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1982Final results

1982 election for Alabama Senate District 34

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

Ann Bedsole (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating John E. Saad (D) by 3.8 points.

Ann BedsoleRepublican · winner
51.9%16,596
John E. SaadDemocrat
48.1%15,368
31,966 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

EvenR+3.81982R+35.11986R+56.61994

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