Alabama State House District 48

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jim Carns Republican (not the Republican nominee in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28

Lloyd PeeplesRepublican

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Jim Carns (Republican) won by 69.9 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Lloyd PeeplesRepublican

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 14,786
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJim CarnsWon(incumbent)	Republican	12,51884.7%	84.7%
LibertarianBruce Stutts	Libertarian	2,18414.8%	14.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	840.6%	0.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,580
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2017)

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJim CarnsWon(incumbent)	Republican	14,76465.4%	65.4%
DemocraticAlli Summerford	Democratic	7,80134.5%	34.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	150.1%	0.1%

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarnsWon	Republican	11,45098.3%	98.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1981.7%	1.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,028
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGreg CanfieldWon(incumbent)	Republican	16,85999.0%	99.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1691.0%	1.0%

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJ. Gregory CanfieldWon	Republican	13,788100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,289
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJim CarnsWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,14699.1%	99.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1430.9%	0.9%

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn Hawkins Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	13,557100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,559
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn Hawkins Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	13,80983.4%	83.4%
DemocraticIke Gulas	Democratic	2,75016.6%	16.6%

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn Hawkins Jr.Won	Democratic	12,417100.0%	100.0%

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGreg BeersWon(incumbent)	Republican	13,655100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,950
Election day: November 8, 1983
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGreg BeersWon	Republican	2,51550.8%	50.8%
DemocraticJ. T. Waggoner(incumbent)	Democratic	2,43549.2%	49.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,255
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982)

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWalter OwensWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,82276.3%	76.3%
RepublicanL. H. McCormack	Republican	2,27922.2%	22.2%
OtherNita Hestevold	Other	1541.5%	1.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,185
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1981)

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWalter OwensWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,183100.0%	100.0%
OtherJohn W. Foster	Other	10.0%	0.0%
OtherJim Oakley	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 5,188
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1981)

Alabama House of Representatives District 48, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWalter OwensWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,187100.0%	100.0%
OtherTed Hellums	Other	10.0%	0.0%

1974 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026