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1982Final results

1982 election for Alabama House District 1

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Charles Ashley (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Bobby McGuire (R) by 53.2 points.

Charles AshleyDemocrat · winner
76.6%7,211
Bobby McGuireRepublican
23.4%2,200
9,413 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+41.51986D+25.41994D+20.31998D+27.62002D+30.22006D+1.52010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET