1982Final results
1982 election for Alabama Senate District 23
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Foy Covington Jr. (D) won with 84.7% of the vote, defeating Chris Bence (Oth) by 75.6 points.
Foy Covington Jr.Democrat · winner
84.7%23,928
Chris BenceOther party
9.1%2,584
W. D. JohnstonOther party
6.1%1,734
28,246 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