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Alabama's 1st House of Representatives district is one of 105 districts in the Alabama House of Representatives. Its current representative is Phillip Pettus. [1] This district was created in 1966 and encompasses parts of Lauderdale County. It is still in use today.
| Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Electoral history | Represented counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | November 9, 1966 | ||||
| James H. Haygood | Democratic | November 9, 1966 | November 4, 1970 | Elected in 1966 | Lauderdale |
| Robert M. Hill Jr. | |||||
| Democratic | November 4, 1970 | November 6, 1974 | Elected in 1970 | ||
| Ronnie Flippo | |||||
| Lynn Greer | Democratic | November 6, 1974 | November 8, 1978 | Elected in 1974 Elected in 1978 Resigned | |
| November 8, 1978 | June 1, 1981 | ||||
| Vacant | June 1, 1981 | July 14, 1981 | |||
| John E. Higginbotham [2] | Democratic | July 14, 1981 | Abt. 1982 | Resigned | |
| Vacant | Abt. 1982 | November 3, 1982 | [ data missing ] | ||
| Charles F. Ashley | Democratic | November 3, 1982 [3] | November 9, 1983 | Elected in 1982 | |
| Nelson R. Starkey Jr. | Democratic | November 9, 1983 [4] | November 5, 1986 | Elected in 1983 Elected in 1986 Elected in 1990 Elected in 1994 Elected in 1998 Elected in 2002 Died | |
| November 5, 1986 | November 7, 1990 | ||||
| November 7, 1990 | November 9, 1994 | ||||
| November 9, 1994 | November 4, 1998 | Lauderdale (part) | |||
| November 4, 1998 | November 6, 2002 | ||||
| November 6, 2002 | December 15, 2005 | ||||
| Vacant | December 15, 2005 | March 21, 2006 | |||
| Tammy L. Irons | Democratic | March 21, 2006 | November 8, 2006 | Elected in 2006 Elected in 2006 | |
| November 8, 2006 | November 3, 2010 | ||||
| Greg Burdine | Democratic | November 3, 2010 | November 5, 2014 | Elected in 2010 | |
| Phillip Pettus | Republican | November 5, 2014 | November 7, 2018 | Elected in 2014 Elected in 2018 | |
| November 7, 2018 | November 9, 2022 | ||||
Source: District 1 Races (1967-Present)
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | |||||||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||
| 1966 Places 1-2 | √Robert M. Hill Jr. | 9,571 | 36.35 | Morris D. McKee | 3,609 | 13.71 | None | |||||
| √James H. Haygood | 9,253 | 35.14 | Charles Hamilton | 3,897 | 14.80 | None | ||||||
| 1970 [5] Places 1-2 | √Ronnie Flippo | 10,948 | 100.00 | None | None | |||||||
| √Robert M. Hill Jr. | 10,754 | 100.00 | None | None | ||||||||
| 1974 | √Lynn Greer | 2,676 | 100.00 | None | None | |||||||
| 1978 | √Lynn Greer | [ data missing ] | None | None | ||||||||
| 1982 | √Charles Ashley | 7,211 | 76.62 | None | Bobby McQuire (Independent) | 2,200 | 23.38 | |||||
| 1983 | √Nelson R. Starkey Jr. | 2,394 | 74.16 | Alfred McCroskey | 834 | 25.84 | None | |||||
| 1986 | √Nelson R. Starkey Jr. | 7,764 | 70.76 | Ken McFall | 3,208 | 29.24 | None | |||||
| 1990 | √Nelson R. Starkey Jr. | 7,095 | 99.99 | None | Others | 1 | 0.01 | |||||
| 1994 | √Nelson R. Starkey Jr. | 7,385 | 62.60 | Duane Phillips | 4,396 | 37.26 | Others | 17 | 0.14 | |||
| 1998 | √Nelson R. Starkey Jr. | 7,569 | 60.14 | Greg Beer | 5,011 | 39.81 | Others | 6 | 0.05 | |||
| 2002 | √Nelson R. Starkey Jr. | 8,540 | 62.59 | William McNatt | 4,772 | 34.98 | Joey Franklin Others | 304 28 | 2.23 0.21 | |||
| 2006 | √Tammy L. Irons | 4,229 | 61.49 | William E. Smith | 2,649 | 38.51 | None | |||||
| 2006 | √Tammy L. Irons | 8,406 | 65.10 | William E. Smith | 4,506 | 34.90 | None | |||||
| 2010 | √Greg Burdine | 7,083 | 50.69 | Quinton Hanson | 6,877 | 49.21 | Write-Ins | 14 | 0.10 | |||
| 2014 | Greg Burdine | 4,652 | 48.48 | √Phillip Pettus | 4,933 | 51.41 | Write-Ins | 10 | 0.10 | |||
| 2018 | None | √Phillip Pettus | 7,348 | 62.57 | Bobby J. Dolan III Write-Ins | 4,336 60 | 36.92 0.51 | |||||
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