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1982Final results

1982 election for Alabama House District 2

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Nelson Starkey Jr. (D) won with 90.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Spears (R) by 81.8 points.

Nelson Starkey Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
90.9%8,191
Bill SpearsRepublican
9.1%822
9,014 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

EvenR+5.72002D+30.42006R+9.52010R+24.22014R+46.22018R+46.12026

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