1982Final results
1982 election for Alabama House District 72
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
R. Nolan Williams (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Whitestone (R) by 17.7 points.
R. Nolan WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%4,542
Bill WhitestoneRepublican
41.1%3,173
7,716 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET