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1982Final results

1982 election for Alabama House District 13

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Tom Nicholson (D) won with 85.3% of the vote, defeating Gary M. Burson (R) by 70.6 points.

Tom NicholsonDemocrat · winner
85.3%7,134
Gary M. BursonRepublican
14.7%1,228
8,362 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+70.61982D+51.01983D+39.11986D+59.71990D+11.11998D+24.02002

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