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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Alabama/AL-03
      1980·US House·Alabama·District profile →

      Alabama District 3 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Bill Nichols
      98.6%107,654 votes
      Runner-up
      OTH
      Writein
      1.4%1,561 votes
      Margin
      D+98.6
      109,215 total votes
      2 candidates109,215 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Bill NicholsDEM✓
      		DEM107,65498.6%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH1,5611.4%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+46.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+5.5
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202426.2%72.7%R+46.5316,542
      202029.0%70.0%R+41.0322,031
      201627.5%69.2%R+41.8289,677
      201232.8%67.2%R+34.4273,537
      200832.4%66.1%R+33.7284,608

      Seat History

      US House in Alabama

      2024
      Mike RogersREP
      R+97.9
      2022
      Mike RogersREP
      R+46.1
      Redistricted
      2020
      Mike RogersREP
      R+35.0
      2018
      Mike RogersREP
      R+27.5
      2016
      Mike RogersREP
      R+34.0
      2014
      Mike RogersREP
      R+32.4
      2012
      Mike RogersREP
      R+28.2
      Redistricted
      2010
      Mike RogersREP
      R+18.9
      2008
      Mike RogersREP
      R+8.2
      2006
      Mike RogersREP
      R+21.0
      2004
      Mike RogersREP
      R+22.4
      2002
      Mike RogersREP
      R+2.1
      Redistricted
      2000
      Robert RileyREP
      R+86.9
      1998
      Robert RileyREP
      R+16.2
      1996
      Robert RileyREP
      R+3.1
      View all US House history for Alabama →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Bill NicholsDEM
      Record7W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1988
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Alabama, 1980

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →
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