1983Final results
1983 election for Alabama House District 44
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Arthur Payne (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Paul B. Thomason (R) by 33.6 points.
Arthur PayneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.8%1,456
Paul B. ThomasonRepublican
33.2%724
2,180 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