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Alabama House District 79
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Joe Lovvorn Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Joe LovvornRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win on file
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Joe Lovvorn (Republican) won by 63.3 points, 2022
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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- Joe LovvornIncumbentRepublican
This list may not include every candidate. See the official list at the Alabama Secretary of State, Elections Division
Source: sos.alabama.gov (PDF), dated Aug 28
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History (14 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 9,466
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoe LovvornWon(incumbent) Republican 7,69081.2% LibertarianAmanda Frison Libertarian 1,69217.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 840.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,664
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2018 to 2021)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoe LovvornWon Republican 9,67958.1% DemocraticMary Wynne Kling Democratic 6,97741.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 80.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,772
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2017)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHubbardWon(incumbent) Republican 5,13658.5% DemocraticScott-Harris Democratic 3,53540.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1011.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,439
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike HubbardWon(incumbent) Republican 11,12897.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 3112.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,685
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike HubbardWon(incumbent) Republican 7,08255.8% DemocraticCarolyn Ellis Democratic 5,20741.0% LibertarianDick Clark Libertarian 3963.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,022
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike HubbardWon(incumbent) Republican 10,42586.7% LibertarianCharles W. Johnson Libertarian 1,59713.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 00.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,327
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike HubbardWon Republican 8,35658.3% DemocraticDempsey Democratic 5,97141.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,623
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPete TurnhamWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,01956.7% RepublicanBetty Pierce Republican 4,60443.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,444
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1993)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPete TurnhamWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,99263.5% RepublicanMartha Harian Republican 3,45236.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,251
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1993)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPete TurnhamWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,250100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,443
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
- Type
- Special election
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1993)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPete TurnhamWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,76872.4% IndependentJames Jarrell Independent 67527.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,996
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBob McKeeWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,995100.0% OtherJohn Doe Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,191
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBob McKeeWon Democratic 6,191100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,976
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Alabama House of Representatives District 79, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBishop E. BarronWon Democratic 6,976100.0%
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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Election Wrld. (2026). Alabama House District 79, election results 1974 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/al/house/79. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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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.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:al/sldl:79
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026