Alabama's 1st House of Representatives district

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Alabama's 1st State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Phillip Pettus
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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.

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Representatives

RepresentativePartyTerm startTerm endElectoral historyRepresented counties
District createdNovember 9, 1966
James H. Haygood Democratic November 9, 1966November 4, 1970 Elected in 1966 Lauderdale
Robert M. Hill Jr.
Democratic November 4, 1970November 6, 1974 Elected in 1970
Ronnie Flippo
Lynn Greer Democratic November 6, 1974November 8, 1978 Elected in 1974
Elected in 1978
Resigned
November 8, 1978June 1, 1981
VacantJune 1, 1981July 14, 1981
John E. Higginbotham [2] Democratic July 14, 1981Abt. 1982Resigned
VacantAbt. 1982November 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, 1986November 7, 1990
November 7, 1990November 9, 1994
November 9, 1994November 4, 1998 Lauderdale (part)
November 4, 1998November 6, 2002
November 6, 2002December 15, 2005
VacantDecember 15, 2005March 21, 2006
Tammy L. Irons Democratic March 21, 2006November 8, 2006 Elected in 2006
Elected in 2006
November 8, 2006November 3, 2010
Greg Burdine Democratic November 3, 2010November 5, 2014 Elected in 2010
Phillip Pettus Republican November 5, 2014November 7, 2018 Elected in 2014
Elected in 2018
November 7, 2018November 9, 2022

General elections

Source: District 1 Races (1967-Present)

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
CandidateVotes %CandidateVotes %CandidateVotes %
1966
Places
1-2
Robert M. Hill Jr. 9,57136.35Morris D. McKee3,60913.71None
James H. Haygood 9,25335.14Charles Hamilton3,89714.80None
1970 [5]
Places
1-2
Ronnie Flippo 10,948100.00NoneNone
Robert M. Hill Jr. 10,754100.00NoneNone
1974 Lynn Greer 2,676100.00NoneNone
1978 Lynn Greer [ data missing ]NoneNone
1982 Charles Ashley 7,21176.62NoneBobby McQuire (Independent)2,20023.38
1983 Nelson R. Starkey Jr. 2,39474.16Alfred McCroskey83425.84None
1986 Nelson R. Starkey Jr. 7,76470.76Ken McFall3,20829.24None
1990 Nelson R. Starkey Jr. 7,09599.99NoneOthers10.01
1994 Nelson R. Starkey Jr. 7,38562.60Duane Phillips4,39637.26Others170.14
1998 Nelson R. Starkey Jr. 7,56960.14Greg Beer5,01139.81Others60.05
2002 Nelson R. Starkey Jr. 8,54062.59William McNatt4,77234.98Joey Franklin
Others
304
28
2.23
0.21
2006 Tammy L. Irons 4,22961.49William E. Smith2,64938.51None
2006 Tammy L. Irons 8,40665.10William E. Smith4,50634.90None
2010 Greg Burdine 7,08350.69Quinton Hanson6,87749.21Write-Ins140.10
2014 Greg Burdine 4,65248.48Phillip Pettus 4,93351.41Write-Ins100.10
2018 NonePhillip Pettus 7,34862.57Bobby J. Dolan III
Write-Ins
4,336
60
36.92
0.51
2022 NonePhillip Pettus 10,36097.01Write-Ins3192.99

References

  1. "Alabama Legislature". www.legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. "Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1979. (Chapter 5, Page 6-7)". digital.archives.alabama.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. "AL House 001 1983 Election". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  4. "AL House 001 1984 Election". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. "Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1975 (Chapter 12)". digital.archives.alabama.gov. Retrieved March 29, 2019.