Alabama State House District 73

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Kenneth Paschal Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Kenneth PaschalRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Kenneth Paschal (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Kenneth PaschalIncumbentRepublican

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 10,752
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKenneth PaschalWon	Republican	10,40496.8%	96.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	3483.2%	3.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,659
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2014 to 2017)

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMatt FridyWon(incumbent)	Republican	12,88969.1%	69.1%
DemocraticJack Jacobs	Democratic	5,76030.9%	30.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	100.1%	0.1%

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFridyWon	Republican	9,18398.3%	98.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1621.7%	1.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,977
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoseph Lister HubbardWon	Democratic	8,13750.9%	50.9%
RepublicanDavid Grimes(incumbent)	Republican	7,82549.0%	49.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	150.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,022
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDavid GrimesWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,09662.2%	62.2%
DemocraticLarry A. Grewelle	Democratic	4,92637.8%	37.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,940
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDavid GrimesWon	Republican	9,91899.8%	99.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	220.2%	0.2%

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPerry O. HooperWon(incumbent)	Republican	10,569100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,354
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1994 to 2001)

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPerry O. HooperWon(incumbent)	Republican	11,25373.3%	73.3%
DemocraticRay Vaughan	Democratic	4,10126.7%	26.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,648
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPerry O. HooperWon(incumbent)	Republican	11,30764.1%	64.1%
DemocraticRobert Finley	Democratic	5,34430.3%	30.3%
IndependentCoy Perdue	Independent	9975.7%	5.7%

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPerry O. HooperWon(incumbent)	Republican	13,012100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,846
Election day: November 8, 1983
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1993)

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPerry O. HooperWon	Republican	4,51851.1%	51.1%
DemocraticHam Wilson Jr.(incumbent)	Democratic	4,32848.9%	48.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,516
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982)

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNathan MathisWon	Democratic	6,513100.0%	100.0%
OtherGene Daniels(incumbent)	Other	30.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 5,494
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1974 to 1981)

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGene DanielsWon	Democratic	5,493100.0%	100.0%
OtherJack Smith(incumbent)	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Alabama House of Representatives District 73, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJack SmithWon	Democratic	3,912100.0%	100.0%

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), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026