1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Alabama Senate District 12
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
John Amari (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Gafford (D) by 15.1 points.
John AmariDemocrat · winner
57.6%12,582
Robert C. GaffordDemocrat
42.4%9,278
21,860 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET