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1983Final results

1983 election for Alabama House District 3

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Joseph W. Goodwin (D) won with 82.5% of the vote, defeating Martin (R) by 64.9 points.

Joseph W. GoodwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.5%1,947
MartinRepublican
17.5%414
2,361 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

EvenD+42.91990D+33.81994D+44.31998D+34.62002D+19.72014R+5.02018

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