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1982Final results

1982 election for Alabama Senate District 29

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

Earl Goodwin (D) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating John J. Grimes Jr. (Oth) by 65.9 points.

Earl GoodwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.9%25,733
17.1%5,293
31,027 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+33.31990R+22.41998R+50.52006R+64.72022

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