Alabama's 2nd House of Representatives district

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Alabama's 2nd State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Lynn Greer
R Rogersville

Alabama's 2nd House of Representatives district is one of 105 districts in the Alabama House of Representatives. Its current representative is Ben Harrison. [1] The district was created in 1966 and encompasses parts of Lauderdale and Limestone counties.

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Representatives

RepresentativePartyTerm startTerm endElectoral historyRepresented countiesRef. [2]
District createdNovember 9, 1966
Robert R. Berryman Democratic November 9, 1966July 9, 1969Died in office Limestone, Lawrence
Karl E. Burgreen November 4, 1970Elected in 1966
Kiley T. Berryman July 9, 1969Finished husband's term
Thomas Carter Democratic November 4, 1970November 6, 1974Elected in 1970
Wayland Cross
Robert M. Hill Jr. Democratic November 6, 1974November 8, 1978Elected in 1974 Lawrence
Nelson R. Starkey Jr. Democratic November 8, 1978November 3, 1982Elected in 1978
Elected in 1982
November 3, 1982November 9, 1983
Tom C. Coburn Democratic November 9, 1983November 5, 1986Elected in 1983
Elected in 1986
Colbert
November 5, 1986November 7, 1990
Marcel Black Democratic November 7, 1990November 9, 1994Elected in 1990
James H. Hamilton Democratic November 9, 1994November 4, 1998Elected in 1994
Elected in 1998
Lauderdale, Limestone
November 4, 1998November 6, 2002
Lynn Greer Republican November 6, 2002November 8, 2006Elected in 2002
Mike Curtis Democratic November 8, 2006November 3, 2010Elected in 2006
Lynn Greer Republican November 3, 2010November 5, 2014Elected in 2010
Elected in 2014
Elected in 2018
[1]
November 5, 2014November 7, 2018
November 7, 2018November 9, 2022

General elections

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther [3]
CandidateVotes %CandidateVotes %CandidateVotes %
1966 Robert R. Berryman 10,62942.31Norman Pool1,9827.89None
Edward Burgreen 10,45441.61Curtis B. Campbell2,0578.19None
1970 [4] Tommy Carter 11,423100.00NoneNone
Wayland Cross 11,433100.00NoneNone
1974 Robert M. Hill Jr. 2,883100.00NoneNone
1978 Nelson R. Starkey Jr. [ data missing ][ data missing ][ data missing ]
1982 Nelson R. Starkey Jr. 8,19190.88NoneBill Spears (Independent)8229.12
1983 Tom C. Coburn 1,355100.00NoneNone
1986 Tom C. Coburn 7,279100.00NoneNone
1990 Marcel Black 6,496100.00NoneNone
1994 James H. Hamilton 8,01998.48NoneOthers1241.52
1998 James H. Hamilton 8,17866.23Tex Tatum4,16133.70Others90.07
2002 Mary Pettus5,71846.40Lynn Greer 6,42652.14Johnny Letson (Libertarian)1801.46
2006 Mike Curtis 7,70265.19Mary Pettus4,11334.81None
2010 Mike Curtis 6,28445.22Lynn Greer 7,59954.68Write-Ins150.11
2014 Andrew Betterton5,22437.87Lynn Greer 8,56162.05Write-Ins110.08
2018 Lora Mae Morrow4,79826.84Lynn Greer 13,05673.04Write-Ins210.12

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References

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  2. "AL House 002". ourcampaign.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  3. "District 2 Races (1967-Present)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  4. "Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1975 (Chapter 12)". digital.archives.alabama.gov. Retrieved March 29, 2019.