R)	968	29.9%
TOTAL	3,240
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 3, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,817	81.5%
James Martin (R)	798	17.0%
TOTAL	4,683
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 3, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	16,434	50.0%
James Martin (R)	15,850	48.2%
TOTAL	32,892
Turnout: 26%

1978 Senate class 3, Marengo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,765	70.7%
James Martin (R)	1,493	28.0%
TOTAL	5,325
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 3, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,443	56.4%
James Martin (R)	2,636	43.2%
TOTAL	6,107
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 3, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	5,428	54.5%
James Martin (R)	4,193	42.1%
TOTAL	9,952
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 3, Mobile County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	29,204	45.7%
James Martin (R)	32,986	51.6%
TOTAL	63,918
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 3, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	4,351	64.4%
James Martin (R)	2,233	33.1%
TOTAL	6,756
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	17,403	46.5%
James Martin (R)	19,549	52.2%
TOTAL	37,464
Turnout: 30%

1978 Senate class 3, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	7,580	55.3%
James Martin (R)	5,851	42.7%
TOTAL	13,697
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 3, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	4,118	80.2%
James Martin (R)	1,015	19.8%
TOTAL	5,135
Turnout: 56%

1978 Senate class 3, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,692	68.1%
James Martin (R)	1,248	31.6%
TOTAL	3,954
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 3, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,265	53.4%
James Martin (R)	2,727	44.6%
TOTAL	6,112
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 3, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,567	69.8%
James Martin (R)	1,355	26.5%
TOTAL	5,112
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 3, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,817	66.6%
James Martin (R)	1,636	28.5%
TOTAL	5,735
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 3, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	4,874	45.4%
James Martin (R)	5,697	53.0%
TOTAL	10,746
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 3, St. Clair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	3,689	51.8%
James Martin (R)	3,181	44.6%
TOTAL	7,127
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 3, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,102	76.9%
James Martin (R)	630	23.0%
TOTAL	2,735
Turnout: 26%

1978 Senate class 3, Talladega County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	5,664	57.6%
James Martin (R)	3,964	40.3%
TOTAL	9,825
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 3, Tallapoosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	4,845	62.3%
James Martin (R)	2,828	36.3%
TOTAL	7,782
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 3, Tuscaloosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	10,981	54.3%
James Martin (R)	8,864	43.8%
TOTAL	20,217
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 3, Walker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	7,772	59.9%
James Martin (R)	5,149	39.7%
TOTAL	12,967
Turnout: 30%

1978 Senate class 3, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,421	69.5%
James Martin (R)	1,038	29.8%
TOTAL	3,484
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 3, Wilcox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	4,666	74.6%
James Martin (R)	1,566	25.1%
TOTAL	6,251
Turnout: 71%

1978 Senate class 3, Winston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Donald Stewart (D)	2,550	39.7%
James Martin (R)	3,854	60.0%
TOTAL	6,427
Turnout: 47%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Donald Stewart
Total Disbursements:	$816,456

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/AL/1978

James Martin
Total Disbursements:	$552,504