Alabama's 1st House of Representatives district is one of 105 districts in the Alabama House of Representatives. Its current representative is Phillip Pettus. This district was created in 1966 and encompasses parts of Lauderdale County. It is still in use today.
Representatives Representative Party Term start Term end Electoral history Represented countiesDistrict createdNovember 9, 1966 James H. HaygoodDemocraticNovember 9, 1966November 4, 1970Elected in 1966LauderdaleRobert M. Hill Jr.DemocraticNovember 4, 1970November 6, 1974Elected in 1970 Ronnie FlippoLynn GreerDemocratic November 6, 1974 November 8, 1978Elected in 1974Elected in 1978Resigned November 8, 1978 June 1, 1981Vacant June 1, 1981 July 14, 1981 John E. Higginbotham Democratic July 14, 1981 Abt. 1982 ResignedVacant Abt. 1982 November 3, 1982 Charles F. Ashley Democratic November 3, 1982 November 9, 1983 Elected in 1982Nelson R. Starkey Jr.Democratic November 9, 1983 November 5, 1986Elected in 1983Elected in 1986Elected in 1990Elected in 1994Elected in 1998Elected in 2002Died November 5, 1986 November 7, 1990 November 7, 1990 November 9, 1994 November 9, 1994 November 4, 1998Lauderdale (part) November 4, 1998 November 6, 2002 November 6, 2002 December 15, 2005Vacant December 15, 2005 March 21, 2006Tammy L. IronsDemocratic March 21, 2006 November 8, 2006Elected in 2006 November 8, 2006 November 3, 2010 Greg Burdine Democratic November 3, 2010 November 5, 2014 Elected in 2010Phillip PettusRepublican November 5, 2014 November 7, 2018Elected in 2014Elected in 2018 November 7, 2018 November 9, 2022
General elections Source: District 1 Races (1967-Present) Year Democratic Republican Other Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes %1966Places1-2 √Robert M. Hill Jr. 9,571 36.35 Morris D. McKee 3,609 13.71None √James H. Haygood 9,253 35.14 Charles Hamilton 3,897 14.80None1970Places1-2 √Ronnie Flippo 10,948 100.00NoneNone √Robert M. Hill Jr. 10,754 100.00NoneNone 1974 √Lynn Greer 2,676 100.00NoneNone 1978 √Lynn GreerNoneNone 1982 √Charles Ashley 7,211 76.62None Bobby McQuire (Independent) 2,200 23.38 1983 √Nelson R. Starkey Jr. 2,394 74.16 Alfred McCroskey 834 25.84None 1986 √Nelson R. Starkey Jr. 7,764 70.76 Ken McFall 3,208 29.24None 1990 √Nelson R. Starkey Jr. 7,095 99.99None 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 FranklinOthers 30428 2.230.21 2006 √Tammy L. Irons 4,229 61.49 William E. Smith 2,649 38.51None 2006 √Tammy L. Irons 8,406 65.10 William E. Smith 4,506 34.90None 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 2018None√Phillip Pettus 7,34862.57 Bobby J. Dolan IIIWrite-Ins 4,33660 36.920.512022None√Phillip Pettus10,360 97.01 Write-Ins319 2.99
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