1982Final results

1982 Democratic primary for Alabama Senate District 31

Name: 1982 Democratic primary for Alabama Senate District 31
Start: 1982-09-01
Location: Alabama

Alabama State Senate · Alabama

Reo Kirkland Jr. (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating J. W. Sales (D) by 24.5 points.

Reo Kirkland Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

52.7%16,149

28.3%8,656

OwensDemocrat

19.0%5,819

30,624 votes

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