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1988 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election

Alabama · 3 candidates · See every 1988 U.S. House race

Who won the 1988 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election?

Ronnie G. Flippo won the 1988 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election. Ronnie G. Flippo received 120,142 popular votes (64.38%). The main challenger was Stan McDonald (34.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Flippo and McDonald

Flippo +29.8 pts · won by 55,651 votes
Ronnie G. FlippoDemocraticWINNER64.38%
120,142 votes
Stan McDonaldRepublican34.56%
64,491 votes
John PalmerLibertarian1.07%
1,989 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.