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1982Final results

1982 election for Alabama House District 47

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Roy Johnson (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Clayton Davis (R) by 24.0 points.

Roy JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%4,572
Clayton DavisRepublican
38.0%2,802
7,374 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+24.01982R+21.51990R+45.52014R+8.62018R+28.12022R+2.32026

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