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1982Final results

1982 election for Alabama House District 12

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Carl Brakefield (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Leonard Wilson (R) by 36.6 points.

Carl BrakefieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%7,070
Leonard WilsonRepublican
31.7%3,278
10,348 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+14.11986D+6.11990D+26.31994D+25.51998D+30.52002D+26.32006

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