1983Final results
1983 election for Alabama House District 40
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
John F. Tanner (D) won with 38.2% of the vote, defeating Al Knight (R) by 2.0 points.
John F. TannerDemocrat · winner
38.2%2,062
Al KnightRepublican
36.3%1,956
GentryIndependent
25.5%1,373
5,391 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