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1983Final results

1983 election for Alabama House District 42

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

A. J. Blake (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating White (R) by 14.9 points.

A. J. BlakeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%1,656
WhiteRepublican
42.5%1,226
2,882 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+2.51986D+22.01990D+36.41994D+4.01998D+18.12002D+22.22006

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