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1982Final results

1982 election for Alabama House District 42

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Hugh Boles (D) won with 79.7% of the vote, defeating H. H. Lynn (R) by 59.3 points.

Hugh BolesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.7%7,312
H. H. LynnRepublican
20.3%1,866
9,178 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+2.51986D+22.01990D+36.41994D+4.01998D+18.12002D+22.22006

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