1983Final results
1983 election for Alabama House District 1
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Nelson Starkey Jr. (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating McCroskey (R) by 48.3 points.
Nelson Starkey Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%2,394
McCroskeyRepublican
25.8%834
3,228 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 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET