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1982Final results

1982 election for Alabama House District 81

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Ham Wilson Jr. (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Perry O. Hooper (R) by 1.7 points.

Ham Wilson Jr.Democrat · winner
50.9%7,996
Perry O. HooperRepublican
49.1%7,725
15,721 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+1.71982D+47.01998D+40.02002R+11.82010R+35.42014R+46.42018

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